Bringing Home your Pet Bird
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Getting a bird as a pet can be an amazing experience, but it can also seem a bit overwhelming at times. Not just for you, but for your new bird too. Birds are very smart and emotional, and they might become attached to their previous owner. Luckily there are some easy things you can do so both you and your new bird adjust well.
When you’re deciding where to put the bird cage, consider this. You don’t want to put the cage in a room that you’re not in a lot. You don’t want you bird to feel alone or ignored. But you shouldn’t put him in the middle of all the action either, this can scare your new pet bird. Ideally, the cage should be in the back of your living room, or main family room. This way it’s out of the way, but the bird can still always see you.
You should try to avoid loud noises around your new bird. A scared bird can hurt himself inside a cage. If you’re going to vaccume or any other loud activity, take the bird cage into a different room until you’re done.
If this is your second bird, you should keep your new bird separated from your old pet bird for at least a month. There are many reasons not to introduce them right away. Your new bird could have some sort of infectious disease that could spread to your old bird. It’s also important to let your new bird adjust to his new home. Introducing him to a new home and a new bird can be overwhelming.
You should schedule a checkup at your local vet within the first week of bringing your new bird home. Your veterinarian will run tests to make sure your new bird is disease-free, and that he is in good health. If you bought a bird that was hand-fed (as opposed to fed by his mother), there is a much greater chance that he will catch a disease or a bacterial infection.
You need to watch the eating and drinking habits of your new bird for the first 48 hours to make sure he’s getting enough food. Sometimes when a bird is scared or under too much stress, he will stop eating and this is a very bad situation. If you notice your new bird isn’t eating properly, offer him some whole grain cereal. If that fails, give him some spray millet, which is basically candy for birds. Any food is better than no food.
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