Wavy parrots content

Wavy parrots very often plant as pets, and they are also as popular as cats and dogs. These birds are attractive not only by the colorful bright plumage, but also by their ingenuity and ability to imitate different sounds and the human voice. But in order for the feathered pet to feel comfortable, it needs proper care.

Any pet, including a wavy parrot, requires responsible and caring attitude and care. The activity and health of the feathered pet depends on how the care, food and conditions are organized. Before purchasing this bird, you need to clearly understand what additional worries and inconveniences the owner may have.

Wavy parrots are early birds, and with awakening they chirp loudly and loudly. This may prematurely wake their owners. They have the ability to scatter husks from food and their feathers not only in a cage, but also around it and even on the floor. Therefore, additional daily cleaning is required.

In wavy parrots, the sensitivity of the respiratory tract to different smells is very well developed. It is impossible to use strongly smelling substances (perfumes, aerosols, air fresheners), and also to smoke where pets are kept, since such smells can cause them disease.

It is impossible to teach this to live in pairs of parrots, but in this case the females may have offspring, then there will be a need to arrange a special place (house) where the female will hatch the chicks.

Care of wavy parrots is as follows.

• Cell cleaning. One of the conditions of a parrot's health is the purity of its cage and all accessories in it. Do not allow droppings, feathers and garbage from food to accumulate on the pallet for several days.
• Proper nutrition. The parrot needs a complete, varied and regular diet. Feed and water should be changed daily.
• Health care. It is necessary to closely monitor the behavior and condition of the feathered pet. It is desirable that at home there was a first-aid kit with drugs for emergency care, as well as information about veterinary clinics (phone number, address). For any change in the behavior of the bird or in the state of its feathering, it is necessary to contact the veterinarian.
• Flying around the room. They must be given to the parrot as often as possible, preferably every day.
• Compliance with the regime with full periods of sleep and wakefulness. Parrots require a full night rest. If he lacks sleep, he has a decrease in immunity and increased nervousness, stress arises, which can lead to illness.
• The parrot must get used to the mode and rhythm of the life of the family where he lives, and then nothing will disturb his sleep and rest. But if in the room where he is kept, activity continues until late in the evening, then the cage should be covered with dense opaque fabric that does not let in light and sounds. This will give the bird the opportunity to calm down and fall asleep. The cage can not cover at night, if the room is lit muted dim light - it does not interfere with good sleep pet.
• Communication with birds. It is also an important component of caring for wavy parrots, because they are very sociable and require the attention of birds. The owner must communicate a lot with the pet: talk and play with him, especially if the bird lives alone. The more the owner communicates with the birds, the more savvy, sociable and fun the parrot will be.
• If you need to leave, you can leave the bird in an empty apartment for a short period of time - up to five days. With a longer absence, you need to ensure a replacement, so as not to leave the pet without care and attention. But it is desirable that neighbors or relatives come to care for the parrot, and not to give it in an unfamiliar environment, as this can inflict psychological trauma on the bird.
• Leisure bird organization. Parrots are very active and mobile birds. In terms of cellular content, they need to be able to move and play. To do this, there are special toys that not only entertain the birds, but also contribute to the development of its ingenuity and communication skills.
• Good for parrots and water treatments. In hot weather, you need to put special baths in the cages for swimming so that the parrot can refresh itself.

In addition, the pet must be safe. Therefore, it is important to exclude the possibility of dangerous situations for him during flights.

• Open windows, air vents and entrance doors - a parrot can fly out into the street, get lost and not return.
• Open glass surfaces, freezer doors, a washing machine - a bird may accidentally stumble across it, hit it and get hurt.
• Electrical wires are dangerous because a bird that has damaged the insulation of a wire can be electrocuted.
• A pet burning cigarette left can get burned or poisoned if out of curiosity it decides to taste it.
• Some indoor plants are poisonous to parrots. These are lily and foxglove, narcissus and rhubarb, dieffenbachia and amaryllis. Having deposited such plants, they can poison themselves and die.
• Open containers with water (bath, aquarium) where the parrot can fall and sink.
• Newspapers - they can not be used for bedding in the pallet, as lead can cause poisoning of birds.

Having decided to start a wavy parrot, you need to take a responsible approach to his choice. It is usually recommended to purchase a bird of 3-4 months of age. Young chicks adapt faster and easier. It is possible to distinguish a boy from a girl, as well as determine the age, by using a wax-wax.

Cerebral of young males is colored in purple, and in females - in blue with white stripes around the nostrils. In an adult parrot, it has a rich blue tint, while in a female it is brown or beige.

Before buying a parrot, you need to prepare everything at home to receive a new tenant. A cage, a feeding trough with grains, a drinking bowl with water, and also toys should wait for him. For a parrot, you can hang a mirror. If the birds live in a pair, then the mirror is not necessary, as they will communicate with each other.

Usually adaptation is a rather long process, it can last from 1 week to 1 month.

Since habitat change is stressful for wavy parrots, it is necessary to create conditions for adaptation to go as quickly and comfortably as possible.

1. First of all, the bird must herself move from a portable cell to a permanent, but so that it does not fly into the room. Such a flight can aggravate the stress state of the bird. Such a situation may further negatively affect the process of its domestication.
2. After the parrot is in the cage, need to leave him alone and do not disturb. He should familiarize himself with the new housing, get comfortable and get used to it.At this time, he may refuse food and water, sit still on the perch, or rush around the cage.
3. The addiction lasts for a while, and it may take several days before the pet starts to peck at the food and drink the water. Usually, the bird first makes it creeping and most often in the absence of the host and the household, or when it is not paid attention. Stress can be accompanied by a slight indigestion, which will soon cease. To avoid this, it is recommended at first not to change the feed and feed the grain mixture, which she ate before.
4. During the adaptation period, especially in the first days after the move, the pet must be treated with patience and, if possible, not disturbed often.. No need to talk loudly with a bird or attract her attention with toys. That could scare her even more. It is permissible to speak only in a quiet, soft and gentle voice. It is impossible during this period to try to touch the pet or stroke it.
5. The parrot must be confident in its safety. Cage with a bird is better to put against the wall. It gives her a sense of security. You can also cover one side of the cell with a light cloth. The parrot will have shelter where it can hide in the event of anxiety and worry.
6. The cage should not be accessible to other pets. (especially cats) and it is desirable to temporarily not allow small children to the parrot.
7. While caring for a pet you should behave very calmly, without making unexpected movements, without slamming the door. Hands can be in a cage only when carrying out cleaning. At the same time you need to talk with your pet, call him by name. The name he needs to give as soon as possible and repeat it as often as possible. As a result of such everyday actions, the parrot will gradually get used to the presence of the host, and its behavior will become calm and trusting.
8. The atmosphere in the room where the bird is located should also be calm: There should not be loud music, screams and other sounds. And only after the parrot adapts and gets used to the environment and the owner, you can turn on the TV, computer, radio.
9. During the addiction can not let the bird fly. Unaccustomed to an unknown situation, she is able to easily get scared and injured.

During adaptation, the owners of parrots often make such mistakes.

• From the first hours of being in a new place, they have increased attention to their pet, which is manifested in a loud and constant conversation with him, all the time they are near the cage and try to stroke or even take the bird in their hands. Doing this is strictly prohibited. The bird must be left alone.
• The owner often changes the location of the cell, transfers it from one place to another or to another room. During adaptation, the parrot surveys the room, remembers the objects in it, their location. This will help the bird to make the first flight. A constant change of scenery only disorients the bird.
• Owners are trying to feed the pet through the cage twigs or even with their hands. During this period, do not need to. For such feeding the bird is tamed gradually and only after it adapts completely.
• The biggest mistake is that the owner on the very first day lets the bird fly. This could result in a serious injury.

Not only good care, but also keeping a parrot at home is important for its health and long life.He needs to create certain conditions that include factors such as temperature, humidity and lighting.

The humidity of the air, where the bird is kept, should be in the range of 60-70%. Increased dryness of the air adversely affects her health. To increase the humidity in the cage you need to put a bath for swimming or another container with water.

Parrots love heat. The most optimal temperature for them is about + 22-25 degrees. At lower temperatures, they require additional heating, especially in the winter. You can use a conventional heater, but you can not put it near the cage. It should not be placed near the heating battery.

Lighting - an important factor in the normal life of parrots. This is not only the light mode of daylight and night hours, but also the intensity of the lighting in the room. With a lack of light, they develop depressions, disturbances in the endocrine system and changes in behavior (they pull their feathers for no reason).

But at the same time, night hours are necessary for proper sleep and rest for the bird. Due to lack of rest, her immune system is deteriorating, nervousness and even stress appear.

The required optimal daylight hours in spring and summer should be approximately 12-14 hours, and in autumn and winter - 10-12 hours. In winter, in order to maintain the length of daylight, artificial lighting is used, using an Arcadia lamp or the like.

On warm days and in summer, the bird cage can be taken out onto the street (on the balcony). Fresh air and natural sunlight are very useful for her, but on condition that direct sunlight does not fall on the cell. To do this, you can cover one side of the cell with a thin cloth.

Since the parrots spend their entire lives (with the exception of flying time) in a cage, it must meet the requirements of comfort, where the birds will be comfortable. Wavy parrots need expanse, so it is recommended to purchase a spacious cage.

For one pet, a cage with a length of 40 cm and a width of 30 cm is suitable; for a couple, a larger one will be needed - with a width of 65 cm and a length of 55 cm. Aviary content is recommended for keeping several parrots.

The floor in the cage should be of solid wood, metal or plastic, and the bars of the lattice of metal (not copper). The density of the lattice should be such that a curious bird could not stick its head between the rods. The gaps between them should be between 1.5-2 cm.

For convenience, birds in a cage placed perches, which are located at some distance from the walls and so that the droppings do not fall into the feeders and drinking trough. The perches can be from oak, birch, maple (for sitting), from willow (with healing properties) and from apple, cherry, mountain ash (as a source of vitamins contained in the bark). Coniferous trees can not be used.

Before you put the perches in a cage, they need to be doused with boiling water or thermally processed (heated in an oven). This is done to destroy the parasites that may be under the bark.

To ensure the activity of the pet in the cage is placed swing, ladders, bell, put stones and toys on the bottom.

Proper and balanced diet, containing all the necessary useful elements - the guarantee of health, activity and longevity of parrots. The basis of the feed are various grain mixtures in which multi-colored millet makes up the bulk. The mixtures also include peeled oats, sunflower seeds, canary seed and other meadow herbs.

Most often, wavy parrot owners use ready-made balanced cereal mixtures. Some of them have various additives in the form of dry fruits, vegetables and algae. In addition to cereals in the diet, pet need to include such products.

• Fresh greens - Lettuce leaves, dill, "salad" of plantain leaves, dandelion and clover. In winter, greens are replaced with germinated grains (oats).
• Fresh fruit, vegetable, berry supplements. Budgerigars are very fond of carrots, beets and radishes, cucumbers and cabbage, tomatoes, zucchini and pumpkin. Fruit supplements should consist of apples, bananas, peaches, kiwi, strawberries.
• Mineral Supplements - shredded eggshells, chalk and sepia, which can be bought in a specialty store.
• Soft feed - It is useful to give the birds a mixture of cottage cheese with boiled eggs, various cereals, boiled in water without salt: rice, buckwheat, wheat.

Feed pets grain mixture is recommended once a day. The daily rate is 2-2.5 teaspoons. If the bird, having eaten all the food, is not filled and indignantly chirps, you can add another half-spoon of food, or feed it twice a day, dividing the rate into 2 parts.

In order to avoid various infections, it is necessary to keep the parrot's house clean. Cleaning the cage, all accessories and toys should be carried out once a week. For washing use warm water without adding any detergents. Only use a small amount of drinking soda, after which everything is well washed with water.

You can use a brush (for example, a toothbrush). After washing, the cage and accessories are wiped dry. Feeding troughs, watering trough and pan should be washed every day. At the end of the harvesting, clean paper can be laid on the pallet. Daily cleaning will allow to keep clean not only the cage, but also the space around it.

Flying is a natural vital necessity for a bird. It is necessary to release a parrot into free flight, as when flying, it develops psychologically. It is advisable to release it daily from the cage. Flight duration should be at least an hour.

For how to care for wavy parrots, see the video below.