� Over-heated Teflon cookware. It can kill in seconds.
� Exhaust fumes, burning plastic utensils & other chemical fumes can also kill.
� Dogs & cats. If you mix species in one household, use caution and good judgment.
� Large vessels of water, such as toilets & kitchen sinks. Even if your parrot doesn�t drown, it can get water in its lungs & die from pneumonia.
� Chemical scents such as cleaners, air fresheners, and scented candles are very harmful. An open flame on candle or stove can catch feathers on fire in an instant.
� Ceiling fans can kill your parrot instantly.
� Glass windows & doors can be deadly to a parrot with unclipped wings. Since your bird can see through the glass, they don�t think any barrier is in their way & can crash into them &
break their neck.
� Sticky fly strips hanging from ceiling are a nightmare to get off the parrot�s feathers.
FOODS:
� Try to feed your parrot organically grown foods. Pesticides are very harmful to all avian species.
� Some traditionally grown foods that are low in pesticides & high in nutrition: corn, sweet potato, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, grapes (U.S.), bananas, plums, watermelon, broccoli.
� Poisonous to parrots in varying degrees: onions, garlic, avocados, chocolate, dairy products, alcohol, salt & sugar.
� Use common sense. Never give a bird anything it cannot get in the wild.