I thought we could start a thread for unusual safety issues that others may not know about.
We all know the obvious safety issues when it comes to a caring for a bird (It's easier to child proof a house than it is to bird proof). Open toilets, hot stoves, ceiling fans are known by most bird caregivers as definite safety issues.
Do you know of any issues that are a hazard, but are not common or not well known.
I have one that we found out a little while ago.
As most of you know my son plays the guitar. When he is finished there is a large padded hook on his wall and he hangs his guitar up so it doesn't get banged or knocked over. One day when he went out he left Quagy's(lovebird) cage open. I was in the kitchen and heard the guitar. I thought I was going crazy. Sure enough Quagy was on the guitar picking at the strings.
When my son and I did some investigating we found the guitar strings contained zinc.
My son has since changed the strings to zinc free, just to be on the safe side because Quagy likes to sit with him when he plays.