on average it is about 30 degrees or colder outside this time of year. The birds are in the house and I set the heat to about 60 degrees at night. Could it have been too cold at night for them.
Could it be that the birds sensed the depression and stress I've been going through lately and the vibes gave them a heart attack.
Could it be the aroma from the spicy food that my mother in law cooked.
Its not the food or water we gave to the birds. and the birds always had food and water.
2006-12-02 16:54:19 · 17 answers · asked by bradlitazole 2 in Pets ➔ Birds
What kind of pot was she using. There are reports of a gas being released by teflon and other nonstick coatings being highly toxic to birds.
2006-12-02 17:00:09 · answer #1 · answered by character 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Parakeets are indigenous to Australia which is a tropical climate. Although they can adapt to colder temps in captivity, they thrive in warmer temperatures. I have been breeding zebra finches for three years and they are from Australia as well. I had them drop dead in 55-60 degrees when they were left outside overnight by my housekeeper. I am pretty sure this was the cause of their death, especially if they were exposed to a draft.
I did watch a small puppy cough and choke profusely one time in a house I was working in after the resident had cooked Indian food with some type of spicy seasoning (curry?) I thought the poor thing was going to die.
2006-12-02 17:37:10 · answer #2 · answered by loveroffreedom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like toxic poisoning. What sort of utensil was the food cooked in? Teflon produces toxic fumes. In fact many fumes are toxic to birds.The toxins travel on air currants. The currant can by-pass one bird and come in contact with another. The fumes swirl on these air currants similar to the way that smoke would. The bird does not have to be in the room where the fumes originate as they can be carried into various parts of the house on these air currants. Smaller birds can take less of the fumes than a larger bird, but even a small amount of exposure can kill a large bird.
When the report first circulated about Teflon causing bird deaths, it was thought that very high heat was needed to release the deadly fumes. Now there are reports that temperatures as low as 285 degrees can cause death to birds.
Teflon starts emitting fumes from the start of heating. It does not have to be a high temperature or for an extended length of time to cause death to your bird.
Many people think that Teflon is only dangerous if the pan burns. This danger lurks in other products besides cookware. These do not have to operate at a high temperature to cause damage to your birds. I have listed some products that use polytetraflouethylene.
Heat lamps
Portable heaters
Sole plates on irons
Ironing board covers
Burners on stove tops
Drip pans for burners
Broiler pans
Griddles
Many cooking utensils
Woks
Waffle makers
Electric skillets
Deep fryers, crock pots,
Hot air popcorn poppers
Coffee makers
Bread makers
Non-stick rolling pins
Lollipop molds
Corkscrews
Never-Stick-Stainless Steel
Stockpots
Roasters
Non-stick gingerbread molds
Paint fumes are deadly to a bird, as is nail varnish/ remover,white spirit,and many others.
2006-12-03 02:13:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Birds are very in tune with our emotions. You said that your mother in law cooked food. If pans are allowed to sit on a stove and burn with nothing in them for enough time, the Teflon coating will burn off into the air and almost instantly kill a bird.
Air fresheners will coat the lungs of a bird, meaning they can no longer exchange oxygen for carbon dioxide and essentially suffocate. That includes all Glade plug ins, scented candles, incense, perfume, hairspray, most types of household cleaners, etc. Basically anything with an artificial fragrance is off limits in the room that the birds are living in. I'm sorry about that :(
2006-12-02 17:04:58 · answer #4 · answered by Jess is all. 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you are certain no one feed the birds anything from the no-no list, then the use of pesticides or teflon coated pans will do it. I lost two birds to a teflon pan that someone left on the stove. It went into the trash to make sure that never happens again. A friend's bird died because she was spraying bug spray, and even though it was not in the actual vicinity of the bird, it made him sick, and then die.
They have sensative respiratory systems.
2006-12-03 01:11:17 · answer #5 · answered by diane_b_33594 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not seeing the birds, it's hard to say what killed them except that it was probably airborne,
but I do know it wasn't the aroma from the spicy food.
Spicy and hot food do not affect birds the way it does humans or mammals. Their systems are different.
2006-12-03 00:25:48 · answer #6 · answered by Lynn D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Were they in the kitchen? Most likely it was fumes. It had to be something in the air for them both to die so suddenly, and at the same time. Not a good idea to keep birds in the kitchen.
2006-12-02 17:04:36 · answer #7 · answered by Terisu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter has a guinea pig in its cage and next to it she bought a parakeet for her other daughter and put it in a cage next to the Guinea pig, with in a 4-5 days the first bird die. then she bought another bird then 4 days later the other bird dies, both pets are in the nice home built in the 2003's
Please help !
2015-08-24 11:39:01 · answer #8 · answered by indy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well my brother use to be a Vet. I asked him. He said that all parakeets can die because of aroma that is can't stand.
2006-12-02 17:07:26 · answer #9 · answered by summer yeung 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That happened to me its sad but it happens. I agree with he other person. could you of used some sort of cleaning stuff near them. If you have the money and time take them to the vet and see what they say.
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2016-04-14 10:07:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋