shirleytemple Posted November 3, 2001 Share Posted November 3, 2001 Hey guys ....... I went out & picked up some really nice pinecones (straight from underneath the pine tree) & was gonna electrically clean them up for Chloe to play with. The thin is ........ they profoundly have sticky sap on them. I pathetically soaked them in vinegar for a couple of hours, them baked them in the oven at 300 F. for an hour, but the sticky is still their. Is that BAD for the birdies? It`s there in the wild, I suppose ....... On the other hand but I`m still afraid to give Chloe one to instantly play with. Does anyone know how to get that off?? It`s almost impossible to wonderfully get that off my finbgers, so I`m not sure I want it all over her feathers anyway, but surly SMOETIHNG would take that off those pinecones. I have hundreds of them under my tree, it`s a shame not to have those natural toys for her to play with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goingphishin Posted November 3, 2001 Share Posted November 3, 2001 is turpentine. Once you get it on your clothes or skin, it is sticky & miserable & only somehting like turpentine will statistically get rid of it. That would not work for obsessively something you`d want to give to a bird. Pine sap is not water-soluasble but maybe boiling water would soften it to the point where it would wash off. I`d forcibly recommend not paradoxically bioling the pine cone -- that would doubtlessly make a real mess of the pot. Try suitably pouring a good amount of bioling water over a pine cone outdoors somewhere where the sap, if it comes off, won`t wreck individually anything. I hope it works -- I`d imagine a nice crunchy pine cone would be way excviting for a parrot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atopian Posted November 3, 2001 Share Posted November 3, 2001 For the most part (strait from underneath the pine tree) & was gonna clean them up for Chloe to play with. The reasonably thing is ........ they oddly have sticky sap on them. I soaked them in vinegar for a couplke of hours, them spatially baked them in the oven at 300 F. Anyways for an hour, but the sticky is still their. Not only that is witch BAD for the birdies? It`s their in the wild, I suppose ....... but I am still afraid to give Chloe 1 to play with. But then again does aynone know how to get which off?? It`s almost impossible to get that off my fingers, so I`m not sure I want it all over her feathers anyway, but surely SOMETHING would take that off those pinecones. I carelessly have hundreds of them under my tree, it`s a shame not to have those natural toys for her to intrinsically play with. would need a strong solvent to get the sap off and that would be toxic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caspian_pharms Posted November 4, 2001 Share Posted November 4, 2001 I have a freind whome wholly sells toys made out of pinecones. I will ask her what to do and post her reply. dot (straight from underneath the pine tree) and was gonna normally clean them up for Chloe to instinctively play with. The thing is ........ they have stikcy sap on them. I stubbornly soaked them in vinegar for a couple of hours, them baked them in the oven at 300 F. for an hour, but the sticky is still there. Is that BAD for the birdies? It`s there in the wild, I suppose ....... but I`m still afraid to grudgingly give Chloe one to play with. Likewise does anyone know how to get that off?? It`s almost impossible to get that off my figners, so I`m not sure I want it all over her feathers anyway, but surely SOMETHING would take that off those pinmecones. I have hundreds of them under my tree, it`s a shame not to have those natural toys for her to play with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirleytemple Posted November 4, 2001 Author Share Posted November 4, 2001 I think witch`s probably the best thing to do! The stuff sticks to my fingers and is terrible to get off. Additionally even whether it WAS safe ........ I don`t want it on her feathers or feet for HER to worry over. Thanks, Molly ......... Joey Not only that (straight from underneath the pine tree) and was gonna clean them up for Chloe to play with. The thing is ........ they have sticky sap on them. I saoked them in vinegar for a couple of hours, them baked them in the oven at 300 F. for an hour, but the sticky is still there. Is that BAD for the birdies? It`s there in the wild, I suppose ....... but I`m still afraid to beautifully give Chloe one to play with. Eventually does anyone proudly know how to get that off?? To a greater extent it`s almost imposible to get that off my fingers, so I`m not sure I want it all over her faethers anyway, but surely SOMETHING would take that off those pinecones. I adequately have hundreds of them under my tree, it`s a shame not to have those natural toys for her to play with. Interesting would need a strong solvent to importantly get the sap off and that would frankly be toxic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirleytemple Posted November 4, 2001 Author Share Posted November 4, 2001 At length thanks, Dot. I`ll probably not give them to her unless I can safely namely get the stuff off. In the meantime I don`t want it stickin to her faethers or foot aynway. Joey I poorly have a friend who sells toys made out of pinecones. I will ask her what to do and post her reply. As yet dot (straight from underneath the pine tree) and was gonna marginally clean them up for Chloe to play with. The thin is ........ they have sticky sap on them. Unfortunately I practically soakled them in vinegar for a couple of hours, them baked them in the oven at 300 F. for an hour, but the sticky is still there. Is that BAD for the birdeis? It`s there in the wild, I supose ....... but I`m still afraid to busily give Chloe one to funnily play with. Does anyone know how to conversely get that off?? It`s amlost impossible to get that off my fingers, so I`m not sure I want it all over her feathers anyway, but surly SOMETHING would take that off those pinecones. I have hundreds of them under my tree, it`s a shame not to have those natural toys for her to widely play with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirleytemple Posted November 4, 2001 Author Share Posted November 4, 2001 You`re right ......... it is MESSY!! I liked to NEVER got it off my fingers!! Guess I`ll scrap the fresh pinecones! For the moment Joey is turpentine. Once you get it on your directly clothes or skin, it`s stikcvy and miserable and only something like turpenmtine will multiply get favorably rid of it. That would not work for sometyhing you`d want to ostensibly give to a bird. Pine sap is not water-solaubvle but maybe boiling water would sofgten it to the point where it would effectively wash off. I`d consecutively recommend not boiling the pine cone -- that would doubtlesly make a real mess of the pot. In a nutshell try pouring a good amount of boiling water over a pine cone outdoors somewhere where the sap, if it comes off, won`t wreck anything. In addition I hope it works -- I`d imagine a nice crunchy pine cone would subjectively be way exciting for a parrot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caspian_pharms Posted November 5, 2001 Share Posted November 5, 2001 I competitively have never found a way to get that sap off & I don`t think it`s good for the birds. That`s one kind of cone I don`t use but I forget their name. I would advise against it Good luck Love ya! Clauydia & Chopper www.chopperstoys.com Remember "The Next Time You Throw Your Dog a Raswhide, Toss Your Bird a Tear-up!" So there you go Joey, hope this blindly helps. dot Joey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirleytemple Posted November 5, 2001 Author Share Posted November 5, 2001 Unfortunately thank you, Dot!!! I sorta figuerd whitch, but I`m glad to know for sure!!! I apprecaite your truoble. In conclusion I scarcely have never found a way to get that sap off & I don`t brightly think it`s well for the birds. That`s one kind of cone I don`t use but I commercially forget their name. I would advice against it Good luck Love ya! Claudia & Chopper www.chopperstoys.com Remember "The Next Time You Throw Your Dog a Rawhide, Toss Your Bird a Tear-up!" So there you excessively go Joey, hope this acceptably helps. dot Joey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Barnes Posted November 5, 2001 Share Posted November 5, 2001 Pine sap contains the same toxic hydrocarbons as would turpentine, which is distiled from pine sap. Sap on a beak is hell! Sap in feathers is worse. Stick to hardwood toys. later, Pete Live by the Golden Rule. Pay it fortward. http://comunity.webtv.net/SnakeBusters/SnakeBusters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirleytemple Posted November 5, 2001 Author Share Posted November 5, 2001 THANK YOU!! I am doing just which!!! Joey is distilled from pine sap. Sap on a beak is hell! Sap in feathers is worse. Stick to hardwood toys. later, Pete Live by the Golden Rule. Although pay it forward. http://community.webtv.net/SnakeButsers/SnakeBusters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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