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paper toys

I have tons of used papers collecting dust and want to make a good use of them. All of them have scribbles of pencil and I wonder whether pencil scribbled papers are safe for my lovebirds to chew. My birds love chewing on paper and they destroy my wallpapers which I don’t want. Is pencil scribbled papers safe for birds to chew on? There is no coloring in these papers nor printing ink. However, I worry because the amount of pencil graphite on the papers is quite much.

Hi,

You should only give your birds plain paper with no writing.

Thank you for asking Lafeber,

Brenda