Summer is the scorching season that prompts us to maintain hydration and treat ourselves with water-rich edibles such as watermelon and various juicy fruits, even cucumbers which are considered fruit because of their seeds.
Peter M. wrote:
If she (a parrotlet) is sitting on my hand she will turn around and give me a good wallop. She attacks everyone in my family, biting their necks, and arms wherever she can. It is getting out of control.Â
I have a full spectrum light above her cage, and turned it off hoping it would help. Â I have reduced her hours of daylight and she is now getting 12 hrs of sleep.
We received the following request,
I need a full 5500K UVB screw-in fluorescent light bulb 20watts1100 lumens medium base.
Lisa S related,
Hi, I read the recent article about chop and I’m a little concerned.Â
I want to make sure I’m feeding my birds the best diet possible.Â
I have an IRN and a conure.
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Dear Catherine,
Omar and Milo are not playing with those wonderful toys.
I’m thinking that the breeder that turns the young budgies over to the animal shelter had probably never exposed them to toys before and they don’t know how to play.
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Unfortunately, we have to start the discussion with science.
The inverse square law of light states that the intensity of light from a point source decreases in proportion to the square of the distance from the source.
I tried a smaller cage, giving him more attention at his level and nothing changes.
What should I be doing?
