Durians

[darth_mint]

Anyone know if durians are safe for birds to eat? Where I live, they're common and a lot of people love them (including me!) So I'm wondering if parrots can eat them too. (I have never seen birds eat them in the wild because the outer shell is just too hard for the average local bird to penetrate)

 

(For those who don't know what a durian is, it's a spiky, stinky fruit native to the tropics and by stinky, I mean STINKY :woohoo: )<br><br>Post edited by: darth_mint, at: 2008/08/05 17:47

[tarnold]

<br><br>Post edited by: tarnold, at: 2008/08/05 17:53

[lovemyGreys]

Sorry i am completely stumped,never heard of them :pinch: Try a search on the net,if you cant find anything then i wouldnt risk feeding them.

[Refunds_Mom]

I did a search and found this:

 

Durian. The locals in Southeast Asia call the durian (Durio spp.) the “King of fruits.” However, they describe its odor as something between rotting dead cats and unwashed socks. Durian is reputed to exacerbate high blood pressure and tradition indicates that you should not eat it with alcohol (106) . Every year, the newspapers of Thailand report one or two deaths from eating durian (NY Times, April 8, 2007). Raw seeds should not be eaten because they contain 1-Methylcyclopropene that may cause shortness of breathe. However, people do eat the seeds after they are roasted or boiled and then deep-fried. These seeds are a treat in some cultures. We know little about durian toxicity for birds.

 

I found that here. Granted, the site is about Caiques but it still has good info. I wouldn't personally feed it when there's tons of other fruits/veggies you know are safe.

 

Meg

[tarnold]

Ummmm rotting dead cats? Dont think i would:sick:

[Tycos_mom]

I don't think I could get it past my nose to put one in my mouth Yuk rotting dead cat and dirty socks YUK YUK YUK!!!!!!!!!

[Broomer]

Sounds .... tasty ... :blink:

 

I'll have to go ... buy some ... :blink:

 

/end sarcasm

 

:sick:

 

I have a very sensitive sense of smell ... I just don't think I could ... ever .. try those lol.

[kittykittykitty]

I don't remember anything by that name on the Amazon, but there were some very smelly fruits!:sick: I wouldn't take a chance with it for my bird.:huh:

[judygram]

Now those two things are just about the stinkiest things I can think of and I don't think I could stomach eating something that smelled even remotely like that:sick: I don't care if it tastes like ice cream, its not going past these lips and needless to say neither will it be offered to my birds:sick: :sick:

[danmcq]

Wow, from the decription, it certainly does not sound good for human or Parrot consumption.

 

LOl Judy - Well said. :-)