Tinsel

[Bea 0]

I found a nice piece of tinsel (like what you decorate Xmas trees with) yesterday and was wondering if i could let Blinkie play with it??? I remember Tweety used to love playing in the tinsel on the Xmas tree so thought Blinkie might be able to have some fun with it. What do you think??

[Guest budgeover]

i don't know. but i wouldn't risk it.

Blinkie might swallow some and become ill.

[Guest Andy]

aww that wont be good, i have so much tinsel around at christmas, does this mean we cant have it this year

Edited May 21, 2005 by Andy

[Bea 0]

I wouldn't have thought it would be bad.....not if you were watching carefully....but i'm not going to intentionally give it to him to play with. Budgeover, i think you're right! It's just not worth the risk! Andy, I wouldn't worry at Christmas unless your budgies are addicted to shredding it or something.

Edited May 21, 2005 by Bea

[Guest Andy]

i'll make loads of paper chains, i think they will love them

[Bea 0]

You will have a very messy floor!!! :(Laughing out loud):

[Guest Andy]

thats okay im not the one in charge of the hoovering

[Bea 0]

Hehe! That's a bit mean! Making more work for whoevers in charge of cleaning! :(Laughing out loud):

[Guest Andy]

but think of all the fun my budgies would have swinging from the cieling taring them down it would be soo cool

[Bea 0]

:(Laughing out loud): It would be like budgie heaven for them!

[chirpy 0]

*When swallowed, tinsel can cause digestive upsets and intestinal blockage, it may be best to avoid it altogether).

 

Some advice I found searching on this topic

Anne

[Bea 0]

Thanks Chirpy! That answered my question!

[chirpy 0]

No probs Bea, youre very welcome

[Guest Andy]

aww, it will probarbly be the same for all those dangaly things you hang from the ceiling wont it?

[Bea 0]

What dangly things???

[Guest Andy]

i cant find a picture but sombody must know what i mean hehe

Edited May 21, 2005 by Andy

[Guest pixie25]

i know what you mean andy i gave casper a large silver bauble last year with a piece of string attatched and he loved pulling it around. he could probably see his reflection in it.

 

i think i would only give tinsel if i pulled it quite hard and none of the little stirngs came out in my hand...and even then only under extreme close supervision.

 

as chirpy said though, if in doubt - dont risk it

[Guest Andy]

(Laughing out loud) we usually go mad with tinsel, evetything covered in it and hardly being able to see the cieling for baloons and those dangly things , okay, we might go slightly over the top (Laughing out loud), oh are fairy lights okay we have them all over too hehe

[Guest pixie25]

us too andy! we do tend to get a bit carried away with the decorations! i think fairy lights are okay just makes ure the birds dont start biting the wires - i tell casper when he starts to chew the cable that hangs the ceiling light that he will go 'TZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!' if he bites it! :fear

[Guest Sparky]

(Laughing out loud)

Last christmas my neighbour's budgies had made a nest in their christmas tree, so they had to turn off all the lights and take off all the decorations before theyfinaly caught the two budgies. :(Laughing out loud):

Edited May 22, 2005 by Sparky