PLS HELP! Did my bird swallow this?

[Safamirza🤍]

Hello I need this question replied to ASAP:

My cockatiel has been playing with this table cover. I don’t know what it is made out of but I did not realize that he has bitten chunks out of it! Could he have swallowed it?!? I won’t let him chew on it again.

 

[ravvlet]

Whoops! It’s possible, if you can’t find the pieces anywhere, that he ate it. What’s it made of? A call to your vet to ask if there’s anything you should do might be reassuring. My tiel would chew on all sorts of things he wasn’t supposed to (that were removed, sometimes a bit late) and he never seemed to suffer any consequences, but it’s best to be careful!

 

[HeatherG]

It looks like that thin plastic or vinyl that imitation “lace” tablecloths are made of.

He may not have swallowed it but just bit it. It can’t taste like much.

 

[Safamirza🤍]

Whoops! It’s possible, if you can’t find the pieces anywhere, that he ate it. What’s it made of? A call to your vet to ask if there’s anything you should do might be reassuring. My tiel would chew on all sorts of things he wasn’t supposed to (that were removed, sometimes a bit late) and he never seemed to suffer any consequences, but it’s best to be careful!

I haven’t seen any pieces anywhere. Should I wait to see what happens? Can this be very serious ??

 

[ravvlet]

If it’s really thin they’ll probably be able to just pass it; again, I’d call your vet as they can tell you exactly what to do and probably reassure you as to whether or not you should be concerned. Cricket never had any issue after eating bits of things he wasn’t supposed to.

 

[SailBoat]

Likely a stiffer plastic or vinyl product as noted above. Depending on your floor material /color such things can be very difficult to see. It is rare that they in fact eat this kind of material commonly just destructive crewing. Consider providing other products for your Tiel to chew on.

 

[Safamirza🤍]

Likely a stiffer plastic or vinyl product as noted above. Depending on your floor material /color such things can be very difficult to see. It is rare that they in fact eat this kind of material commonly just destructive crewing. Consider providing other products for your Tiel to chew on.

i have been thinking about buying more toys for him, but he’s not interested in anything! He only likes to play with paper and barbecue sticks/toothpicks. I also recently bought him a cuttlebone, but he is TERRIFIED of it. So I took off little pieces of it and gave it to him, and he seems to enjoy it a lot, just not the whole piece.

Any toy recommendations??

 

[Cottonoid]

One thing Keiko likes when he visits is foraging on the ground (in his cage or a table, but he definitely does little floor marches too ) - I put down a piece of cardboard or paper, and then sprinkle seeds, and then crumple up and cut strips of paper and put the crumpled bits all over the top. He loves pecking through it.

Another one he likes is putting seeds inside a toilet paper roll, then stuffing the ends with crumpled paper.

 

[Safamirza🤍]

One thing Keiko likes when he visits is foraging on the ground (in his cage or a table, but he definitely does little floor marches too ) - I put down a piece of cardboard or paper, and then sprinkle seeds, and then crumple up and cut strips of paper and put the crumpled bits all over the top. He loves pecking through it.

Another one he likes is putting seeds inside a toilet paper roll, then stuffing the ends with crumpled paper.

That sounds great! I might try it for my Kiko

 

[Safamirza🤍]

One thing Keiko likes when he visits is foraging on the ground (in his cage or a table, but he definitely does little floor marches too ) - I put down a piece of cardboard or paper, and then sprinkle seeds, and then crumple up and cut strips of paper and put the crumpled bits all over the top. He loves pecking through it.

Another one he likes is putting seeds inside a toilet paper roll, then stuffing the ends with crumpled paper.

Hi again I was just wondering if printer paper is fine for birds? Can they swallow it? I heard that coloured paper or paper with ink on it is not good and can be toxic for them. Is this true?

 

[SailBoat]

That is a great question and 'today' that newspaper is printed with a waterbase ink that is baby safe. You may notice that if it's a hot, humid day you will get ink on your hands. Magazines can be a problem as there are different rules and it is simpler to just not use that product. Also, any print other than dark gray /black should be avoided as well!

If you are uncomfortable using Newspaper, just buy it in sheets, unprinted. Commonly used in the moving industry to pack glassware.