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    Parrots

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    Quote Originally Posted by rivx View Post
    Thank you!

    I've heard a lot about nonstick pans being bad for birds - I'm curious about the extent of this. I'm willing to replace pans and all, but I'm merely curious. Does this bother birds housed in other room, or is there no way around such a thing?
    Yes! Outgassing from PTFE (should a teflon-coated pan become overheated) can kill a bird several rooms away. I have read many case instances of such occurring. It's nothing to take a chance with.

    Here is an additional link about PTFE and its lethal risk to pet birds:

    http://cholla.mmto.org/parrots/ptfe.html
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    Dragonlady2 (02-28-2017), Lady (03-04-2017), Quakerella (03-01-2017), rivx (02-28-2017)

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