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>(100% cotton balls (not to be confused with 'cosmetic >puffs') ...) have always been my flyers bedding of >choice, too. While I've never seen any of my flyers' >pups get 'threads' of cotton wrapped <U>anywhere</U>, >I have seen that 'cosmetic puffs' can create threads >that are very resistant to seperation or 'breaking', >and thus create a danger. 'Cosmetic puffs' are ><U>polyester</U>, not cotton -- and that is why they >create tough 'threads'. The 100% cotton always >shreads down into small 'pills' of material, very >comfortable for the flyers. That's not to say one >can't bed on paper -- flyers will shread toilet tissue >into reasonably confortable bedding -- but given the >choice, my flyers do use the cotton balls. > >As to the seeds, I usually leave the appple and pear >cores for my bunny, Ahab -- who's now in his ><I>ninth</I> year, and doing just fine -- but like >Dennis, I've seen that given the choice, my flyers eat >apple pips with no trouble. I've eaten my share, >myself, and I'm still here, too. Of course, in my case >(as is true with many other critters), I didn't >masticate the pips, and they thus pass through one's >digestive tract intact. Flyers do eat the pip's >'insides' when they get them -- pear pips, too. And >yet, they seem to be uneffected. But, no need to take >a chance. Apples and pears are pretty easy to cut up >into pieces containing no pips -- so err on the side >of caution, I say. > > >>All I know is that my flyers love them, They have >>choices to use moss ( for a lack or another name, you >>find it hanging from trees in Florida) and they can >>use shavings if they want. But they alway steal the >>cotton balls for nesting.. I have seen threads in >>cotton balls. But never in 100% cotton balls. >>I don't think I am going to change anything in my >>aviary, I have 10 healthy flyers that tell me I am >>doing something right. So no fruit seeds of any kind >>for my flyers.. And will continue leaving them a >>choice for bedding.
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