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    Toxic Metals, Substances & Compounds


    • Dangerous Foods, Drinks and Injestables

      Alcohol & alcoholic beverages
      Avocado (skin, pit)
      Caffeine
      Chocolate
      Cigarette Smoke
      Coffee
      Corn (stored in humid area)
      Highly salted foods
      Mushrooms
      High Oxalic acid foods (spinach, rhubarb)
      Raw peanuts in shell (poorly stored)
      Seeds (in quantity apple, apricot, bitter almond)
      Seeds (in quantity cherry, peach, pear, plum)
      Soft Drinks (with caffeine or colas)
      Tea
      Wines


      Heavy Metals
      • Arsenic compounds

        Cadmium
        • Batteries
          Paints


        Lead - (symptoms: seizures, falling from perches)
        Batteries
        Floor tile
        Galvanized wire
        Hardware cloth
        Insulation (of equipment)
        Lead weights (toys, drapes, fishing equip)
        Linoleum
        Mirrors (silvering in back)
        Paints and paint removers
        Stained glass
        Wires and cables (electrical)
        Wrapping foil (bottles, packages)

        Mercury
        • Thermometers
          Levels


        Zinc - (symptoms: falling from perches)
        • Brass
          Chrome
          Paints and paint removers (even if lead free)
          Galvanized wire (often used for aviaries)
          Nuts, bolts and nails



      Compounds

      Ammonia
      Antifreeze
      Ant Paste
      Asbestos
      Auto products
      Bathroom cleaners
      Bleach
      Boric acid
      Camphophenique
      Carbon Monoxide
      Charcoal Fluids
      Corn & wart removers
      Deodorants
      Detergents
      Diazinon
      Disinfectants
      Drain Cleaners
      Felt tip markers
      Flea Products
      Floor Polish
      Formaldehyde
      Gasoline
      Glues (epoxy, models, super)
      Gun Cleaners
      Hair dyes & sprays
      Herbicides
      Insecticides
      Iodine
      Kerosene
      Lighter Fluid
      Lye
      Matches
      Metal cleaners & polishes
      Moth Balls
      Muriatic acid
      Nail polish & remover
      Oven cleaner
      Paint, thinners, removers
      Permanents & hair dyes
      Pesticides
      Photography solutions
      Polishes (floor, furniture, shoe)
      Shaving Lotion
      Shellac & varnishes
      Solvents & spot removers
      Spray starch
      Suntan oils & lotions
      Teflon fumes
      Wax
      Window cleaners
      Wood preservatives

      This information has been compiled from various sources and is provided as a service. We assume no liabilities, implied or otherwise. This is not medical advice. Check with avian experts for accuracy and applicability to your particular situation.

      From: http://www.birdsnways.com/articles/poisons.htm

      Another good link: https://www.beautyofbirds.com/heavym...ningbirds.html


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