New carpet worry

[ladybird]

On Monday we are having new carpet laid all downstairs.  We will be putting him in the bedroom while it is fitted but I am worried about the fumes from the carpet  when we take him back downstairs.  We don’t have any neighbours where he could stay …..
      Do I have any reason to worry?

[Loz]

I'll read this thread with some interest.
I have a desperate need for new carpets here but not if they place my flock in danger. I can cope without them.

[ffiscool]

I don’t know what others will say, as I’m not sure of what it is that’s in the new carpet smell. But I’d think, once you can’t smell anything, it would be ok. Can you keep him upstairs until then, keeping windows downstairs open?

[ladybird]

I have phoned the carpet shop and on Saturday when they close they are going to unroll it in the warehouse, so that might help a bit…….I definitely won’t bring him down the day it’s laid . So hopefully the smell will soon disappear. I love him to much to risk his health.

[Isra P]

Hello, Everybody

I'm new here, but I can relate to your concern regarding the new carpet smell. I get nervous if I wear too much cologne, even when far away from my budgies. I do agree you should wait until you can't perceive any smell in the room before bringing your budgies down. It's better to be safe than sorry!

[Marianne Marlow]

I have never had a carpet and budgies at the same time, but I agree that it's better to be cautious with these things.

Hopefully Buddy continues to be well.

Welcome Isra P, hopefully you'll start a new thread to introduce yourself and your budgies

[ladybird]

We have new settee and chair coming on Tuesday too but I don’t think they cause problems. Stupidly when you order these things you don’t think of the new smell they give off. Our house is a through lounge/ kitchen so he will have to stay upstairs for a few days. He will hate being shut it 🥲🥲.

[jellybean]

ladybird, new carpet smell never bothered Ben and Sam last year when we had our carpets fitted throughout our new flat, the carpets were fitted on the Thursday, and we moved in on the Friday and they were totally fine.

I don't think you have anything to worry about.

[ladybird]

Thank you jellybean x

[JennyB]

Nov 2, 2023 9:09:31 GMT ladybird said:

We have new settee and chair coming on Tuesday too but I don’t think they cause problems. Stupidly when you order these things you don’t think of the new smell they give off. Our house is a through lounge/ kitchen so he will have to stay upstairs for a few days. He will hate being shut it 🥲🥲.

A page I follow on Facebook that has since closed (due to life changes) called the house of nubs she got a new settee and her birds did react to the fumes coming from it and a couple didn’t make it. I didn’t want to alarm you but would be kicked myself if the worst happened and I’d not mentioned it. I’m not sure if she’d had the chairs treated or not. I’ll see if there’s still access to it or not but just wanted to warn you. Obviously you’ve already considered it keeping your little feather friend upstairs for a few days xx

[Marianne Marlow]

Oh Jenny, that's awful. What a terrible thing to happen :-(

[JennyB]

I could access the fb page I mentioned higher up. For her it was formaldehyde coming off of her new sofa. There was also a bit about carpets so I took a screenshot for that. We moved last year and I keep our budgies at my parents for a couple of weeks then when we had curtains put in the lounge the boys moved into the spare bedroom for a week.

[JennyB]

Nov 6, 2023 14:45:48 GMT Marianne Marlow said:

Oh Jenny, that's awful. What a terrible thing to happen :-(

Yes it was upsetting to read so must’ve been terribly sad for Kristin 

[Marianne Marlow]

I also followed the house of nubs and remember her losing some pets but did not know the reason.

[JennyB]

How did the carpet and the settee work out for you ladybird ?