What to keep in mind for novice parrot owners
1 , Pay attention to choose iron and stronger cages for parrots, because parrots have sharp beaks and like to chew on wood. If you use wooden bird cages for them, the bird cages will be easily damaged by it. In addition, pay attention to avoid buying a round horizontal wire cage, you should choose a square horizontal wire cage, which is convenient for parrots to climb.
2, 5~35℃ is a suitable temperature for parrot growth. If the temperature in the birdhouse is too high, the parrot will become restless, so in the hot summer, the breeder should pay attention to the aviary. And birdcage shade, keep the temperature of the breeding environment appropriate, so as to avoid the parrot heat stroke. On the contrary, when the temperature is too low in winter, the parrot will become inactive and may also cause the parrot to catch a cold. For this reason, when the temperature is too low, the breeder needs to lay some sawdust or hay in the bird cage to keep the birds warm, and if necessary, provide them with an incubator to keep warm.
3, pay attention to ensure that the bird cage is clean and hygienic. The breeding environment of parrots needs to be kept clean. A good breeding environment is one of the prerequisites for the healthy growth of parrots, especially the endurance of small parrots is relatively poor. The fecal fermenting infection of the child will easily cause the bird to become sick. Therefore, breeders must pay attention to regularly cleaning and sterilizing bird cages and birdhouses, and also pay attention to frequent cleaning of bird food and water boxes.
4. Pay attention to maintaining the diversity of parrot feed to ensure the parrot’s nutritional balance. Breeders can usually use mixed seed grains or natural mixed grains to feed the birds, and add appropriate amounts of sunflower seeds, hemp seeds and other grains and fruits and vegetables to feed. Calcium deficiency in parrots is a common situation in parrots, so breeders should not ignore calcium supplementation for parrots. On the original reasonable diet, regular feeding of some health-care sand to birds can effectively avoid calcium deficiency in birds.
5. Pay attention to keeping some common parrot medicines at home in case of emergency.
6. Usually, it is necessary to provide the parrot with some wooden stationery, cuttlefish bone toys or molar sticks. These things can not only relieve the boredom of the parrot, but also meet the needs of their gnawing and grinding mouth.
7. If conditions permit, it is best to keep one male and one female at the same time, so that parrots can accompany each other, and the owner does not have to worry about them feeling bored.
The above is a summary of some of the things that novice breeders need to pay attention to when raising parrots, hoping to help novice bird breeders.
