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Plants. Safe or Not?

There are several plants that are toxic or poisonous to animals and birds in particular. The following list is not a comprehensive list. This list has been compiled from several sources. The UNSAFE table contains the plants that are thought to be unsafe, toxic or poisonous to your pet bird or parrot and the SAFE table contains the plants that are thought to be safe for your pet bird or parrot. There are some disagreements about some plants among the experts. I am not an expert. Any plant that I found in both UNSAFE and SAFE lists were put into the third table labeled QUESTIONABLE/UNKNOWN . These plants may or may not be unsafe, toxic or poisonous to your pet bird or parrot so it's probably prudent to not expose your pet bird or parrot to these plants.

CAUTION: Use this list with caution. Several sources were used to compile this list and they don't always agree on what is SAFE and UNSAFE. This list should be used as a starting point to researching plants before giving it to your parrot. Always consult your veterinarian or local nursery before letting your parrot around the plants.

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Unsafe Plants - Safe Plants - Questionable/Unknown Plants

Unsafe Plants- Various sources claim that the following woods are not safe.

Safe Plants - Various sources claim that the following woods are safe.

Questionable/Unknown Plants - The following may or may not be safe. Either sources do not agree or the plants have not been investigated.

NOTES:

  1. Nightshade is a common name to describe about 2,800 species of plants. Some common nightshades are Potatoes, tomatoes, sweet and hot peppers, eggplant, tomatillos, tamarios, pepinos, pimentos, paprika, cayenne, and Tabasco sauce. Some of the Nightshade foods (potato, tomato, peppers and eggplant) have high contents of steroid alkaloids that can cause problems. Cooking these foods can reduce the levels by 40-50%. This is the reason that some suggest that raw potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, and eggplant should be avoided.
  2. Garlic is listed as SAFE on some lists and UNSAFE on other lists. It appears that either a large quantity (I don't know how "large" is defined) or a lot of small quantities would be required to cause problems. Just to be safe, you may want to avoid garlic.
  3. Most Ferns are safe. Consult the UNSAFE list and ask your local experts about your specific species.
  4. Most Palms are safe. Consult the UNSAFE list and ask your local experts about your specific species.

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