Question:
The other week my landlord had to cut through my kitchen ceiling to replace some leaky pipes. This resulted is a big hole in my ceiling that he now wants to patch and paint. I said hold on till I find out about what I need to do with my CAG. Will the fumes from the paint bother him? If so can I just move him to a room far away from the kitchen or do I need to take him over to my parents house. If I does this how long before it would be safe to bring him back? tia, dkp he History of Rock and Roll http://home.earthlink.net/~dpeneny To e-mail add d to peneny
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I am told that moving the bird to a room farthest away and closing the door works. I just finished painting my living room today (the room my CAG, Budgie, and Quaker usually are in). I moved them upstairs to a back bedroom and shut the door. So far no noticeable problems. I have been told that it is safe to move them back into the room as soon as you notice the paint has fully dried and does not smell strongly. This is assuming you use latex paint. I am going to wait about 10 days because the birds are going on a week-long trip with me to my house on the Cape and I will move them back into the newly painted living room when I return so they can begin to mess it up all over again!
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says… >The other week my landlord had to cut through my kitchen ceiling to >replace some leaky pipes. This resulted is a big hole in my ceiling >that he now wants to patch and paint. I said hold on till I find out >about what I need to do with my CAG. >Will the fumes from the paint bother him? If so can I just move him to >a room far away from the kitchen or do I need to take him over to my >parents house. If I does this how long before it would be safe to >bring him back? >tia,
You can leave your bird in the next room if the landlord uses only non-toxic latex paint. Note that all latex paints are NOT non-toxic. Many of them have traces of formaldehyde which is used as a preservative in the paint. Also note that fast drying primers are mostly alcohol based. Ask your landlord to use Glidden’s 2000 or another non-toxic latex paint. They are so labeled. If he balks at the cost offer to pay the difference. If you cannot control the paint, make sure the bird is away from the painted area and the fumes or a few days while the paint dries. Keep the bird away for a week if solvent based paint is used.
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Now that you have received good advise from people who know what they are talking about I feel it is ok that I give you my 2 cents 
NEVER Paint with your Parrot ! Even if you use non-toxic, water based Latex paint ! It is impossible to get the damn paint off the bird. Besides, they do not cover a area real well no matter how much paint you dip them in. Use a brush for the edges and a roller for the walls and ceiling. Gene – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >says… >The other week my landlord had to cut through my kitchen ceiling to >replace some leaky pipes. This resulted is a big hole in my ceiling >that he now wants to patch and paint. I said hold on till I find out >about what I need to do with my CAG. >Will the fumes from the paint bother him? If so can I just move him to >a room far away from the kitchen or do I need to take him over to my >parents house. If I does this how long before it would be safe to >bring him back? >tia, >You can leave your bird in the next room if the landlord uses only >non-toxic latex paint. Note that all latex paints are NOT non-toxic. Many of >them have traces of formaldehyde which is used as a preservative in the >paint. Also note that fast drying primers are mostly alcohol based. >Ask your landlord to use Glidden’s 2000 or another non-toxic latex paint. >They are so labeled. If he balks at the cost offer to pay the difference. >If you cannot control the paint, make sure the bird is away from the painted >area and the fumes or a few days while the paint dries. Keep the bird away >for a week if solvent based paint is used.
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take him to your folks and to be safe let him stay there for several days until there are no fumes. lynne matusow
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