What are some safe plants that I can put in my indoor aviary?

Question

I have cockatiels, parrotlets, and quakers.

Answer 1

Hello ..hmm there's probably little they won't chew up no matter what you use...I'd check with a bird expert or store !! I have a list of toxic plants, but it's for dogs & cats, am not sure it would apply to birds, guess I can include it ..might help !! Take Care :)

Answer 2

Great breeding answer by Nomudslingingforme. In answer to the planted out aviary part. The plants will be lucky to last a week. All plants are destroyed by parrots and budgies. I have experienced this first hand. Won't last the week out. Apart from that you also need to know what plants are safe and what ones are toxic, as they will ingest some while they are busy destroying them.

Answer 3

Planting things inside the aviary is a questionable prospect, as the birds will chew them up, and anyway they take up room where the birds could be flying. [I learned this from experience with my outdoor aviary.]
However, pots of grass are good, as the birds eat it and it is good for them. You can plant birdseed in a pot and put it in when it has grown up a bit.
I have geraniums and nasturtiums growing next to the aviary, and the leaves that are touching the bars get eaten, so it's a nice compromise; I get the looks of the plants and the birds get to eat some.
Plants that you know to be edible are good bets.
You could grow some potted geraniums outdoors (they are cheap, pretty, edible, and grow fast.) Then place one inside or next to the aviary, let the birds chew on it for a week or two, then switch it with another one.
It is good to bring them small branches (with leaves) from fruit trees or other non-toxic trees or shrubs to chew on. Rose bushes are good for them too.
Common herbs and vegetables (such as parsley, lavender, rosemary, broccoli, etc) could work. I am doubtful about tomatos and bell peppers, I don't know about them. But some birds love hot peppers, and they are very healthy for them.

Answer 4

the best thing to do would be to go to the store and buy a book on the trees of your area the non toxic ones, so you can change branches as they are torn up. When I worked at the zoo we gave the lorikeets apple tree branches, crab apple
and locus tree leaves, so you you can plant some non posionous things like palms and othe plants native to thier habitat, but include cut branches for them to tear up

Answer 5

Spider plants, Weeping fig trees are safe. Birds love spider plants. Yes they love to chew on them and they look like heck after they get done with them, but they are safe for birds.

Good Luck!