Is a gum tree branch ok for a perch, please tell me what is safe for a cockatiel perch and if you could?

Question

include a picture of the tree that's great, just so i know what im looking for.

Answer 1

Yes gum tree branches are the best to use for your cockatiel.

Don't strip it either! Make sure you use clean lower branches with no bird poo on them. Tiels love to strip any gum trees that have small flowers or nuts on them too.



Bottlebrush is a favourite too because the flowers leave nuts on them that tiels love to chew & the leaves are a perfect size for them.



Also try grevillea as the flowers & leaves are a good size for tiels to handle & the flowers have a nice sweet nectar that tiels love

Answer 2

The absolute best choice for natural bird perches is driftwood. After that, any hardwood species that has been 'seasoned', that is, properly cut, stripped of bark and dried for about 6 months before use, will do also. Stripping the bark will also rid the wood of any unwelcome pests, and after that, a dip in a bleach solution probably wouldn't hurt, just don't put a wet perch in the cage. In general, the smoother the wood the better...and driftwood is by far the smoothest....just make sure there's no oil or tar on it. Make sure that you get and provide several perches of differing sizes, so the birds feet will not develop arthritis or cramp excessively from standing on a perch too narrow, or the same size all their lives.

Answer 3

Gumnut Tree

Answer 4

Hi Ash. If you are referring to Sweet Gum trees, then this wood is fine.



I will be posting a list of safe and unsafe woods on the Yahoo group helloeberybirdie in a day or two. You might want to check that out.



good luck.

Answer 5

A gum tree plant is actually one of the best to use with a cockatiel, also a bottlebrush tree.

Answer 6

confirm the dep. comes from a tree this is risk-free for birds,study the brach intently ,it could actually be a healthful branch ,properly rounded & of ideal thickness,with out any protrusions or thorny outgrowths that should cauce injury,then proceed to restoration it securely to the cage & watch your budgie have relaxing , organic wood supplies your budgie a sense of nature ,additionally supplies an eye fixed-catching seem to the cage .

Answer 7

gday there most native Australian hard wood plants are suitable,sometimes better than buying perches as you never know what has been sprayed on the wood