Help identifying these plants and whether or not they're safe
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None of those look safe to me
Are we talking about house plants or are they to be planted in an aviary? If theyāre for indoors itās not just the foliage you need to consider but also what may be lurking in the soil or potting mix. I gave up on houseplants years ago, my rampant paranoia just couldnāt cope with all the worry.
I'm traveling, so my plant expert is at home and not with me...
Recognize a couple that she planted this last Spring, but sorry, cannot provide a yes or no on any of them.
Recognize a couple that she planted this last Spring, but sorry, cannot provide a yes or no on any of them.
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The plants will be kept indoors, so house plants. I can resoil them with a better soil just to make sure there's nothing alive in there. I can't really do anything with bacteria though.
Using the habits of my lorikeet as an example - she WILL zero in on anything in the house that is potentially hazardous to her health, and a pretty houseplant would be far too tempting for many indoor birds. You know your bird and itās temperament best and whether it is likely to want to eat your houseplants or not, itās just not a risk Iām personally prepared to take.
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My parrot will likely be afraid of the plant itself, but if it's safe for eating I plan to cut a bit off and feed it to him. If I'm not 100% sure the plant is safe I won't even try bringing it in the room.
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Can anyone try and browse through these websites and spot any safe plants?
They're in Macedonian so it may be difficult to understand, but I'm guessing the photos are enough.
https://www.cityflowers.mk/mk/kategorija/saksiski-rastenija
https://www.flowershopmeli.mk/ŠæŃŠ¾ŠøŠ·Š²Š¾Š“-ŠŗŠ°ŃŠµŠ³Š¾ŃŠøŃŠ°/saksisko-cvekje/?lang=en
They're in Macedonian so it may be difficult to understand, but I'm guessing the photos are enough.
https://www.cityflowers.mk/mk/kategorija/saksiski-rastenija
https://www.flowershopmeli.mk/ŠæŃŠ¾ŠøŠ·Š²Š¾Š“-ŠŗŠ°ŃŠµŠ³Š¾ŃŠøŃŠ°/saksisko-cvekje/?lang=en
noodles123
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some look like mums or maybe marigolds (the ones in the back on the 1st pic) and violets on the left and right side of 1st pic, the long white ones look like gladiolus (pic 2) maybe
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What are you wanting to do with the plants?
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Just keep them indoors and occasionally feed them to my IRN if he likes them. Or maybe just give the plant to him to destroy it
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The soil is really not safe in potted plants and even regular soil (from the outdoors) is not very safe for birds with indoor immune systems----birds in the wild are exposed to more early on and many of them die early on. Yours haven't had the same exposures so just because dirt appears to be "safe" for a wild bird doesn't mean yours can safely dig in it ----especially potting soil (due to additives) but all soil can contain harmful parasites/diseases/fungi etc.
Just because a plant is non-toxic doesn't mean it won't upset their stomach if eaten in large amounts--- here is a website that discusses that some...https://indoorgardenook.com/houseplants-safe-for-birds-the-ultimate-list/
I'm not sure if all of those are correct, but they did appear on other lists---the thing is, you still don't want your bird to eat them necessarily.
Just because a plant is non-toxic doesn't mean it won't upset their stomach if eaten in large amounts--- here is a website that discusses that some...https://indoorgardenook.com/houseplants-safe-for-birds-the-ultimate-list/
I'm not sure if all of those are correct, but they did appear on other lists---the thing is, you still don't want your bird to eat them necessarily.
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I would not be feeding any houseplant to a pet parrot unless you can positively identify that itās a species that they would eat in the wild. You could try to grow some leafy greens like lettuce, , spinach, bok choy or kale if you want to feed your bird homegrown greens but otherwise no, not a good idea for your parrot Iām afraid.
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