Pine cones??

4dugnlee

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Hi all. I was wondering if all pine cones are safe to treat and use for toys for my fids. I have been searching and can't find a definative answer. I got some pine cones from my friends yard (no pesticide) and have boiled them and they are in my oven on low baking now. I want to be 100% sure before i make toys with them though. Thanks in advance for info.
 
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Make sure you bake them first. 20 minutes at 200ºF should do the trick :)
 
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4dugnlee

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Sassy - 13 y.o. Blue Front Amazon, Cisco - 6 y.o. Sun Conure, Peanut - 8 y.o. U2
Fred - 2(?) y.o. Cockatiel, Ginger - 3 or 4(?) y.o. Cockatiel
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Ok...thanks! I boiled them first and then put them in the oven (based on a previous thread) I hope they like them! I have trees that have very small pine cones on them but I'm afraid to use them for toys because I see that hemlock branches are not good with birds. I believe these are hemlock trees so I won't take a chance. The pine cones I got from my friend are long skinny cones and I wasn't sure what tree type of tree they are from. Now let's see what kind of toys I can come up with...lol.
 
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I once bought Raven a pinecone toy, and upon examination I noticed a little needle sharp spike (like a minuscule rose thorn) attached at the bottom of each "leaf". I don't know if it was just that species of pinecone? I had never noticed that before when looking at a pinecone. I just took my fingernail and easily broke off each one.
 
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RavensGryf said:
I once bought Raven a pinecone toy, and upon examination I noticed a little needle sharp spike (like a minuscule rose thorn) attached at the bottom of each "leaf". I don't know if it was just that species of pinecone? I had never noticed that before when looking at a pinecone. I just took my fingernail and easily broke off each one.
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Some have them on the bottom some have them on the edges of the "leaves" and some don't have any just depends then type.
 
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Pinecones are my eclectus' favourite! I stuff little treats inside and hang them up for him. Even without treats in them, he really just loves to tear them apart.
 
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