New perch turning beak blue?

[BlissInOblivion]

Hey folks, I got my lovely little amazon a new concrete grooming perch. It's dyed blue and when Pickles rubs his beak on it it's been coming off and leaving his beak blue. It's powdery because it comes off with a damp paper towel. I got it from a local aviary who is very particular about what items they sell so I was a little befuddled at this. I got the same perch for my foster gray and don't have this issue. Do you think I should remove the perch? If so can anyone recommend a decently priced safe grooming perch?

 

[EllenD]

Can you post a photo of this perch? I myself have never seen a cement perch do this, dyed wooden perches, ladders, toys, etc. yes, all the time, but not cement. You say you have had the exact same perch in the past (recent) and not had this happen, so that might be a red flag to pitch it, unless they changed the way they were made...

If I were you I would take it back to the aviary and show it to them, you said they are very caring and particular about what they give to their birds, so maybe they can explain this to you. At the very least you'd be alerting them to the problem and possibly save others from buying a bad product.

"Dance like nobody's watching..."

 

[SailBoat]

Can you post a photo of this perch? I myself have never seen a cement perch do this, dyed wooden perches, ladders, toys, etc. yes, all the time, but not cement. You say you have had the exact same perch in the past (recent) and not had this happen, so that might be a red flag to pitch it, unless they changed the way they were made...

If I were you I would take it back to the aviary and show it to them, you said they are very caring and particular about what they give to their birds, so maybe they can explain this to you. At the very least you'd be alerting them to the problem and possibly save others from buying a bad product.

"Dance like nobody's watching..."

Full agree with my Good Friend! Return it!

The historical process of making that type of product is to use a color fast process that is mixed into the creete prior to forming. At most, one may get minor color release during cleaning.