zinc

Hi, I was wondering if anyone had a good suggestion of some bird perches that don't have any hazardous materials like zinc hardware? I made the mistake of getting some perches from etsy where it seems no one will tell you upfront on their page. You have to specifically ask and, well, I...

I found online a suggestion that older powder coated cages can have high zinc levels... "Still yet another consideration is the zinc levels in the powder coat paint itself. Some cage manufacturers use paints that contain varying amounts of zinc. We are currently researching this issue, but the...

Today I had zinc oxide sunblock on my arms cause I was gonna do some gardening and then like 6 hours later at the end of the day my lovebird was running her beak/tongue along my arms (probably to try to remove freckles...whole 'nother problem) and I realized "CRAP the sunblock!" Anyone know...

I found y'all while I'm grieving the loss of our precious BFA, Bergie. She was 25 and had been with us her whole life. She died in January from Heavy Metal Toxicosis from a zinc bell on a toy I bought her for Christmas. So besides mourning, I'm tormented with self-blame, angry over toys made in...