Last Updated on November 17, 2023 by Mitch Rezman
The original Quora question in full:
What are the three most nutritious nuts for macaws? Should any be avoided and why?
Let’s start with some housekeeping.
“Peanuts have the propensity to grow fungus and should generally be avoided.”
Last Updated on February 16, 2023 by Mitch Rezman
The original question posted to Quora was
How well would a parrot be able to handle elevations higher than 12,000 feet?
From Wikipedia we learn:
The thick-billed parrot (Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha) is a medium-sized green and red parrot found in Mexico, that formerly ranged into the southwestern United States.
Its position in parrot phylogeny is the subject of ongoing discussion; it is sometimes referred to as a thick-billed macaw or a thick-billed conure.
Last Updated on February 16, 2023 by Mitch Rezman
Hello, I’m writing this because I have a 10-year-old Cockatiel female.
I’ve had her since I was 14 and she’s the most important thing in my life.
She’s gone through a lot though and has had to survive 2 emergency surgeries to save her life.
Becoming egg-bound and near-death both of these times due to chronic egg laying.
I don’t know what to do to help.
Last Updated on February 16, 2023 by Mitch Rezman
Hi!
I’m noticing that the Amazon is not wild about having much better food than the crap she used to get from Petco, and she’s normally all about mealtime.
(The African Grey was never as interested in meals as the Amazon).
Considering what I’ve ordered from you in the past, is there anything you would recommend that I try for the next order?
Thanks!
Best,
Eva
Last Updated on September 29, 2023 by Mitch Rezman
Hi Mitch,
My name is Barbara T, and you and I just spoke re my parakeet, Ricky, who has been treated by an Avian specialist, Gloria Goodman, VMD (website: avianexoticvetpa.com), for mites since July 2nd, 2020.
As I told you, I had surgery and my sister took care of the bird from May 12th through June 28th.
I noticed immediately that his face looked like it had rot on it and he seemed “antsy”—pecking on his feathers and rubbing his head, especially around the eye area, on the cage.
I called the vet and she saw him on July 2nd.
