What Sacrifices Do We Make To Rescue Pet Birds?
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What Sacrifices Do We Make To Rescue Pet Birds?

S***h writes

 

Dear Mitch, I was glad that you put that sick animal abuser in his or her place when you responded to the “Duct taped Cockatoo” post.

 

I once rescued a poor blue and gold that was up in a tree for three days.

 

Its owner was absent and I believe that she was mentally ill, but that’s no excuse for the perch that I found on the apartment property that had lots of duct tape where the parrot perched and the amount of neglect that I saw that the poor Macaw had been through.

 

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Is There A Hormone To Calm My Over Sexed African Grey Parrot?
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Is There A Hormone To Calm My Over Sexed African Grey Parrot?

I have had my male African grey parrot for 28 years.

When he matured sexually years ago he started plucking.

I have him on a plumage supplement now and he has lots of new quills and looks much better.

However, he humps my arm with a thick sweater on.

He goes to completion if I let him once a day.

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Does Anyone Out There Clean Their Perches With Peroxide?
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Does Anyone Out There Clean Their Perches With Peroxide?

Lee asks

Hi Windy City,

Does anyone out there clean their perches with peroxide?

Is it safe?

I’ve tried various surface cleaning methods followed by baking. 

 

Most recently, after cleaning off loose debris, I soaked in bleach water, then steamed with a brush attachment.

 

During a cold spell, so I did this indoors.

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Is A Feliway Diffuser Safe To Use In A Very Large Room With Parrots?

Question from Donna Stone

Firstly what is Feliway Diffuser?

According to their website.

FELIWAY CLASSIC Diffuser is a clinically proven solution to comfort cats at home and may help decrease urine spraying, scratching or hiding.

  1. Nurtures your relationship with your cat, by creating a loving environment at home. The continuous effect provides constant calming and comfort to your cat.
  2. Clinically proven, Veterinary used and recommended

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How Did TOPs Make Totally Organics Bird Food Even Better?
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How Did TOPs Make Totally Organics Bird Food Even Better?

I’m not sure when we started selling TOP’s Parrot Food formally known as Totally Organics.

 

The distraction of moving to Indiana allowed us to move a little away from focusing on “the devil’s in the details”.

 

We noticed the packaging had changed as well as the titles of the food but did not really drill down into this bird food line until recently.

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