Some tips for keeping parrots

Parrots are pets that people like to keep, because the appearance of parrots looks very beautiful and has high ornamental value. At the same time, parrots have a special function and can learn from people. Domesticating parrots is a great pleasure for many people who like to keep parrots, so parrots have become a choice for many people.

Some tips for keeping parrots

Because the parrot has a hard shell and flexible climbing with its toes and sharp beak, it often demolishes the birdcage in which it is kept. Therefore, to raise parrots, we must first prepare a strong and durable birdcage with enough space to keep parrots. And set up enough shelves in the cage so that parrots can perch and climb at any time, and the bottom of the cage should be covered with fine sand for parrot sand bath and feeding.

The daily feed for parrots can choose a mixture of millet, millet, barnyard grass and perilla seeds, as well as some mineral-rich feeds such as cuttlefish bones and shells. If you feed the baby parrot, gently hold the parrot's head and fix it with your hand, then gently put the spoon close to the parrot's beak, and the parrot will take the initiative to ask for food. Breeders do not have to force the parrot to avoid food getting into the parrot's trachea. Of course, as the parrot grows up, the breeder can prepare a feeding basin for the parrot, put the food into the bowl regularly, and then let the parrot eat on its own.

In the process of raising parrots, we will find that parrots have a hobby of licking objects with their tongues. Therefore, birdcage, perch, utensils, drinking water utensils can not be treated with disinfectant, breeders had better be washed with hot water and exposed to the sun. The toys that parrots bite and play can be disinfected by cooking, and some objects that are not resistant to high temperature can be rinsed with flowing water and dried in an outdoor ventilated place, so as to ensure the hygiene of the parrot's living environment and the parrot's health.

Mistakes in feeding young birds

Overfeed the young birds for fear of starvation. In nature, parents must take turns to look for food to feed their chicks, so it is impossible for chicks to be fed until the vegetarian sac is full, so chicks should be fed with a small number of meals, and before feeding, make sure that the food fed last time has been digested to avoid crop bursitis caused by the accumulation and fermentation of old food.

Only feed sunflower seeds

Generally speaking, parrots love to enjoy sunflower seeds, but most birds take this as their only food, but do not realize that this behavior will reduce the fun and ability of parrots to eat, and feeding only sunflower seeds can easily lead to nutritional imbalance, in addition, sunflower seeds are rich in lipids, which can easily lead to obesity diseases.

The problem of feed preservation

Improper preservation of the feed leads to the deterioration of the food and even the production of toxins. If birds continue to feed without noticing, there will of course be problems with loving birds. Therefore, it is recommended to choose feed according to the amount of feed you raise. Large packaging will of course be cheaper, but the shelf life of feed is not long, so it will lose the big because of the small. In addition to the fact that feed should be stored in a dry or even refrigerated environment, it is a good way to invite several friends to share it, which is not only low cost and low risk, but also can try a variety of products.

There are quite a lot of parrot products on the market, readers can try a lot, if the budget is limited, you can join several birds to choose and buy, after all, each bird's favorite food is not necessarily the same.

Here are only a few common and easily available foods for readers' reference:

Fruits: such as apples (most birds love), oranges, guava, papaya, lotus fog and so on.

Vegetables: leafy vegetables can be tried, carrots are also a good choice.

In addition, the editor will also use some processed food, such as cooked rice, toast, bread, etc., you can first give these easily available foods for testing, it is best to record the results of these tests.

Bird lovers often report that birds choose food and sprinkle their feed all over the place. It's not a matter of wasting feed and cleaning, but hoping that birds will form good habits. The method commonly used by the editor is to give a fixed amount of food at a fixed time, which is far less than before, to let the birds know that there is so much food at this time. If you dial it out, you have to wait for the next meal, and gradually you will cherish the food and change its behavior, which requires the cooperation of the family. If it is a parrot with a big temper, it is recommended not to reduce the amount too much at once, but step by step.