Budgerigar as eaten Poinsettia! Please help!
- Thread starter SushiBird
- Start date
clark_conure
Well-known member
I dunno for sure but:
Q: I've always heard that poinsettias are poisonous to kids and pets. My husband says that's hogwash. Who's right?
Like the Christmas myths about Santa Claus, flying reindeer, and a toy workshop in the North Pole, the belief that poinsettias are poisonous is FALSE.
No one is sure how this myth started, although it's often attributed to the 1919 death of a girl whose parents thought she had eaten poinsettia leaves. The truth is, a kid would have to eat about 500 poinsettia leaves to get sick.
"There haven't been any deaths reported due to eating poinsettia leaves,” Wahl says.
That's not to say they're harmless. If a child eats enough poinsettia leaves (say five), he may become nauseated or throw up. But he's not going to die. And he's probably not going to eat more than one or two bites in the first place because the leaves are "reported to have an unpleasant taste,” Wahl says.
Here's what you should worry about your child swallowing during the holidays: holly berries (which are toxic), alcohol left in glasses, and small ornaments that look like food.
WebMD Magazine - Feature Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD on August 12, 2011
Q: I've always heard that poinsettias are poisonous to kids and pets. My husband says that's hogwash. Who's right?
Like the Christmas myths about Santa Claus, flying reindeer, and a toy workshop in the North Pole, the belief that poinsettias are poisonous is FALSE.
No one is sure how this myth started, although it's often attributed to the 1919 death of a girl whose parents thought she had eaten poinsettia leaves. The truth is, a kid would have to eat about 500 poinsettia leaves to get sick.
"There haven't been any deaths reported due to eating poinsettia leaves,” Wahl says.
That's not to say they're harmless. If a child eats enough poinsettia leaves (say five), he may become nauseated or throw up. But he's not going to die. And he's probably not going to eat more than one or two bites in the first place because the leaves are "reported to have an unpleasant taste,” Wahl says.
Here's what you should worry about your child swallowing during the holidays: holly berries (which are toxic), alcohol left in glasses, and small ornaments that look like food.
WebMD Magazine - Feature Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD on August 12, 2011
I'm sorry I don't know.
But budgies love leafy greens. That are safe for them like Swiss chard, romaine lettuce. Fresh Spinach, those should all be part of their diet. And also many other fresh vegetables. Like celery with leaves too, broccoli, bell pepper, green beans, carrots its a long list. But they love them and crave them .
But budgies love leafy greens. That are safe for them like Swiss chard, romaine lettuce. Fresh Spinach, those should all be part of their diet. And also many other fresh vegetables. Like celery with leaves too, broccoli, bell pepper, green beans, carrots its a long list. But they love them and crave them .
noodles123
Well-known member
- Jul 11, 2018
- 8,145
- 473
- Parrots
- Umbrella Cockatoo- 15? years old..I think?
I dk..but hope your bird is okay.. found this: https://www.petpoisonhelpline.com/poison/poinsettia/
Poinsettias' are toxic, but as stated above, it's an issue of volume. Budgerigar and a full leaf of Poinsettia 'may' have your Bird's pooping far more than normal and on the watery side. Assure fresh water is available! If the poop does not return to normal within 36 hours of starting, its off to the Avian Medical Profession for a quick check and possibly something to settle the digestive system.
Wait! What, Say its not true Juston! "Like the Christmas myths about Santa Claus, flying reindeer, and a toy workshop in the North Pole, the belief that poinsettias are poisonous is FALSE." I have grandkids that would beg to differ!!!
Wait! What, Say its not true Juston! "Like the Christmas myths about Santa Claus, flying reindeer, and a toy workshop in the North Pole, the belief that poinsettias are poisonous is FALSE." I have grandkids that would beg to differ!!!
