I lost two cockatiels to what I can only assume, so I'm really nervous.
2007-03-04 05:14:04 · 7 answers · asked by arwens_curse 3 in Pets ➔ Birds
(Can only assume was cooking fumes)
2007-03-04 05:14:30 · update #1
Yeah...they both died an hour after I'd been baking taquitos. They weren't in a teflon pan, but the bottoms did burn.
I'm just trying to avoid having to watch another bird die in my hands.
2007-03-04 05:26:30 · update #2
It seems highly unlikely that food aromas would kill a cockatiel. My crockpots are glazed ceramic so don't put off fumes. I did have a parakeet die from the fumes of a self-cleaning oven (back in the '70's when self-cleaning ovens first came out).
For other info about birds, this is a helpful site for home dangers related to birds, they are knowledgeable & do bird rescue & bird owner education: http://mickaboo.org/reading-room/dangers.html. You might even be able to get answers directly from them via email.
Second hand tobacco smoke can be a problem for birds, and they say to wash hands before handling your bird if you are a smoker. Depending on how badly you burnt your food, if it created ALOT of smoke in the room for a long period of time, at a concentrated level, the smoke might be a problem. But we used to have a house we heated via a fireplace and sometimes it would get really smokey and my birds were fine (I'd open windows & air out quickly when it got smokey, though).
For your own health, too, you might want to invest in a carbon monoxide detector to play it safe. http://chemistry.about.com/od/howthingswork/a/codetectors.htm
Can you keep your bird(s) out of the draft, but crack a window open a little for fresh air?
2007-03-04 05:24:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
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2016-12-05 05:46:15 · answer #2 · answered by schebel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Birds are sensitive to fumes,but a crockpot does not produce these,i would say that is fine. I think it is unlikely that your other birds died from this unless there was lots of smoke or noxious fumes.
2007-03-04 06:27:36 · answer #3 · answered by good girl 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
yes you can the one thing that you do want to be careful with is the non stick teflon pans at the temp of 550degrees they can let off a gas that could harm your bird
2007-03-04 05:32:29 · answer #4 · answered by JENNIFER H 3 · 3⤊ 2⤋
sounds more like you burnt the teflon coating in another pan this is very toxic
2007-03-04 05:23:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
If your crock pot is nonstick surfaced, it is the killer. Nonstick pans and pots are a very big NONO with birds.
Sorry for your loss...good luck.
2007-03-04 06:35:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Why couldn't you?
2007-03-04 05:18:16 · answer #7 · answered by dragonfly 2 · 0⤊ 6⤋