Caitnah
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I recently posted a concern regarding my 5 year old Conures newest issues when uncovering him in the morning. He appears zombie-like and doesnât seem to recognize me. Then when I wheel him out to the living room for the day, he snaps out of it and seems fine. You can read the post here:
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I am now suspecting the heating vent that is directly under the futon (foam mattress)and possibly causing toxic fumes. This problem I witnessed with Buddy seemed to start the day after I turned on the furnace for heat. I donât suspect the heater since itâs not even a year old and he went through last winter with it and had no issues. But the futon was not here last winter.
But am suspecting the furnace heat that is only about 12â away from the mattress and possibly causing a toxic gas. His door is not completely shut during the night and I donât smell anything âoffâ when I go into the roomâŚbut he might.
Upon closer inspection of the vent this morning, itâs really NOT hot but warm since propane heat. Mattress was really not that warm.
Does anyone else have their bird sleep in a room where a heating vent is right near a foam mattress? Iâve Googled this possible problem but nothing comes up.
A Morning Zombie?
This may be difficult to answer but am hoping someone may have a similar situation. My Conure is nearing six years old. During the day his cage is in the living room where I spend most of my time (retired). At 7:00p.m., Buddy has his cage wheeled into his bedroom where he stays until 7:00a.m. He...
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I am now suspecting the heating vent that is directly under the futon (foam mattress)and possibly causing toxic fumes. This problem I witnessed with Buddy seemed to start the day after I turned on the furnace for heat. I donât suspect the heater since itâs not even a year old and he went through last winter with it and had no issues. But the futon was not here last winter.
But am suspecting the furnace heat that is only about 12â away from the mattress and possibly causing a toxic gas. His door is not completely shut during the night and I donât smell anything âoffâ when I go into the roomâŚbut he might.
Upon closer inspection of the vent this morning, itâs really NOT hot but warm since propane heat. Mattress was really not that warm.
Does anyone else have their bird sleep in a room where a heating vent is right near a foam mattress? Iâve Googled this possible problem but nothing comes up.
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