How to make cuttlefish bones safe for parrots?

Alig8torByte

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Hi there!, I live by the beach and recently found on a midnight walk, 4 HUGE cuttlefish bones, as you can imagine I was pretty excited that I didnā€™t have to pay an arm and a leg for them and just found it sitting on the sand . So the big question is, how do I make them safe for birdy consumption? I imagine boiling it has some sort of role but Iā€™m not too sure, any ideas?
 

Vampiric_Conure

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Boiling, then baking them usually does the trick. Not sure for how long to boil/bake them though :( . Sorry I couldn't be of more help!
 

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Hi there!, I live by the beach and recently found on a midnight walk, 4 HUGE cuttlefish bones, as you can imagine I was pretty excited that I didnā€™t have to pay an arm and a leg for them and just found it sitting on the sand . So the big question is, how do I make them safe for birdy consumption? I imagine boiling it has some sort of role but Iā€™m not too sure, any ideas?
Keep in mind at some beaches/areas it is illegal to take something from nature.

I think thoroughly rinsing and then boiling and/or baking should be fine, as stated above.
 

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