Danger In The Home (Poisons That Can Be Ingested) Floor and furniture polish, paint, shoe polish, wood preservative, gasoline, toilet bowl cleaner, paint remover, paint thinner, dishwasher detergent, and plants. source: Sheldon Gerstenfeld, The Bird Cage Book (Addison Wesley, 1989). For a complete listing of common household poisons, and plants considered harmful to birds please refer to chapter four in the following text. source: Bonnie Munro Doane, The Parrot In Health And Illness (Howell Bookhouse, 1991). For myself I believe it is wise to keep your bird away from any household cleaning product.