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@Videohead Relax, they’re part human. Anyway, caffeine is a stimulant whose toxicity is dependent on body mass. To us humans, our bodies are big enough that a few cups in one day wouldn’t kill us. To pets like birds, cats and dogs, their body mass is (usually) smaller than ours so the dosage needed to become dangerous is much smaller. Just like how drinking 10 cups of coffee would make a human’s heart give out, a single cup might be life-threatening. Similarly, cocoa is also a stimulant. Some large dogs can have a little bit of chocolate and be okay, because it’s weaker than caffeine and they are large enough to metabolise it, but to cats it’s almost always dangerous. Iirc, it’s to do with their effects on the heart. Pet animals usually have higher heart rates than humans and so it takes less to make them give out.
So, since these guys are human-sized, they should be fine
So, since these guys are human-sized, they should be fine