Happy huts:
.Happy Huts and other furry items can be hazardous if your bird starts to eat them. If you notice the fluff disappearing, your bird could be ingesting it, and some birds have died due to obstructions caused by these materials. During one autopsy, the vet found large amounts of Happy Hut material had clogged up the bird's digestive system. Remember, some hens will become territorial and aggressive when they reach sexual maturity if you give them something that resembles a "nesting" space. This is particularly true of lovebird hens so this kind of "house" is not recommended for them. Also, recent incidents with birds getting caught in the strings of these items makes me feel that they are not particularly safe for birds. While you can maintain them by trimming the loose bits, birds can pull more loose while you are at work and create a hazard before you even realize it exists. Use these items with extreme caution, particularly with destructive birds or clumsy birds that tend to get toes stuck in anything and everything.
New Happy Hut incident: A woman reported that her bird had chewed through the inside of the hut without her realizing it. The bird's head got stuck in the shredded material and he strangled to death. This incident reminds us that strings and anything that can get wrapped around a bird's neck can be a hazard. Trim strings on all toys and rope items and always use cage covers that do not shred. back to top
New Happy Hut incident (July 2000): "My 1-1/2 year old Timneh grey has always slept on top of a happy hut; it gave him better balance. Yesterday morning, I found him hanging upside down with his foot twisted in threads from this item, an item so new it hadn't even been washed yet. In attempting to free himself before I found him at 7AM, he had chewed off a large portion of his foot and two toes. He spent 2 hours in surgery and required 50 stitches to have his foot repaired as well as possible. We won't know for some time if the remaining toe and the remnants of one other toe will survive. Needless to say, I will never use this product again."
Ya i know nestboxes are preferred over happyhuts, but people still use them ^^
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*Slinky-type kids’ toys – very un-safe! Birds can get their entire bodies trapped inside these metal or plastic toys. Imagine the disaster if your bird encountered problems if unsupervised! Please note: these are NOT the thicker, rubbery tubes that some bird toy companies sell.
http://www.feathersbc.com/articles.html
http://www.madehow.com/Volume-3/Slinky-Toy.html
http://www.teachingtools.com/Slinky/activ1.html
http://slinky.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slinky
I don't say anything mentioned in those articles about bird articles about made for birds.
:35: That was Bucc, the little devil. Glad your keeping your eye on him Pheob.
