Oh boy. I caught him. Just now. Tried prying him off and he's not coming. He wasn't thrilled about having water dribbled all over him, either...started making tiny shrieking sounds. I feel terrible. What should I do?
I'm going to go peruse the internet for answers....
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I found references to cooking spray (Pam, etc.), and wonder if peanut butter would work as well, since it was always helpful in getting gum out of hair or carpet... I will keep searching.
Here is some more info from http://www.buginfo.com/articles/gluetraps.cfm :
For animals though, particularly kittens, puppies, birds, or other possibly sensitive animals where paint thinner might have a irritating effect on the animal, there are other choices. Since it may not really be known what kinds of sensitivities certain animals have to chemicals of any kind, it would be nice to have an alternative. In speaking with many professional pest management technicians, here is a short list of other solvents that they have used, successfully, in removing the glue:
* Dishwashing liquid detergent
* Hand creams
* Rubbing alcohol
* Cooking oil
* Peanut butter or regular butter
It appears that many kinds of oily materials will dissolve the glue, so removing it from sensitive skin, hair, or feathers with cooking oil seems to be a fairly benign method that does not run the risk of irritating the skin of an animal. You probably really would not want to dip your parakeet in paint thinner, but a material less likely to cause irritation would be a better choice. Once the glue is removed the area can then be washed with soap and water to remove any unwanted oiliness, and everything should be normal again.
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