non toxic plants for birdsWhen you bring your parrot into your home, you will want to make sure that there is nothing dangerous to your new pet in the house. However, it can be quite hard if you do not know what to look for. The problem is, there can be dangerous and harmful things all through your home that you may not have considered before. For example, many common houseplants that may seem perfectly safe can actually be toxic to your pet bird. In order to make sure that your home is truly parrot friendly, you will want to evaluate the type of plants that you have in your house. You will need to make sure these plants are safe.

Of course, one thing you will have to remember is that any plant could be toxic. This is because many plants have been sprayed with insecticides. These chemicals can be not just harmful to the bird, but they can actually be deadly. If you are going to have any houseplants, you must make absolutely sure that the plants have not been sprayed with any chemicals whatsoever. Parrots can be quite curious and they may try to chew on a fallen leaf. This means you need to make sure that the leaves are completely safe.

The next thing you will need to do is know which plants are safe for you to have in your home should your parrot try to chew on them. The list of safe plants is much smaller than the list of toxic plants, so the best thing to do is go by the safe plant list only. If you have any doubts, it is better to just not choose the plant at all. If you do not know if a plant is safe or not, then you will want to avoid it altogether. It is better to just not have a plant in the house than to have a very sick or dead bird.

Choosing Safe Plants for Your Parrot:

If you want to have natural limbs in your bird’s cage for perches, this can be fine, but you will need to disinfect the limbs before you put them in the cage. You can dilute chlorine with water in order to make it not harmful and then scrub the branch with this bleach. You will then need to rinse the branch very well and let it dry before you put it in the parrot’s cage. This way, you can make sure the branches are completely safe should your parrot try to chew on the branch.

If you want to have houseplants in your home, then consider some of these, which are safe:

  • African Violet
  • Begonia
  • Christmas Cactus
  • Coleus
  • Ferns
  • Herb Gardens
  • Kalanchoe
  • Petunia
  • Pepperomia
  • Schefflera

There are many other safe plants, but these are some of the most common plants that you may want to have in your home.

When you bring your parrot home, you will want to make sure your house is completely safe. This means choosing the right plants that will not be harmful to the bird in any way.