Zen
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Hi. I am picking up a parrotlet tomorrow and it has just occurred to me to wonder if my heaters are safe to use around the birdie. Its summer nearly so I won't need them on any time soon but I read that some electric heaters use Teflon coating. Thw ones built in to my flat are storage heaters that come on over night while electricity is cheapest and store the heat in bricks inside that is released during the following day. I also have an oil filled heater which I've had for many years so this is possible to use if the storage heaters aren't safe.
Does anyone have storage heaters in a home with parrots?
They have been in place for a few years and I just read an article that states once the heater has been run on full for several hours any Teflon coating will have burned off (if this is true I have no worries as the heaters have been used plenty)
The article didn't mention storage heaters especially but did name oil filled heaters as one of the most bird friendly options as all the heating elements are enclosed (but still recommended running a new one in a seperate room for several hours to be sure any paint fumes etc were burned off).
Any thoughts please?
Does anyone have storage heaters in a home with parrots?
They have been in place for a few years and I just read an article that states once the heater has been run on full for several hours any Teflon coating will have burned off (if this is true I have no worries as the heaters have been used plenty)
The article didn't mention storage heaters especially but did name oil filled heaters as one of the most bird friendly options as all the heating elements are enclosed (but still recommended running a new one in a seperate room for several hours to be sure any paint fumes etc were burned off).
Any thoughts please?