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Williamsong · Jul 5, 2015

We are leaving tomorrow morning for a camping trip with all the birds and we have a lot of citronella candles to put around the campsite. Is citronella safe for birds to be around?

Mollygirl · Jul 5, 2015

I'm not sure about citronella candles but be careful if you let them play outside there cage. I had Mollys cage on the picnic table while we were playing cards and eating. She was in her cage most of time well I let her out on outside cage for about 20 min while we were sitting there.(flight feathers cut). Luckily we saw something move in nearby trees - a hawk!! It was spying on her. As soon as we put her back in cage the hawk flew away! We were lucky. Good luck

JerseyWendy · Jul 6, 2015

Here is what I just found about Citronella candles:
http://www.cafabirdclub.org/safetycorner/Safety_Corner_Insect_Repellants.pdf

GreatBlue320 · Jul 6, 2015

So, would it be safe to say that any insect repellant, natural oils or otherwise, is dangerous for birds? I often wear the Off Clip On, but I'm just going to stay inside during peak mosquito hours (and so is Baxter)!

JerseyWendy · Jul 6, 2015

GreatBlue320 said:
So, would it be safe to say that any insect repellant, natural oils or otherwise, is dangerous for birds? I often wear the Off Clip On, but I'm just going to stay inside during peak mosquito hours (and so is Baxter)!

Shawna, I found nothing that says Off Clip On is 'safe' to use around birds, nor did I find the opposite. But then I searched for active ingredient(s) for the product, which is some type of neurotoxin.

So, I would never use it around my fids.

Clip-on repellent: Consumer Reports Claim Check

GreatBlue320 · Jul 6, 2015

I did some research on the clip on ingredients and came to the same conclusion as you, Wendy! I am so glad this subject came up as it wasn't even close to being on my "radar screen"!

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