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What Should I Do for a Hormonal Male Black-headed Caique?

Catherine Tobsing
April 14, 2021
Bird Behavior / Bird Enviornments / Bird Lighting / Caique
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Donna L. asks,

What should I do for a hormonal black-headed male caique, 17 years old?

Screaming while holding a toy with his beak on the cage bottom or screaming while hanging on the cage bars, screaming at 2:30 AM.

Losing weight, killing any toy he can find, and just starting to pick at his chest and bottom of his foot.

Stopped eating his pellets (Harrisons), has combined with other pellets, not interested. (more…)

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How Do We Overcome Temporary Care Problems for 2 Budgies?

Lisa N. wrote:

Hi, Catherine hope all is well.

We have been really busy my son is moving to his new home in a few weeks and working a lot of hours so we taking care of his 2 parakeets.

Ricky is older than Kiwi.

When we take them out of the cages for exercise little Kiwi will chase after Ricky and Ricky just wants to do his own thing and trying to get him back in the cage is very difficult my son.

He says Kiwi is always like that but I thought the parakeets got along.

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Do You Think Lupron Would Help or Hurt My Cockatiels Behavior?

Mitch Rezman
April 10, 2021
Bird & Parrot Breeding / Bird Behavior / Bird Enviornments / Bird Lighting / Birds & Lighting / Cockatiels / Veterinarian Related
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Joanne F. wonders aloud,

Been reading your blog about the effects of Lupron on female birds for egg-laying.

My vet is suggesting these injections for my male white face cockatiel, “Pico”.

Pico is literally like Jekyll and Hyde.

Very loving but can turn on you in a nanosecond.

He is so highly hormonal that almost anything is perceived as a potential mate.

Feet, sneakers, plastic Kind bar wrappers……the list is expanding.

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Why Has My Green Cheek Conure Started Biting Quite a Bit?

Mitch Rezman
April 2, 2021
Bird Behavior / Biting Birds / Green Cheek Conure
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Pat D. relates,

My GCC has started biting quite a bit.

I want to do light therapy with her.

Can I keep her cage in the living room and cover him at night or should she be moved to another room to sleep?

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How Do I Handle Red Front Macaw From an Inheritance?

Mitch Rezman
April 2, 2021
Bird & Parrot Breeding / Bird Behavior / Bird Enviornments / Bird Lighting / Large macaws / Macaw
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David K. relates,

In search of your wisdom

I have a Red Front macaw from an inheritance and his companion was a cat killed by my fault.

What other macaws would be a good fit for him?

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Is My Blue and Gold Macaw Going Thru the Terrible Twos?

Mitch Rezman
April 2, 2021
Bird & Parrot Breeding / Bird Behavior / Bird Cage Info / Bird Enviornments / Bird Lighting / Foraging and Enrichment
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Michelle H. wants to know,

Does my Blue and Gold Macaw go thru the terrible twos?

She picks at my clothes, my blankets, and when I put her up at night she dumps her food on the floor.

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I Have a Question About a Green Ringneck Male I Just Bought

Mitch Rezman
April 1, 2021
Bird & Parrot Breeding / Bird Behavior / Biting Birds / Indian Ringneck / Keto the African ringneck
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Nauman asks

I am messaging about a Green (African) ringneck male I recently bought from a pet shop (who said he is 6 months old ) however he has a clear ring not on the full neck but it’s there.

Anyways the first day he didn’t eat anything, the second day he’s started to eat the mix of seeds.

He’s not hand tamed and not aggressive unless you try to grab him (which is not what I’m am trying to do)

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Why Does My Macaw Regurgitate in Her Cage Daily?

Mitch Rezman
March 26, 2021
Bird Behavior / Bird Enviornments / Bird Lighting / Large macaws / Plucking/Screaming
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Charles S. relates

My bird is 14 years old. I have had him/her since being a baby!

Every day she regurgitates about a cup full in her cage!

When I leave her with an experienced bird keeper she does not do this!

They indicated that I may be petting her in a way that arouses her and that may be the problem.

She has been doing this for years.

Could it be how I’m feeding her? Usually, I feed her orange slices, 1 cracker, 2 peanuts, and a scoop of Zupreem twice a day.

Plus I give her another couple of peanuts as a treat during the day?

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Why Does My African Grey Picks His Feathers?

Catherine Tobsing
March 26, 2021
African grey / Bathing and Health / Bird Behavior / Bird Enviornments / Plucking/Screaming
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Rachel C. is concerned,

My African grey picks his feathers.

He has free roam of the house with a large perch in the living room.

He doesn’t like water and doesn’t like any toy I get him.

He does like the challenge of taking the lids off old pill bottles to find a treat.

He likes very few people.He definitely does not like little people. He goes outside with me and enjoys climbing around. I put him in the cage

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What Is the Minimum Temperature to Take My Bird’s Camping?

Mitch Rezman
March 12, 2021
African grey / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Bird Enviornments
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Sarah F. inquires

We like to take our parrots camping with us (and our dogs and horses).

We’re thinking of going earlier, hence colder this year.

How much cold can they take?

It’ll probably get in the high 30’s in the AM (inside the camper).

Thank you

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What Should I Do for a Hormonal Male Black-headed Caique?

How Do We Overcome Temporary Care Problems for 2 Budgies?

Why Has My Green Cheek Conure Started Biting Quite a Bit?

How Do I Handle Red Front Macaw From an Inheritance?

Is My Blue and Gold Macaw Going Thru the Terrible Twos?

I Have a Question About a Green Ringneck Male I Just Bought

Why Does My Macaw Regurgitate in Her Cage Daily?

Why Does My African Grey Picks His Feathers?

What Is the Minimum Temperature to Take My Bird’s Camping?

Since 1993Online in 2002

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Since 1993
Online in 2002

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$7 Ships Small

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Lowell, IN 46356 USA