Veterinarian's Opinion: What You Need to Know Before Buying a Parrot

In the article, you will learn about what is important to know before buying a parrot.

How to behave with a parrot in the early days

Care must be taken to make the parrot feel safe: do not slam doors, do not turn on loud music and TV, avoid other loud sounds, and do not turn on lights unexpectedly. After all, moving is stressful for a bird, it was deprived of its habitual habitat, it is possible to communicate with relatives.

Where not to touch a parrot

Try to avoid touching the back, wings, tail. Most birds love to be scratched on the head or neck.

What is deadly for parrots

Even some foods can be harmful for a parrot: chocolate, alcohol, avocado, rhubarb, tomato leaves, raw potatoes, onions, garlic, coffee. Few people know that parrots digest dairy products very poorly. Metals such as brass, lead, zinc, and copper are also harmful to birds.

Why Parrots Can't Mirror

In the mirror, the bird does not see its own reflection, but a potential sexual partner with it, it begins an irregular, indefinitely long period of courtship, which cannot continue into mating and subsequent care of offspring just because the partner is in the mirror.

What will happen if you do not let the parrot out of the cage

Without optimal loading, its wings will atrophy and the bird will stop flying altogether. When a parrot flies and warms up, it improves metabolism and digestion, and the overall tone of the body increases. The bird, all the time locked in its cage, becomes sickly and loses interest in life.

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