Sun conure chewing

Question
Our sun conure chews my wife's tea shirts, she doesn't mind, however we are concerned that he may get sick from chewing. I asked a owner of a bird store; he didn't think it would hurt him.

We would like your advise. This bird is our baby; and he is very spoiled...we wouldn't have it any other way.

Thank you.

Answer
Hi, Jerry.  Thanks for posting.

Chewing is perfectly normal for a parrot.  Parrots chew on anything and everything they can get their beaks on!  Chewing your wife's tea shirts won't make your sun conure sick!  You don't even want to know how many articles of clothing I wear that have little beak holes in them!

Chrys