Tea for Parrots

[KimberlyAnn]

[KimberlyAnn]

Had to find the right resize app for my phone. Lol

[Pajarita]

I would not give them decaffeinated tea, just herbal teas that never had any caffeine to begin with.

[GreenWing]

http://www.landofvos.com/articles/kitchen8.html

Your rose is on this list under it's scientific name. I would think it would be safe, I don't know of a rose that is unsafe...yet anyway.

Awesome link and list! And yes indeed, rosa gallica (Apothecary Rose) is on it! Thanks sooooo much, you rock! Interesting that the list states Elder flowers are safe, I didn't know that. On other parrot websites I've read the berries, however, are toxic for parrots.

Did you hear back from your Aunt about that particular tea rose?

All roses are edible, there isn't a single cultivar that is not. As to lemon balm, I don't use it for the birds because, sometimes, it causes drowsiness.

Thank you re: roses, I would never feed any rose to a parrot though, because what if the roses have been sprayed? And I'm a fan of the herbal roses such as the Apothecary Rose and Damask rose, because they have been used medicinally for centuries and I don't feel right giving a parrot any hybrid rose to eat.

And you're so right that Lemon Balm can make you sleepy! Alone, it does help me sleep although it can give me vivid dreams. A friend of mine is really into teas and he said he once had a lemon balm/Valerian herbal tea combination and it basically knocked him out, lol

Yeah, "decaf" green tea is not caffeine-free.

[KimberlyAnn]

They also had tea with no "tea" leaves in them. But to be honest, I would not buy this product...I would recreate it! Lol

But I read about people giving their parrots green tea to combat plucking. I think I will just stick to my herbs and feed them whole.