SAFETY!!!!

if it is not safe for you, then it is not safe for a bird!

my list of Don'ts! AND IT WILL ALWAYS GROW!

Teflon- KILLS YOU AND YOUR PET!

Smoking- Don't

Air Freshener- Yes makes it smell nice, kills birds!

Carpet fresheners- See above!

Candles- Smoke kills.  You cannot see THE SMOKE, YOUR BIRDS WILL!

bleach- never around your birds.  I have been told that you can use 9parts water to one part bleach as an easy disinfectant.  allow to air-dry in sunlight if possible.

hOOKS IN CAGES- NO NO NO!  eASY WAY TO KILL A BIRD!

zINC- uSE A MAGNET TO TEST TOYS BEFORE ADDING THEM TO YOUR PETS HOUSE.  IF THE TOY ATTACHES TO THE MAGNET, no go!  iF THERE IS RUST, THERE IS ZINC. 

pLANTS-  pRETTY TO YOU, KILLERS TO BIRDS.  THERE ARE SAFE ONES THAT YOUR PET CAN EAT.  (See here)

ceiling fans- INSTANT KILLERS.

booze- KILLS PEOPLE, AND DOES SO BIRDS!

electrical LINES- birds LOVE TO CHEW!  one GOOD BITE AND NO MORE baby!

last- COMMON SENSE! 

think OF IT LIKE THIS.  yOU HAVE A NEWBORN INFANT AND YOU "child proof" THE HOUSE TO KEEP THE CHILD SAFE, THEN wHY NOT YOUR PETS HOUSE?