Harmful for Budgies

Avoid all the things on the below list – they are toxic or otherwise harmful for budgies:

teflon (Do not use pans or space heaters coated in teflon. At high temperatures they give off fumes that are harmful to you and deadly to birds.)

canned veggies

non-organic fruits & veggies (These may have been sprayed with pesticides. Budgie’s are very small and susceptible to the tiniest bit of poisons.)

avocados

eggplant

rhubarb

potato leaves

tomato leaves

bean plant leaves

apple seeds

alcohol

coffee

tea

chocolate

tobacco

apricot seeds

cherry seeds

peach seeds

pear seeds

plum seeds

avocado pits

peanuts

mold

Other things to consider:

Do not let your budgie come out to fly until you have made the room budgie-proof by covering windows and mirrors they could fly into.
Remove any other animals from the room (cats, dogs, covering rats cages, larger parrots, or other small animals that could chew toes, etc).
Remove any open containers of liquid a curious budgie could fall into.
Remove poisonous plants or other things a budgie could chew.
Make sure all doors and windows are closed.
Turn off ceiling fans – budgies have died when accidentally flying into them or being hit by fan blades.
Make sure all toys are clean and have no strings pulled loose – keep toys trimmed. Budgies can catch their toes in threads or even get their necks tangled.
Use twist-ties or similar closures to close cage doors and food doors. A clever budgie can easily open these doors only to have them close quickly onto their neck and trap them. Frightened, they can flail around and break their necks.

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