I wanted to give my budgies some pine cones I gathered near a park. I was told that budgies love to chew them. Are all pine cones safe for budgies? and how should I prepare the pine cones? Do they need baking in the oven? I want to make sure I get them as clean as possible. There was one time when I gave my budgies some peppermint tree leaves and branches and Henry came down with a respiratory problem soon after that so I'm a bit scared of giving them things from the wild now.

http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/index.php?showtopic=14971

 

Yes, they're safe, just bake them at a high temperature first and then take them out and straight away put it in cold water (It makes any surviving germs die) Then make sure that they're room temperature then you can give to your budgies

Hi Budgie Gal, those pictures in that link are mine , I dont do anything to the pine cones , I pick up the green ones on the ground , put them in the sun to open and dry , then through them in the cage.

With the pine cones, is baked on sap okay for budgies? It's not sticky, but it's glazed on. EG. if a bird starts playing with it, it would get stuck on the feathers.

It should be okay, but I would wait for approval from other members