Can I Use Oils And Candles Near My Pet Birds?
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Can I Use Oils And Candles Near My Pet Birds?

Denise asks

I have an Amazon and a hahns macaw.

Can you please tell me what oils are safe to use once in a while in my diffusers?

I have used Scentsy, and also bath and body works candles not a lot of use at all as the scents sort of even bother me!

thank you appreciate it.

Denise

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Does A Lung Transplant Patient Need To Get Rid Of Her Macaw?
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Does A Lung Transplant Patient Need To Get Rid Of Her Macaw?

I just got off the phone with Andrea, a very good customer of ours.

Andrea was fortunate enough to get a lung transplant at the age of 70.

I’m sure her primary surgeon told her many things that stand out to me are, “We’ve probably added about six years to your life” and “You have to get rid of your macaw.”

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Should I Get A Conure With 4 Cats And A Dog In My Home?
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Should I Get A Conure With 4 Cats And A Dog In My Home?

Leahloveskittens writes

I am a teen in the process of saving up for a green cheeked conure while I’m still in school.

I have done a lot of research on them.

 

The problem is that my family also has 4 cats and a dog.

 

I was planning on getting a tall cage and putting in a corner so the bird has a corner to retreat to in case of a cat attacking somehow, but now I’m worried that I just shouldn’t get a bird at all so I don’t make it get hurt.

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Does A Pet Bird Need To Sit On the Same Perch All Day?

In response to our Nov 4th 2019 Birdie Brunch

Rio Hemmings commented

I agree that birds will land on any perch in the wild, but caged life is different, they have to sit on the same perch all day so it needs to be comfortable, I do gymnastics and pole so I know how uncomfortable and painful it is when the pole is too wide I can’t work with it. 

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How Do I Find Hardwood Perches For My 2 Cockatoos?
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How Do I Find Hardwood Perches For My 2 Cockatoos?

Green Witch asks

Hi Mitch

I’ve been enjoying your emails for some time now.

 

I have an umbrella and a citron cockatoo.

We’ve been searching for two manzanita branches and just haven’t found the perfect ones yet.

Would you be able to direct me in the right direction to find a good and safe branch for them?

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