Category: Bird Behavior - Page 31

Close-up of young beard man with his pet Quaker parrot on shoulder at home. Monk parakeet is looking at camera with curiosity.

Why Birds Should Fear Humans Not Feral Cats

Mitch Rezman
October 2, 2019
Bird Behavior / Bird Enviornments / Bird Nutrition / Original content
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For those of you new to the discussion I recently reposted an evergreen article about the effect of feral cats on earth’s bird population.

This is a question from one of our nearest and dearest customers along with my response.

Hi Mitch. You know me.

I’m a long-time customer of your store and will continue to be as long as the three of us are still alive on this earth.

So it is with respect and affection that I tell you that it is irresponsible of you to deny that feral cats are harming wild birds.

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Should I Give My Pet Bird A Mirror Or Not?

Mitch Rezman
September 18, 2019
Bird Behavior / Bird Cage Info / Bird Enviornments / Bird Lighting / Birds & Lighting / Habitats for caged birds
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Is it okay if a bird sees the reflection of her cage in a mirror from a little distance? Does this make the same effect of a mirror inside of the cage?

One of the answers read: “Larger birds such as parrots have no trouble telling that their reflection is not another bird. For smaller birds, the mirror would probably need to be in the cage so that the bird could actually play with its reflection.”

but the answer makes no sense.

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Do Dowel Perches Harm Budgies Feet – Avian Diabetes – Shoes – Avocados

Mitch Rezman
September 12, 2019
Bathing and Health / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Bird Cage Info / Bird Enviornments / Budgies / Cockatiels / Veterinarian Related
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Notably absent from the prior answers (on Quora) are the words “and I inspect my bird’s feet by flipping him over and examining his feet under a magnifying glass on a regular basis.”

As a vendor of bird cages and accessories for over 25 years, we advise people to take the dowel rod perches out of the cage immediately upon assembly.

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Close-up of young beard man with his pet Quaker parrot on shoulder at home. Monk parakeet is looking at camera with curiosity.

4 Essential Quaker Parrot Questions Answered

Mitch Rezman
September 6, 2019
Bird & Parrot Anatomy / Bird Behavior / Quaker parrot
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Quaker parrots a.k.a. monk parakeets are unique little birds.

Feathered factoid – Quakers are the only parrot that builds a nest.

Not just any nest – a condominium nest.

Quaker parakeets nests are so large that they accommodate dozens of birds who share body warmth enabling them to endure the harshness of winters in Chicago and other major cities around the country.

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More CBD For Pet Birds – Mythbusting

Mitch Rezman
September 5, 2019
Bathing and Health / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Birds & Lighting / Veterinarian Related
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Although I firmly believe that correlation does not necessarily imply causation I’m very concerned with the fact that 60% of pet birds die of malnutrition according to necropsies (animal autopsies) performed by veterinarians.

I can’t help feel the explosion of feeding “chop” to pet birds has fueled that statistic.

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What Our Readers Think About Pet Birds And CBD Oil

Mitch Rezman
August 22, 2019
Bathing and Health / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Cockatoo / Veterinarian Related
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These comments are in response to last weeks post CBD Oil – Miracle Cure For Birds Or Just The New Snake Oil

From Taryn Palo

Regarding CBD oil.

My avian vet sells it.

He’s taken care of my Umbrella cockatoo for 23 years now so I pretty much trust him.

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A green parrot eats cookies from human hands. The concept of pet nutrition.

What Are The Right Human And Commercial Foods For My Pet Bird

Mitch Rezman
August 21, 2019
Bird & Parrot Breeding / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Feeding Pet Birds / Foraging and Enrichment
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Shouldn’t we learn how to find the right foods for our pet birds?

Feathered factoid: as much as 30% of a bird’s calories are used in the production and maintenance of feathers.

Editor’s note: We don’t know what bird food your bird will like any more than what you like on Netflix.

“Transparent”, “Scandal” or “The Walking Dead,” shows are both loved and reviled.

We do know that instinctively your bird has a desire to “search” or “forage” for food seven days a week.

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CBD Oil – Miracle Cure For Birds Or Just The New Snake Oil

Mitch Rezman
August 13, 2019
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Plucking/Screaming / Veterinarian Related
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On June 2, 2018 I responded to the question:

I, for the most part, pleaded ignorance and suggested that he not give his African Grey CBD oil based on my “spidey sense.”

Now I’m seeing more conversations about the use of CBD oil on all sorts of animals but obviously, my concern is the effects of CBD oil on our pet birds.

Let’s take a deep dive into the subject, shall we?

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Funny budgerigar. Cute green budgie pa parrot sits in a cage and plays with a mirror. Funny tamed pet bird and her toys

How To Introduce New Toys That Parrots Should Play With

Mitch Rezman
August 6, 2019
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Bird Cage Info / Bird Enviornments / Bird Supplies Info / Habitats for caged birds / Sun conures
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And How to Discourage Items They Should Leave Alone

I had a screen saver a while back with an umbrella cockatoo and the words (from the cockatoo’s perspective), “What’s mine is mine, what’s yours is mine, if you put it down it is mine, if I see it it is mine, but if you give it to me, I don’t want it”.

This is so true for many parrots and can be used to introduce new toys and cage additions to your bird’s environment.

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