Can fermentation gas kill my parrot?

[MaxStout]

 

[Cider123]

Polly want a gasmask?

Braak, Polly want a gasmask, Polly want a gasmask

 

[GHBWNY]

The parrot may not die, but his speech might be a little slurred...

 

[Zepth]

On a serious note: Carbon Dioxide will still asphyxiate you, someone on here came close due to sleeping in his sealed up room with a fermenter going nuts.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/carbon-dioxide-dangerous-151397/

I agree. I had a pet bird and one of the first things they tell you is keep it far from the kitchen as simple things we don't mind like aerosol non-stick spray can kill your pet. While we share the trait of breathing oxygen and exhaling CO2 the birds are much more sensitive to it than we are. As mentioned earlier using a canary as a gauge for the parrot lifespan is exactly what miners did. If you've got nowhere else keep the parrot or fermenters I'd at least try to keep the room ventilated. Open door with a fan, open window, whatever works for you.

Apologies for wrecking the fun. If you'd like to experiment with late pet additions, I'd suggest talking to the local pet store and inquiring about getting a skimmed goldfish or two.

 

[kevron]

Sits on your shoulder and repeats words.

You must have big shoulders.

 

[Newsman]

You must have big shoulders.

Holy crap! that's a BIG dog!!!!

 

[ProfessorWoland]

Yes, your parrot is likely already dead. Sorry for your loss.


Kidding, he'll be fine.

It's not dead, it's pining for the fjords.

 

[Thunder_Chicken]

If you have an oxygenation system you can make a oxygen mask / diving helmet for your parrot with a soda bottle:

This one is being used for anesthetic, but same idea.

 

[freisste]

If you have an oxygenation system you can make a oxygen mask / diving helmet for your parrot with a soda bottle: This one is being used for anesthetic, but same idea.

Let me preface this by saying I am an animal lover....

At the risk of upsetting PETA, that is hysterical. I just laughed out loud and people at work are looking at me.

 

[kewlceo]

It won't kill your parrot but it might just make it crazy...

 

[nextgenxx]

My cat the other night somehow got locked in my fermentation room with 2 - 5 gallon batches... She lived but was hungry the next morning when I found her!

 

[b-boy]

I had an CO2-related incident when I worked in a lab a few years back. We had a large freezer for dry ice. I was working by myself at night. I put on gloves and reached into the freezer to grab a few pieces of ice at the very bottom of the freezer. My feet were almost off the floor. Of course the freezer was completely filled with CO2 vapors. I instinctively took a deep breath while I was in there and started to black out. Luckily I pulled myself out before I did. I could have easily suffocated.

It would have been an embarassing way to die. They would have found me Monday morning with my feet sticking out of the top of the freezer. Knowing my boss he would have bitched about all the dry ice that I let evaporate.

 

[Kyle1111]

Ok, thanks for clearing that up for all us parrot owners, now the next question to consider is:

How do we know if the airlock has started/stopped bubbling or if it's just the parrot?

 

[brokebucket]

"Scrhodinger's Parrot"

 

[Kirkwooder]

OK. I don't quite get why it has taken 8 pages to do what I could do with two letters.

No

 

[freisste]

OK. I don't quite get why it has taken 8 pages to do what I could do with two letters. No

...buzzkill.

 

[Thunder_Chicken]

OK. I don't quite get why it has taken 8 pages to do what I could do with two letters.

No

 

[Rhumbline]

"Scrhodinger's Parrot"

So if you put the parrot in a sealed room with the fermenting beer, the parrot is both alive and dead until you open the door?

Ok, anyone who has a parrot and brews has to teach it to say "I don't want to go on the cart"