[Clawsworth]

Very cute bird! I don't use cuttlebone because it's made out of the backbone of a fish... how terrible! Instead, I use a mineral block without any preservatives or bad ingredients and it works out fine.

 

[Clawsworth]

Um, I hate to tell you this, since you seem so set against them, but the main ingredient in mineral blocks is cuttlebone and some do contain artificial flavourings, colours and preservatives. Here's the ingredients to one I found:



Can I ask why you think it's so terrible? It doesn't seem any worse to me than the leather parts on toys.

I make cuttlebones into toys occasionally. Lofty loves the texture of them to crunch up. =)

I made sure to find a vegan mineral block (the husband, myself, and our cockatiel are all vegan ) It was also coloured with vegetables. And yes, I don't use any toys with leather or any other animal ingredients for that matter. I was only stating that cuttlebones are made out of an actual cuttlefish because many people don't seem to realise this - they think it's a cute name for it like "cuddle bone."

 

[Clawsworth]

Here's the one I use http://www.amazon.com/Kaytee-Tropic...1?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1257968989&sr=1-1

It has some artificial colours and flavours but no preservatives like BHT and no animal ingredients; it's the best one I could find thus far.