Chemicals in dry grout?

[James Wilkinson Sword]

Once tile grout has dried, does it contain any harmful chemicals? I have a parrot that's chewing it.

[Brian Gaff]

I'm sure there is a joke here about it being a Norwegian Blue. I'd have thought that it depends on the grout. Some claims to have a fungicide in it, and I'd hazard a guess that this would not be healthy. My mind is still boggling about a free flying parrot in a bathroom. Brian

[James Wilkinson Sword]

Tiles are also in kitchens.

Anyway, when I let the parrots out, they can fly anywhere they want in the house.

[dadiOH]

Grout is calcium carbonate plus silica if sanded. May have a bit of talc. I don't think any of thoose would hurt the bird but it might prefer to get its calcium via a cuttlefish bone.

[James Wilkinson Sword]

It's not trying to eat it, it's trying to destroy it. Most ends up on the floor, but I was concerned about a bit that gets in it's throat.

So the strong smell you get when using pre-mixed grout is just a solvent which has by now long since evaporated?

[Zazu]

Your parrot is bored and/or it's trimming its beak.  Either way, get off you fat ass and go get some non-toxic tree branches and build a tree for it to chew/play on.

[James Wilkinson Sword]

She has plenty to play on, with, and chew up. Branches, nestboxes, cardboard boxes, an old wooden birdtable, some old wooden furniture, two other parrots, .....

I'm also growing a tree to go in the aviary.

[Bill Wright]

Try Polly Filler

Bill

[James Wilkinson Sword]

[groan]