With very few exceptions, dangerous or poisonous items to tiels also affect
other birds.
Here's a list of airborne toxins. The Fumes from the following products
will endanger your
bird's health.
Do not expose your birds to fumes from: Asbestos, Bleach, Bread makers, Car
Fresheners,
Carbon monoxide, Chlorine, Chlordane, Some commercial (live cut) Christmas
trees,
Cigarette smoke, Curling irons, Diazanon, DDT, Deodorants, Drain cleaner,
Electric heaters,
Flea bombs, Flea collars, Floor polish, Formaldehyde, Gasoline, Glade
scented candles &
plug-ins, Hair dryers, Hair dye, Hair spray, Herbicides, House paint,
Indelible felt tip
markers, Kerosene, Leather protectant, Love My Carpet, Lye, Matches,
Mothballs, Nail
polish & Remover, Nitrogen dioxide, Non stick cookware, Oven cleaner, Paint
& Paint
Products, Perfume, Pesticides, Permanent wave solution, Rodenticides,
Scented Kleenex &
toilet paper rolls, Shoe polish, Spot remover, Spray starch, Suntan
lotions, Surgical & Nail
acrylics, Toilet Bowl cleaners, Wax, Wood preservatives & Stains
Note: This list cannot name every toxic substance.
Kathy Greaser
http://members.tripod.com/~KGKAT/Aviary.html