Category: Bird Enviornments - Page 16

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Can You Recommend a Quality Air Cleaner for My 3 Parrots?

Virginia V. writes,

Hello,

I have a blue and gold macaw, an orange wing Amazon, and an African grey. They have been living together for over 30 years. Each has a separate gigantic cage in a medium-size room with windows all around.

When I am home they have the ability to follow me around on the first floor.

I am in desperate need of an air cleaner. What would you recommend? Thank you so much for your Sunday morning messages.

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How Do I Care for the Special Needs of an Older Budgie?

Catherine Tobsing
February 4, 2022
Bird Enviornments / Bird Nutrition / Budgies / Senior Birds
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Debra C. wants to know how to care for the special needs of an older budgie,

I love all of the wonderful info about taking better care of my birds that I am able to take away from your newsletters.

But I am especially wanting more info on how to meet all the needs of my precious 9-year-old Goofus.

She still gets around in her cage pretty well most of the time by climbing, She is a fast climber. Sometimes she flies, I have added extra perches across the length of the cage so she doesn’t have to fly far.

She seems to have her good days and her not-so-good ones. But she seems happy. She and my much younger male budgie Lavender have fallen in love and are mostly inseparable.

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Are Essential Oils Safe to Use Around Parrots?

Linda is concerned with using essential oils around her bird,

Are essential oils safe to use around parrots? Like on the family dog. Not diffuser. Would you share your insight, please? Thank you, Linda and flock

Hi Linda

We discourage essential oils in a bird home simply because it’s oil. The oil can merge into floating particulates or aerosols that can line the nasal passage and respiratory system reducing a bird’s ability to breathe.

Best

MitchR

I’ve added a video about avian respiratory systems below.

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Whats the Best Way to Introduce a New Carrier to My Cockatoo?

Mitch Rezman
January 15, 2022
Bird Cage Info / Bird Enviornments / Cockatoo / The Traveling Bird
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Patricia N. explains,

I have an Umbrella Cockatoo and have a new travel cage arriving soon. Always hard to get it to try anything new and he’s not a fan of cages, other than his usual ‘home’ cage.

Any tips on how best to get him inside his new travel cage. Thank you

Dear Patricia

Set it up right next to the bird’s regular cage. On a table to raise it up if possible. Put some food in it, treats, toys, and let your bird check it out.

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Why Did My 23-year-old Severe Macaw Start Wanting to Feed Me?

Mitch Rezman
January 15, 2022
Bird & Parrot Breeding / Bird Behavior / Bird Enviornments / Macaw
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Dorothy T. is seeking a pet bird keeping solution

Henry a Male, by all means, started wanting to feed me, he became obsessive.

Then my other bird.

Not a buddy, but someone he talks with, in my room.

A Rainbow Lory.

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Can My Quaker and Lovebird Share a Cage?

Mitch Rezman
October 9, 2021
Bird Behavior / Bird Cage Info / Bird Enviornments
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Sharyl R. asks about birds sharing a single cage.

I have a Quaker and a lovebird and they are inseparable.

They have recently become roommates.

Their cages are next to each other with doors kept open.

They stay in the Quakers cage, Kas.

Is it ok to keep them together?

My Quaker does get aggressive if I go to get Jelly, my lovebird.

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How Do I Handle My Molting Green Cheek Conure With Another Bird?

Mitch Rezman
October 9, 2021
Bird Behavior / Bird Cage Info / Bird Enviornments / Bird Lighting / Bird Nutrition
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Lisa N writes,

Hey Catherine hope all is well I need your help again I thought by now I would be a better mommy 🙂

Our Reggie is molting big time she loves taking a bath every day I know it’s a rough time for birds but we also have a Pineapple conure and yes one is a boy and Reggie is the girl.

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Does My Parrotlet Need a Full Spectrum Light Source?

Mitch Rezman
September 29, 2021
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Bird Enviornments / Bird Lighting / Parrotlet
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Chris S. reached out to ask,

Does a parrotlet need a full spectrum light source?

And if so does it need it all year round if living in eastern PA?

Dear Chris

Unless you are living along the equator, no, natural lighting is not going to replicate what tropical birds need to keep their hormones level.

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