Can I use pine essential oil diffuser

[Billdore]

I haven’t used any scents since Timneh came home to me. I’ve been using my diffuser as a humidifier for her. I was wondering if I can use my pine essential oil this year. It is a couple years old now. Just kind of having a rough time this year and that smell always makes things seem better to me. Here’s a couple of pictures of my buddy stretching. Thanks everyone.

 

[Owlet]

No. Essential oils are generally bad as whole IMO but pine fumes aren't very good either.

 

[EllenD]

Absolutely not! Pine oil in-particular is extremely toxic for birds to breath in...There are a few essential oils that aren't toxic to birds, but they are few and far between, and honestly I don't think it's worth the risk, considering how sensitive their respiratory systems/air sacs are...It's just not worth the risk...But absolutely no Pine oil, Cedar oil, Tea Tree oil, etc. These are the most-toxic to birds...

 

[GaleriaGila]

Sorry about that, Bill. I miss that stuff, too!

 

[Billdore]

Oh well thank you for the heads up. A small price to pay for all the love she gives. I do miss my candles and stuff though. Lol

 

[wrench13]

We believe that scented candles contributed to our BeeBee parrot passing away unexpectedly. We threw away dozens of them.

 

[noodles123]

NO, no no...No essential oils (it's a sketchy industry and their respiratory systems are sensitive to things that don't bother people)...pine is ESPECIALLY dangerous (I wish we could, because it is one of my very favorite scents).

 

[Laurasea]

I haven’t used any scents since Timneh came home to me. I’ve been using my diffuser as a humidifier for her. I was wondering if I can use my pine essential oil this year. It is a couple years old now. Just kind of having a rough time this year and that smell always makes things seem better to me. Here’s a couple of pictures of my buddy stretching. Thanks everyone.

Who needs diffuser when you have a parrot taking a laser bath!!!

 

[EllenD]

Sorry about that, Bill. I miss that stuff, too!

Oh I miss it too...During the very short time-period that the only birds I had were my Budgies, who lived in the aviary in the walk-out level of my house, I very often burnt candles up in my master-bedroom, and my favorites were the scents that come out in the fall/winter! Pumpkin Spice and specifically the Pine/Fir Tree scents were always my favorites...What is that one that Yankee Candle makes (I think), I think it's called "Balsam Fir"? I LOVE that one! I actually have a hanging air-freshener that is the "Balsam Fir" scent in my workshop (garage), as that's really the only place that I NEVER take any of the birds to due to the other unsafe chemicals, cleaners, etc. that I use out there...So it's the "Scent-Zone"

 

[EllenD]

NO, no no...No essential oils (it's a sketchy industry and their respiratory systems are sensitive to things that don't bother people)...pine is ESPECIALLY dangerous (I wish we could, because it is one of my very favorite scents).

I wish that the "essential oil" industry would stop labeling oils as being "Organic", "All-Natural", or my favorite, "Therapeutic Grade"...People read that and they not only think that it won't be harmful to their birds, but they think that it might even be beneficial!

The other thing I see a lot of people posting online in other parrot-forums is that "It's okay to burn candles around your birds as long as they are Soy-Candles". I see this written all the time, all over the web, and I have never been able to understand the logic behind it...Maybe I'm missing something, but why would you think that a SCENTED candle would be safe for your bird to breathe-in just because the wax is made of soy? THE OILS AND WHATEVER ELSE THEY ADD THAT MAKES THE SOY CANDLES SCENTED AREN'T MADE OF SOY!!!! SMH...