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What Would Be a Good Perch for My 2 Amazon Parrots?

Mitch Rezman
July 9, 2021
Amazons / Bird Cage Info / Bird Enviornments
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Deborah F. is looking to get new perches for my blue fronted amazon male and orange wing amazon female… they like to sit on the same perch during their out time ..which is most of the day.

Would this perch (small) or the same one in medium be strong enough to hold them both?

Coffee Tree Perch Natural Y by Prevue 9″ Small

Right now they have a medium Polly sand perch with no coating on it and it holds them just fine.

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Will Bright Full Spectrum Lighting Cause My Bird to Go Blind?

Mitch Rezman
July 9, 2021
African grey / Bird Lighting / Birds & Lighting
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Rob K. has a “Light question”

Mitch, I have read much and understood all of your points about lighting.

My bird is a Congo African Grey.

My concern is that I have also read articles about the danger of eye damage such as cataracts from such closeness and intensity of the light. At the equator, high noon footcandles range from 9-10,000 and cycle up and down moonlight to moonlight (.01 FC @ full moon) and between dawn & dusk (10 FC).

I have a full spectrum bulb in my ceiling 5′ above his cage.

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Why Does My Ringneck Keep Flying From My Shoulder to Her Cage?

Mitch Rezman
July 9, 2021
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Bird Enviornments / Ringnecks
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Lydia G. has 2 issues with my Indian Ringneck

Hi, my Indian Ringneck keeps flying back to her cage all the time when I take her around on my shoulder.

She won’t venture further than a foot away from it.

She also has a box she likes to spend time in and on.

She has toys to play with and I give her branches to rip up.

I keep going and getting her every time and repeat it quite a few times and she always goes back.

She was doing this at her previous owners too.

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How Do I Handle 2 Flighted Out of Control Cockatiels?

Mitch Rezman
July 9, 2021
Bird Behavior / Bird Enviornments / Bird Lighting / Biting Birds / Cockatiels
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Elleen A. relates,

I have 2 male fully flighted cockatiels that will not let us handle them. They are bonded. How can I get them to let us handle them again?

Dear Elleen

Short answer. You can’t. Birds of a feather stick together and you have no feathers.

Long answer.

You can clip their wings, separate them into different cages, and plan to spend several hours with each of them individually in daily sessions in hopes to earn their trust and want to be with you.

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What Nuts to Feed My Fourteen-year-old Sulfur Crested Cockatoo?

Lou K. asks,

Mitch, I have a fourteen-year-old sulfur crested cockatoo.

What nuts can I feed her every day without feeding her too many of the wrong kinds to upset her daily feed habits?

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How Do I Stop My 21-year-old Female Cockatiel From Screaming?

Mitch Rezman
July 8, 2021
Bird Behavior / Bird Cage Info / Bird Enviornments / Bird Lighting
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Nancy B. has a very needy cockatiel,

My 21-year-old female cockatiel refuses to stay in her cage.

She goes to all extents to get attention, the most of which is constant screaming.

If she so much as hears a squeak as I’m walking down the stairs – she starts screaming.

She can go on for hours at a time until I finally take her out of the cage.

This behavior is constant and interestingly she tries to “mate” when she sits on my finger.

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What Is a “good” Diet for a 3-year-old Eclectus Parrot?

Mitch Rezman
July 2, 2021
Bird Nutrition / Eclectus parrots / Feeding Pet Birds
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Julia M. asks,

Top of the morning! Could you tell me what a “good” diet is for a three-year-old Eclectus?

I have had him since the middle of his weaning.

Editors note ~ about 20% of parrots are sexually dimorphic meaning you can tell the sex by the bird’s color. Males are green, females are red, so Julia can use the pronoun “him” with certainty. Endnote

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Can Cloacal Prolapse in Parakeets Be Prevented?

Mitch Rezman
July 1, 2021
Bathing and Health / Bird & Parrot Anatomy / Bird & Parrot Breeding / Veterinarian Related
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Mary S. is concerned,

Can prolapse in parakeets be prevented?

Dear Mary

Most important is prevention – assure that your birds, especially breeding hens, are in good health and are receiving optimal amounts of calcium and other minerals and vitamins. Upon noting a prolapse, you can try lubricating the tissue with a water-soluble product, such as Wet Original.

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What’s the Best Way to Travel 1200 Miles With 3 Parrots?

Mitch Rezman
July 1, 2021
Cockatiels / Macaw / Sun conures / The Traveling Bird
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Anita J. would like to know, We are moving to a new house, a 1200 mile trip. With a Noble Macaw (20), Sun Conure (23), and Cockatiel (29). Editors note ~…

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How Do I Treat My Female Parakeet’s Feather Cyst?

Mitch Rezman
July 1, 2021
Bathing and Health / Bird & Parrot Anatomy / Budgies / Veterinarian Related
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to Mitch@WCParrot

Hello, love your website have a parakeet female about 5 years old with a cyst on the left wing.

Our avian vet was not too helpful only said it could be a feather cyst after I suggested it.

She does not seem uncomfortable but the cyst is getting bigger mostly pink with whatever color of feather appears any suggestions?

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What Would Be a Good Perch for My 2 Amazon Parrots?

Will Bright Full Spectrum Lighting Cause My Bird to Go Blind?

Why Does My Ringneck Keep Flying From My Shoulder to Her Cage?

How Do I Handle 2 Flighted Out of Control Cockatiels?

What Nuts to Feed My Fourteen-year-old Sulfur Crested Cockatoo?

How Do I Stop My 21-year-old Female Cockatiel From Screaming?

What Is a “good” Diet for a 3-year-old Eclectus Parrot?

What’s the Best Way to Travel 1200 Miles With 3 Parrots?

Since 1993Online in 2002

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