Hi my budgies love their Iodine blocks and spend their time scraping at them with their beaks, can someone tell me what a budgie uses in the wild to substitute for an Iodine block, what I'm trying to say is, the minerals a budgie gets from an Iodine block, what in the wild gives them this. Sorry if this sounds confusing.

im afraid i cant tell you but isnet iodine also used on wounds?i have viteman drops and they smell strongly of iodine but of course this could be a different iodine

As far as im aware, iodine is present in deep soil and in sea water & kelp. if the soil is iodine rich, the vegetation that grows on it will also be iodine rich.

 

iodine deficiency can cause thyroid problems in humans and other species.

Thanks Pixie, so thats where they get Iodine from in the wild, no wonder they love the blocks so much, many thanks for your help.

shame on me, i dont have one in the aviary, thanks! (((( runs off to petco))))