This post was updated 2/23/2024 with comments from a cat “industry expert” below
We try to stay true to our philosophy and vision about the care of exotic birds but because we love birds we’re always trying to learn a little more. Most of you reading this have birds. (more…)
Bird climbing nets - personally we think they are a great idea and we ship lots of them. We've been shipping them for years and people rave about them. If…
Lil M. writes,
We want to build an outside aviary for our macaw. I would like to have a secure structure, safe from predators.
Our location will be Clarksville, TN. I’m looking at ideas online but thought perhaps asking an authority on the subject would be the best way to start researching.
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I ordered these dishes for my cage using the dimensions you listed on your website which are #01 dish measures 5″ across the top including lip. (4 1/2″ not including lip) 3″ tall.
When I received these dishes I checked them and they do not fit my cage. And the reason they do not fit is that they are not the dimensions you state on your website.
Attn. Mitch Rezman
Fluorescent lights.
The recent post here on Vit. D led me to more research. It appears most if not all of the Windy City Full Spectrum lights have simple magnetic ballasts, producing visible flicker. This is proven for chickens and assumed for the likely better eyes of psittacines with their mainly flying lifestyle.
High-frequency electronic ballasts are now standard for indoor fluorescents where human health is a consideration as the high-frequency flicker is far faster than our visual system can perceive. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_ballast>Electronic Ballasts) Commonly about 3500 Hz in Compact Fluorescent Lights. HF ballasts are now competitive with previous mains rate (120Hz) magnetic ballasts products and are offered in full spectrum phosphors lights.
I sell bird toys – on the face of it, it shouldn’t be that hard. Under the hood, it’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life.
We’ve had a retail facility burnt to the ground. We’ve had another retail facility flood with sewer water because of improper plumbing practices.
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