Reason for parrots not eating
1. Caused by illness
After you find that the parrot is not eating, do not force it to eat, pay attention to observe whether it has other symptoms, if not eating and also appear loose feathers, lack of energy, dull hair color, diarrhea, listlessness or cloudy eyes and other abnormalities Symptoms, the parrot is likely to be sick and needs to be treated accordingly.
2. Frightened
Parrots are very timid and are easily frightened. After being frightened, they will not eat, especially when they enter a new home, they are often frightened. Therefore, it is recommended that the pet owner bring the parrot home, put it and the cage in a dark place where it can see you, and be careful not to approach it, except for daily feeding. After the parrot is familiar with the environment and you, increase the interaction with it. In addition, even if the parrot has been raised at home for a long time and is familiar with you and the environment, when there are guests at home or it is very noisy, it may cause the parrot to be frightened. The owner usually tries to maintain the environment where the parrot is located. Quiet. In addition, be careful not to bring the parrot home and let it be raised with other birds in the family. You should wait until the parrot is familiar with the environment and try to mix them to prevent the parrot from being frightened and not eating.
3. Eating or accumulating food
Parrots also do not eat because they feel unwell under the condition of eating or indigestion. If the parrot has a normal bowel movement, then it is likely that it is eating too much. This is not a big problem, just wait for it to digest gradually. However, if the parrot has indigestion or gastroenteritis and other conditions and becomes lethargic and does not eat, pet owners can go to the pet hospital to buy some medicines for the treatment of bird digestive tract diseases, such as Xiaoshi tablets. However, we must pay attention to control the dosage, and if the parrot has an anti-drug reaction, immediately reduce the amount of the drug or stop the drug, and feed it with warm water.
4. No appetite
If the parrot has a normal bowel movement and there is no mental problem, the reason for the illness is just If you don’t eat simply because your appetite is not good, you can feed it a moderate amount of stomach medicines such as Anchangning and Baiyi live bacteria to improve the bird’s appetite and regulate the stomach. You can measure 0.25g with 15ml of water, or feed it with 15g of ingredients. If the parrot still doesn’t eat after eating, you can add a little glucose to its drinking water to maintain the parrot’s physical fitness.
5. The sudden change of feed results in
Sudden change of the parrot’s feed or food, the parrot will also refuse to eat because it is not adapted to the new feed or does not like to eat, even if it needs to be changed, It should be replaced gradually. In this case, the owner can try to feed the parrot’s usual favorite food to solve it.
6. The parrot is depressed
If the parrot has not seen the owner for a long time and lacks company for a long time, the parrot will also feel lonely and will not eat. If the owner is more busy with work, it is recommended to find a companion for the parrot to relieve the parrot’s loneliness.
Warm reminder: If you find that the parrot does not eat food, the owner should not be too nervous, you can pay attention to observe the situation of the parrot, if its mental state and excretion are all If it is normal, there will be no major problems. Maybe the parrot will eat after a period of time when it is hungry.
