Fantasy anion humidifier

[CKD]

Does anyone else here have one of these ? You add cold water and it steams but the steam is room temp. and has no smell . You can add scented oils to the water so that it freshens the room. I was just wanted to know if the pure fruit oil extract that you buy in the health food store is safe for the birds to breath if it is not over powering ? I am thinking of adding a few drops to the water.
Here is a pic of it .

[basketbagley]

it looks kinda neat. Let us know how well it works! and about how much they cost and were you got them!

[CKD]

I bought the one in the pic from a lady who lived in my old neighborhood. She had 4 she was selling for $25.00. I was just wondering if it would be safe to add fruit oils to the water to give a little fragrance off ? Not sure if it is safe for the birds.

[ParrotletLover]

I saw those things before! Its fun to put your hand over it and feel the steam.

I don't know if it would be safe, but if its from the health store, and it doesn't contain chemicals (I wouldn't think so...), it may be safe. Possibly someone here can help you more.

But if you want to freshen your house up, I heard any awesome suggestion today: heat up water and put a cinnamon stick, or orange peels, in it. Interesting!

[LissaKokoKiwiKaseySam]

Christy,

The thing you want to be most cautious of is if the smell is too overpowering. Things such as cinnamon should be fine, lemon, orange,etc. But be sure it is a light 'pleasant' scent, rather than one that sticks in your throat- if it bothers you, then it most definitely will be bothersome to the birds, and they are so much more delicate than we are!

[yehudasf]

BS"D

Do not operate that Nebulising humidifier around your birds. Devices of that sort utilise ultra-high sonic vibrations to nebulise the liquid inside of the reservoir. The problem is that any chemical present in the water is nebulised as well. If your water is treated with chlorine by the local utility district or water quality board, you could be risking not only the health of your companion psittazens, but your own as well. Any human who has any compromise of their respiratory system (think asthma, emphysema, lupus etc.) would be especially vulnerable to the damage that would be done by free molecules of such chemicals produced as the result of nebulisation. Much moreso for avians.