{"id":26218,"date":"2019-06-04T14:37:42","date_gmt":"2019-06-04T19:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/?p=26218"},"modified":"2025-08-20T20:36:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T01:36:50","slug":"playing-with-fire-tobacco-pet-birds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/playing-with-fire-tobacco-pet-birds\/","title":{"rendered":"Playing With Fire: Tobacco And Pet Birds"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_44795\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44795\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-44795\" src=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/cockatoo-head-px-329517-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"black and white close up image of the profile of a sulphur-crested cockatoo\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/cockatoo-head-px-329517-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/cockatoo-head-px-329517-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/cockatoo-head-px-329517-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/cockatoo-head-px-329517.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44795\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/cockatoo-bird-wildlife-birds-black-329517\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Budgme\/Pixabay<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tobacco is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/animal-veterinary\/animal-health-literacy\/be-smoke-free-and-help-your-pets-live-longer-healthier-lives#bird\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bad for birds<\/a> (and humans and dogs and cats and \u2026 well, everyone!). I thought I would take this opportunity to point out some specifics, though, so those who do smoke can do their best to keep their feathered friends safe.<\/p>\n<p>Please keep in mind that other inhaled substances, such as marijuana and vaping products, are equally bad for birds.<\/p>\n<h3>3 Dangers Of Tobacco Cigarettes<\/h3>\n<p>First, there is the smoke itself. Birds have very sensitive respiratory systems because their system of lung sacs does not filter toxins the way our lungs do. We know how deadly <a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/9-things-never-to-do-around-your-bird\/\">nonstick coatings<\/a> are for birds, for this very reason. Birds also breathe much faster than we do, so their exposure to smoke can be greater. There was a reason miners took canaries into the coalmines! If you must smoke, it is best to smoke outside and away from any air intake that could bring the smoke indoors.<\/p>\n<p>Another big concern with smoking is the nicotine that gets on the furniture, walls, and every surface exposed to the smoke, including companion animals. Even if you smoke outdoors, nicotine gets on your hands and clothing. Birds exposed to nicotine can develop dingy, dirty, greasy feathers, whether directly from smoke or from handling by someone with nicotine on their hands. When the bird preens its feathers, it ingests nicotine, which is poisonous. Because nicotine cannot be easily removed from feathers, some birds resort to plucking. Nicotine on the feet causes dermatitis. If you have to smoke, be sure to scrub your hands and any exposed skin with soap and water prior to handling your birds.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure you dispose of all cigarette butts far away from where a curious beak can get at them. Even a small butt can contain up to 25% of the nicotine in a whole cigarette, and birds that swallow nicotine often die rapidly, within 15 to 30 minutes. Signs of nicotine poisoning include twitching, excitability, salivating, vomiting, seizures, collapse, and death.<\/p>\n<h3>Never Use Electronic-Cigarettes Around Birds<\/h3>\n<p>The newest tobacco product danger is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspca.org\/news\/keep-your-pets-safe-e-cigarettes-and-pets-dont-mix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">e-cigarettes<\/a>, which are used for vaping. Liquid-containing nicotine and an assortment of other chemicals is put in a chamber that is heated, giving off a vapor that is inhaled. Touted as safer than smoking cigarettes, the jury is still out on this. In addition to the direct toxicity of nicotine, vaping solutions may also contain antifreeze components, formaldehyde, and at least two dozen other toxic chemicals. Vaping around your birds can be just as dangerous as smoking around them. In addition, the nicotine solution is far more concentrated than the nicotine in cigarettes, so if your bird were to swallow any of it, there is a high risk of rapid death. Simply put, do not vape around your birds.<\/p>\n<h3>Keep Matches Out Of Reach<\/h3>\n<p>Finally, a word about matches. Modern safety matches have tips coated with potassium chlorate, sulfur, starch, and a few other ingredients. The striking surface has red phosphorus, which causes a small explosion when the match head is struck on it. We all know birds love to chew on wood, so a match laying around, either before or after being ignited, can look just like a toy to a bird. Ingestion can cause acute poisoning and death, so be sure to store unused matches out of birds\u2019 reach, and keep used matches far away from birds. Better yet, run them under cold water and then throw them in the garbage.<\/p>\n<p>People use matches for many reasons, not just smoking, so all you nonsmokers out there take care also! Some people leave matches out in bathrooms (no, they do not neutralize the smell, they just mask it) and forget the matches are there and easily accessible to a wandering bird, so be sure to keep them safely contained.<\/p>\n<p>If you have friends or family that smoke, these rules apply to them too. Make sure people who smoke do not handle your birds until they are thoroughly scrubbed up!<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Does your parrot smoke? If you do, the answer is yes.&#8221; \u2014 Elizabeth Opperman, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/parrot.examiner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Parrot Examiner<\/a>\u00a0 (8\/6\/2011)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tobacco use, including e-cigarettes and vaping, can adversely affect a bird\u2019s health. 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