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Sweety916
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 Zinc Oxide?

for budgies? is this okay?
I was reading the ingredients in a food and it has zinc oxide in it, is it okay for them?
05/20/08  12:01am

 #1740958


PrinceSushi
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   Message To: Sweety916   In reference to Message Id: 1740876


 Zinc Oxide?

Yes, it is perfectly safe and actually found in most cereals that humans eat.



05/20/08  03:33am

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Kimforster
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   Message To: PrinceSushi   In reference to Message Id: 1740958


 Zinc Oxide?

Please do your research on zinc before offering it freely to your new budgie. There is a wealth of great advice on budgies, feeding & particularly on zinc poisoning.

While zinc is required to keep them healthy it is also highly toxic to them & mainly in forms of human food & large doses. Simply giving them too much zinc or continuing to offer human food with zinc of any kind will cause zinc poisoning.

Zinc should only be offered in natural foods to them. A little out of human food is ok just don’t over do it. Read all labels of packet foods you buy & start looking for foods that are more natural.

Generally because a mineral or a food is said to be good for a parrot, this doesn’t mean it can be offered freely or in human processed form.
05/20/08  05:11am

 #1741491


PrinceSushi
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   Message To: Kimforster   In reference to Message Id: 1740970


 Zinc Oxide?

I have done my research. I also did not say that you should feed a bird human foods, I simply stated that it is also found there. Any animal can die from too much of anything, so of course you should monitor how much is given. In bird feed alone you are unlikely to poison you bird.



05/20/08  05:14pm

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Sweety916
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   Message To: PrinceSushi   In reference to Message Id: 1741491


 Zinc Oxide?

Okay but should i but the food with the zinc oxide in it or should i find another one without it?
05/20/08  05:46pm

 #1741715


Kimforster
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   Message To: PrinceSushi   In reference to Message Id: 1740958


 Zinc Oxide?

PrinceSushi there is no need to get defensive.

In the first place I did not say to you to research, I said that to Sweety916

Nor did I say you said you feed your bird human food. I really think you should read my post again before getting all defensive like that. I would however like to point out that you did state zinc is perfectly safe:

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Yes, it is perfectly safe and actually found in most cereals that humans eat.


which is what I was discussing mostly. You say you did your research? Where can I find where it state in research that zinc is perfectly safe please? I am interested in this.

Don’t blow things out of proportion, I am simply saying what I know through research.

Sweety916
If you can find organic foods without it then yes these are preferable. Otherwise a little human food is fine once in a while. Just don’t over do it with everything.



05/20/08  08:26pm

 #1741788


Sweety916
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   Message To: Kimforster   In reference to Message Id: 1741715


 Zinc Oxide?

okey dokey =]
i found a food that has no artificial stuff so i am going to buy that one



05/20/08  09:10pm


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