I've got a eucalyptus tree next door to me and I would just like confirmation one way or the the other.........Is it okay to give the occational leaf to my budgie and two,can I use the branches for perches if I bake in oven to kill parasites etc.

 

If so can anyone tell me for how long and on what temp?

 

Sounds like I'm baking a cake

yes it is my dad has one and we cut it rite back every year use the branchs for perchs ect you will be surprised how quickly they grow

 

i must remember to spell check especially when i have had a drink

Edited February 25, 200619 yr by hath

Giving your budgie eucalyptus leaves & branches is perfectly fine for your bird - actually in the wild it is a part of their diet.

 

Do not bake the branches as you might remove some of the valuable nutrients that the bird will find when he strips the bark.

 

In the wild the only oven is the Australian sun which only gets up to 60C (or so) in summer in the arid regions.

Edited February 25, 200619 yr by Karen

i must remember to spell check especially when i have had a drink

 

:(Laughing out loud):

 

Would it be wise to wash branches first though?

Yeah and put it in the sun for an hour or two, so that the UV rays kill off any diseases etc.

Yeah and put it in the sun for an hour or two, so that the UV rays kill off any diseases etc.

:bluebudgie: ... they grow in full sun. :ausb:

Yeah but some are in shady parts and are in shadow for most part of the day. :bluebudgie::

Yeah but some are in shady parts and are in shadow for most part of the day. :

: but the sun rotated the world and the tree.... :ausb:

 

 

(just joking ) :bluebudgie:

:hap::