Gwen Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Every morning after breakfast, Roscoe, LOVES to shred paper for a few hours... Previously, it's been paper plates, pieces of cardboard, etc. One day last week he started on my "Better Homes & Garden's" & "Prevention" magazines. He enjoys himself for hours shredding away..... My question is: Is the ink harmful ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talon Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 No, as he is not ingesting it. My cag LOVES to shred magazines up in the corner of the sink and counter in my bathroom whole I am showering. I believe she is making a nest..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwen Posted October 17, 2011 Author Share Posted October 17, 2011 THANKS !!!!!!!!!!!!! I was enjoying watching him shred for hours & how much he loves it. My husband mentioned that maybe the colored ink was poison to him & I started to panic. He doesn't injest it, just chews, tears & spits it out with a method that seems to almost mesmerize him. It's like a job he's obsessed with. Anyway, it sets my mind at ease. I thought i'd heard somewhere that CAG's liked to shred phone books. Magazines are so much fun for him; I just wanted to make sure they were ok... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenabrd Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 our girls are both into phone books right now! for athena, who plucks her pretty bright green "shirt" this has been wonderful! she has her "shirt" back, lol! she usually makes little pieces like confetti, but once in a while she goes crazy and pulls off big strips. kallie, likes to pull off different sizes then hang upside down from the top of the cage and watch them fall and spin to the bottom of her cage. sometimes, she'll "comment" on it, she'll go, ummmmm, then if she really likes it she'll make her clicking cluck type sound, kind of like her stamp of approval! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwen Posted October 17, 2011 Author Share Posted October 17, 2011 Yes.... He works his way thru the pages, testing to see how thick of a stack he can bite through & when he gets a big chunk & drops it... He says OHHHHHH like that was a good one !! Then when the pages are chewed to the binding -- that's when the new challenge begins !!! He loves the thickest, most difficult areas & is very pleased w/ himself !! After hours of fun... when I start to scoop out the piles of shredded pages, he says "Boy, what a mess!!" when i've cleaned up, he says "Good job, buddy !!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray P Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 My grey loves to shred paper into long strips. I think she likes the sound it makes because she will run with the paper in her beak untill the paper runs out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywings Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 I give the flock each a cardboard box making certain no sticky tape is still present and they all have a blast playing inside then taking it apart one messy fun day after another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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