re: candle scent

[iraide8u]

I have several of those warmers that you put the candle in and they heat them up and put off the scent. There is no fire, but are the scents dangerous?

[Spock]

Beeswax are one of the safe one's. Maybe you should reread some of your threads, you received some very good answers...

Question? Are you familiar with the dangers of "PTFE", Teflon, microwave popcorn,etc? Please read about these things on the Forums... Spock, Jayd's better half..

Edited May 2, 2010 by Spock

[Luvparrots]

Microwave popcorn. What's wrong with microwave popcorn????

[Spock]

The gases and chemicals released in a bag of microwave popcorn and any number of other microwave foods can irritate and damage the lining of our feathered friends air sac/lung lining as it can our own human lungs. The amount needed to cause damage is accumulative not instantaneous like Teflon and PTFE. So, the amount needed to hurt you is as different from person to person as it is bird to bird. We use only air-popped popcorn. (YEECH!) Read the labels of any microwave products you purchase...

Also consider:

 

• Self-cleaning oven fumes - highly toxic to birds - if you don't want your bird inhaling them do you want to?
  
• Candles, incense, carpet fresheners, air fresheners, and room deodorizers - all contain one or both of scent oils and propellants that are very dangerous to the fragile respiration system of your bird.
  
• Cigarette, marijuana, pipe and cigar smoke - if second-hand smoke is bad for people, it's worse for your birds.
  
• Microwave popcorn fumes - highly dangerous to the avian respiratory system.
  

http://www.ohboyparrotfood.com/articles/holiday-food-and-kitchen-safety-for-parrots.html

 

Jayd, Maggie

[lovethatgrey]

I don't purchase any microwaved popcorn but I suppose that it's only dangerous if one burns the popcorn. Is that possible?

[Xtreme575]

No, it's not just burned microwave popcorn that is dangerous. I'll need to really dig, but I remember a study about two years ago that showed that the fumes from the microwave popcorn (even not burnt) are very toxic for people, so I can just imagine what it is like for a bird who is all air sacs. The study wasn't one of those "floating about" on the internet studies either, it was a credible, scholarly study. Hopefully I can find it. I just know that I threw out the microwave popcorn that I had after reading it, and I only use the air poppers now too, the benefit, if for human consumption, you can put as much butter and salt on it as possible!