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Parrot Care

Parrot Care


Parrot Care

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With some species living as long as 80 years parrot care is a lifelong
commitment. They are not typical of tropical pets, and this article
introduces some important things to consider in looking after your
parrot:
* Taking care of young birds
* Handling your bird
* Housing requirements
* Feeding
* Breeding

Taking care of young birds
A dark box of a similar size to a nestbox is the best way to transport
your pet bird home. A small cosy box will prevent your new pet injuring
itself by attempting to fly, and the dark will mitigate the stress the
bird would suffer if it could see what was going on during the move.
Birds are very sensitive to potential threats and parrots are best
transported in darkness so that they don't become alarmed.

baby parrot care

Once you arrive home you should introduce your parrot to its new aviary
or cage, but this should be separate from other birds for a couple of
weeks to avoid the transmission of any diseases your new pet may have.

If you plan to introduce your new pet to a shared aviary after the
isolation period you should monitor it for the first few days to check
that the established birds are not overly aggressive to the newcomer.
Of all birds parrots are particularly suspicious of other pets (not
just birds) so they should first be placed close by a shared aviary for
a number of days before the introduction.

Handling your bird
The best way to tame your new pet is via hand feeding. Each day you
should speak in a gentle voice and feed its favorite greens. The next
step is to allow your parrot out of its cage. Over time your parrot
will become very tame, and a delightful companion.

Handling a baby parrot with care.

Housing requirements
Housing needs vary from species to species, but most parrots fare well
in aviaries or cages. Smaller species prefer a wide cage that they can
fly across, whilst a taller cage is recommended for large birds; in
both cases as large a cage as you can afford is recommended to allow
your parrot to thrive. Horizontal bars that allow the parrot to climb
are a good option, and of course the spacing between the bars will vary
for each animal, and should be narrower for the smaller species of
parrot. An important part of parrot care is to watch out for dangerous
latches or protrusions that could injure your parrot's plumage.

Taking care of your parrot's housing

Stainless steel or wrought iron cages are common choices for parrot
housing. Any zinc, or paint containing zinc, is deadly to birds so
avoid this.

Cages should contain a variety of perches, which should be regularly
rotated to avoid injury from repetitive stress.

By placing the cage against a wall your parrot will feel protected on
one side, and this will reduce his stress level. A cylindrical cage in
the center of the room would have the opposite effect.

Feeding
A good diet sits at the heart of good parrot care. Parrot mix, along
with green vegetables and fruit is a common diet for most species of
parrot. Do be careful when selecting parrot mix as some contain the
potentially dangerous additives such as menadione.

As with all birds parrots have a fast metabolism and will eat
voraciously. They will at almost anything that is put in front of them
and will naturally gravitate to foods that contain nutrients they are
lacking. However, there are some foods that are harmful to your parrot
and should not be given under any circumstance: alcohol, avocado,
chocolate, coffee, raw potato, salt, and tea.



If your parrots are reluctant to eat a certain food one tip is to heat
it up first to bring it to the tropical temperature that it would be in
the wild - we are not talking piping hot here, just jungle warmth.

When your parrot is moulting you need to be especially vigilant on
nutrients to support the regrowth of a healthy plumage, and at this
time adding animal proteins such as chicken and fish can be a good
idea.

Breeding
Breeding is a very specialized topic, and the approach varies depending
on the species of parrot that you are dealing with. In this section we
just discuss some of the general aspects of parrot breeding.

The most difficult part of parrot breeding used to be sexing as it is
very difficult to tell a male and female apart, but since the 1980s
scientific sexing, or laparotomy sexing, has solved the problem. The
sexing works by anaesthetizing the parrot and using an endoscope to
directly examine their sexual organs.

During breeding season you place parrots of the opposite sex in an
aviary or cage with specialized equipment. One issue you will need to
consider is wing clipping as this can prevent over anxious males
charging females during the breeding season.

The breeding diet should contain plenty cuttlefish bone because of its
calcium-rich properties.

You will need to select a nestbox and nesting material that are
suitable for your species of parrot. Parrots don't tend to build large
nests. Your parrot will spend more time in the nestbox after laying a
clutch of eggs, and you must be careful not to disturb your birds at
this time or they may abandon the clutch. They will sit during the
incubation period and in most cases it is best to let nature run its
course until hatching.

As far as possible you want to recreate the breeding conditions in the
wild. These Eclectus parrots are enjoying the mating rituals in their
natural habitat:

parrot care breeding

Once aspect of parrot care not covered in this article is parrot
health, so we recommend reading the article on parrot well-being that
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