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So which is it anyway????? Does incense hurt the bird? I must know because I burn incense throughout the house. I never put one in the room that they are in….but I am sure the smell travels. Lyneeta the info glut…….too much information never hurt anyone.
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If you think smoke is bad then don’t use incense. If you think smoke could be bad then you could use it under the right circumstances. If you think you think it isn’t bad then use it all you want. Define what you mean by bad. Use your grey matter.
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Birds respiratory systems are unbelieveably delicate. Whether incense smoke is better or worse than tobacco smoke is anybody’s guess, but it certainly can’t be good for them. I wouldn’t use incense in the house with birds. Why risk it? Layne
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: > I wondered if burning incense could be doing something to my : > cockatiel without me knowing it. My cockatiel (Oscar) doesn’t : > mind at all if I burn incense or light a fragrant candle, but : > could it be doing harm to him even though he doesn’t seem to : > mind? What about furniture polish? Any other potentially toxic : > fumes I should be aware of? : Incense is smoke, isn’t it? Smoke bad. What’s a fragrant : candle? In a consumer column in our local newspaper, they : analysed some air fresheners and found that air fresheners just : generally desensitise your sense of smell, damaging it with : enough exposure. And don’t candles make smoke? Smoke bad. What : kind of furniture polish? Imagine it coating the insides of your : lungs. Oh PULEEEZE! Better not cross the street because people can get hit by cars…. Incense is *not* toxic. Teflon is Toxic. Unless you are burning so much incense that you’re making a thick cloud it will not hurt your bird.
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > : > I wondered if burning incense could be doing something to my > : > cockatiel without me knowing it. My cockatiel (Oscar) doesn’t > : > mind at all if I burn incense or light a fragrant candle, but > : > could it be doing harm to him even though he doesn’t seem to > : > mind? What about furniture polish? Any other potentially toxic > : > fumes I should be aware of? > : Incense is smoke, isn’t it? Smoke bad. What’s a fragrant > : candle? In a consumer column in our local newspaper, they > : analysed some air fresheners and found that air fresheners just > : generally desensitise your sense of smell, damaging it with > : enough exposure. And don’t candles make smoke? Smoke bad. What > : kind of furniture polish? Imagine it coating the insides of your > : lungs. > Oh PULEEEZE! Better not cross the street because people can get hit by > cars…. Incense is *not* toxic. Teflon is Toxic. Unless you are > burning so much incense that you’re making a thick cloud it will not hurt > your bird.
I was not planning on writing a response to the original post until I read this garbage. Different things are toxic to different species (human and bird alike). I would not burn incense, candels, or let people choke (i mean smoke) around me or my birds. They have a very delicate resperatory system, I don’t want to put any undo stress on them. BTW: we don’t use carpet cleaner, or room fresheners of any kind, I do have an airfilter of some sorts that makes o-zone. Later Troy
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> I wondered if burning incense could be doing something to my > cockatiel without me knowing it. My cockatiel (Oscar) doesn’t > mind at all if I burn incense or light a fragrant candle, but > could it be doing harm to him even though he doesn’t seem to > mind? What about furniture polish? Any other potentially toxic > fumes I should be aware of?
Incense is smoke, isn’t it? Smoke bad. What’s a fragrant candle? In a consumer column in our local newspaper, they analysed some air fresheners and found that air fresheners just generally desensitise your sense of smell, damaging it with enough exposure. And don’t candles make smoke? Smoke bad. What kind of furniture polish? Imagine it coating the insides of your lungs. Kevin — Kevin Chu
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> Ever since I discovered this newsgroup and saw all the warnings about Teflon > and the toxic fumes it can give off, I wondered if burning incense could be > doing something to my cockatiel without me knowing it. My cockatiel (Oscar) > doesn’t mind at all if I burn incense or light a fragrant candle, but could it > be doing harm to him even though he doesn’t seem to mind? What about furniture > polish? Any other potentially toxic fumes I should be aware of? > My husband and I love Oscar dearly and we would never want him to die > prematurely, especially if it was our fault unknowingly, so replies would be > greatly appreciated. > Tanya
Since bringing our first bird into our "flock", we have adopted a "no aromatics" or "odorless" environment. This may sound excessive, but because we don’t know what is in certain items and their effects on birds, we choose a safe alternative. When we do have to use stronger chemicals for yearly cleaning, the birds are locked in their room and the rest of the house has cross-ventilation. We have a friend who works for a chemical manufacturing firm and says what you read on the label doesn’t always give you a true feel of what is in the can. (It was given to us as a friendly warning)
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>Ever since I discovered this newsgroup and saw all the warnings about Teflon >and the toxic fumes it can give off, I wondered if burning incense could be >doing something to my cockatiel without me knowing it. My cockatiel (Oscar) >doesn’t mind at all if I burn incense or light a fragrant candle, but could it >be doing harm to him even though he doesn’t seem to mind? What about furniture >polish? Any other potentially toxic fumes I should be aware of? >My husband and I love Oscar dearly and we would never want him to die >prematurely, especially if it was our fault unknowingly, so replies would be >greatly appreciated. >Tanya
I am careful in general to never get the fumes or overspray of chemicals around the birds, even the likes of Windex or furniture polish. I stand in the kitchen, by the stove, with the exhaust fan on if the windows aren’t opened. I do burn incense now and then, but again in well ventilated areas, and not often nor with great intensity (I know people who will light up a whole package of Gonesh with the windows closed… makes MY eyes water). I did notice once that a certain scent made Pepe sneeze. So I stopped using it. =-) As with almost everything moderation is in order. I now light the insence in the bedroom; the scent filters down the hall but the direct smoke is no longer concentrated. amy
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Ever since I discovered this newsgroup and saw all the warnings about Teflon and the toxic fumes it can give off, I wondered if burning incense could be doing something to my cockatiel without me knowing it. My cockatiel (Oscar) doesn’t mind at all if I burn incense or light a fragrant candle, but could it be doing harm to him even though he doesn’t seem to mind? What about furniture polish? Any other potentially toxic fumes I should be aware of? My husband and I love Oscar dearly and we would never want him to die prematurely, especially if it was our fault unknowingly, so replies would be greatly appreciated. Tanya
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I would be interested in hearing any responses you get about incense and fragrant candles. After I got my ‘tiel a year ago, I stopped lighting both because I was concerned for her safety and never thought to ask. Thanks – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Ever since I discovered this newsgroup and saw all the warnings about Teflon > and the toxic fumes it can give off, I wondered if burning incense could be > doing something to my cockatiel without me knowing it. My cockatiel (Oscar) > doesn’t mind at all if I burn incense or light a fragrant candle, but could it > be doing harm to him even though he doesn’t seem to mind? What about furniture > polish? Any other potentially toxic fumes I should be aware of? > My husband and I love Oscar dearly and we would never want him to die > prematurely, especially if it was our fault unknowingly, so replies would be > greatly appreciated. > Tanya
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