Mineral stone, yes or no..??

[louise22]

I got my birds this but seeing people saying birds shouldn't have them...is it OK to continue to give them it..?? One of my birds don't really bite on toys or perches and his beak had to be trimmed by the vet so was hoping this would be good to help with keeping beak trim.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

I looked it up and it looks fine to me. Made in Germany. Flowers and minerals. What would be wrong with it?

 

[TiredOldMan]

Never heard of it but looks interesting
Will be interested to see what others think

 

[DonnaBudgie]

I think the dried flowers would encourage the birds to pick and consume the minerals. If you Google the product it says what's in it.

 

[louise22]

Thanks. I knew it would be safe ingredients but I've just seen people say that stone could cause blockages so they shouldn't have them but seen others say they should so wasn't too sure.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

It may come from the fact that you should not give gravel or grit to any parrot type bird because they do not need it to digest their food and they can swallow too much of it and cause major blockages. However, a mineral source is important such as a mineral block or cuttlebone. I don't know what the texture of the minerals is in the flower mineral blocks. I would hope it isn't just compacted grit or gravel.