User Tag List

Results 1 to 9 of 9

Thread: Is ceramic safe?

 
  1. #1
    Junior Member
    Rezi's Avatar


    Parrots

    4 budgies

    Is ceramic safe?

    I have a little dog bowl that I previously had a chocolate mint plant sitting in and since it died after Lemon got overheated and I was focused on him and forgot to water it. I was thinking about using the bowl for veggies.

    I know I've read about ceramic being used but I just want to double check that it's okay to use. I did of course clean it.

    Edit: I think it's actually made of a thing called melamine and I don't know what that is at all.
    Last edited by Rezi; 08-04-2017 at 04:43 PM. Reason: updated

  2. #2
    Super Moderator
    Quakerella's Avatar


    Parrots

    8 quaker parakeets, 4 Indian Ringneck parakeets, 3 lovebirds, 5 cockatiels
    Can you take a picture?

    Melamine is fine, very durable and unlikely your little one would crack it. Melamine is a hard plastic. Just don't put in microwave or heat it.

    I would question a ceramic bowl. They are usually painted and glazed.

    If there are any chips in the glaze the paint could flake, and it is possible it may contain lead.

  3. The following user likes this post:

    Lady (08-04-2017)

  4. #3
    Junior Member
    Rezi's Avatar


    Parrots

    4 budgies
    I can't get the BBC codes but here's a link to them
    http://m.imgur.com/HszCgdh
    http://m.imgur.com/1aSVvyt

  5. #4
    Super Moderator
    Dragonlady2's Avatar


    Parrots

    Willy-Eclectus, Oliver-alexandrine, Mookie-Senegal, Bella- Australian King, Joey and Peewee- Barrabands, Peachiegirl-Peachfront conure, Pepper- crimson belly conure, Peanut-plum head, Babyblue-parrotlette, Harry and Louie-canaries.
    You probably could use that bowl for veggies. Just make sure to clean it thoroughly after each use to ensure there is no bacteria.

  6. The following user likes this post:

    Lady (08-04-2017)

  7. #5
    Senior Member
    Macaw Lover's Avatar


    If it was made in Mexico, throw it out and don't use it for any animal. Any ceramic from Mexico is not safe.

    Same goes for those big round mixing bowls with the pretty stripes around it like our Grandmothers used to use. Those bowls are deadly, and if I remember right, it was lead in there that would leach out into the foods.

    Check out the first few bowls in the link below, that is what I am talking about.

    https://www.google.com/search?q=old+...w=1412&bih=783

  8. The following user likes this post:

    Dragonlady2 (08-07-2017)

  9. #6
    Junior Member
    Rezi's Avatar


    Parrots

    4 budgies
    I don't understand what them being from Mexico would have to do with anything. What's wrong with ceramic from Mexico?

    I would highly suggest they were from China or something. It doesn't say. But it's not ceramic. I saw that the sticker on the bottom said melamine and I googled that and it's a type of plastic used for plates, bowls, and other stuff like that.

  10. #7
    Super Moderator
    Dragonlady2's Avatar


    Parrots

    Willy-Eclectus, Oliver-alexandrine, Mookie-Senegal, Bella- Australian King, Joey and Peewee- Barrabands, Peachiegirl-Peachfront conure, Pepper- crimson belly conure, Peanut-plum head, Babyblue-parrotlette, Harry and Louie-canaries.
    Some items from Mexico may contain clay with high lead levels. Better to err on the side of caution unless you have definitive proof there is no lead.

  11. The following user likes this post:

    Macaw Lover (08-07-2017)

  12. #8
    Senior Member
    Macaw Lover's Avatar


    Melamine & China - just those two words sends chills up my spine. Then it was discovered there was lead in the paint of things China produced, specifically baby toys, toys babies put into their mouths or teeth on. When all that poop hit the fan a few years back, there was another bird group and one of the members was in the Navy and I think he was a chemist. He explained the chemical properties and how they interacted. I did not save that info but the bottom line was I will not buy anything made of silicone that comes from China. No cutting boards, those baking sheets or pans where things just pop off them easily. Nope, not here, I don't need to be eating that crap.

    People want cheap stuff, the cheaper the better so China has taken over in producing stuffs to satisfy that desire but it is killing us at the same time. Cheaper is not always better and to trust that China has cleaned up their act, THAT is highly doubtful.

    https://www.fda.gov/animalveterinary.../ucm129932.htm

  13. The following 2 users like this post:

    Dragonlady2 (08-07-2017), Quakerella (08-08-2017)

  14. #9
    Junior Member
    Rezi's Avatar


    Parrots

    4 budgies
    I'm just saying China because we get half of our stuff from either China or by using things from china. I didn't know that anything happened with China's products harming people. Considering half the things in my house are "Made in China" it's strange.

    But China has had some questionable things in their history but then who doesn't? I might swap it if I can get another steel bowl. Hopefully that'll be soon.

  15. The following user likes this post:

    Dragonlady2 (08-07-2017)

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •