Many fans of birds contain houses of parrots. Perhaps, will not be exaggeration to tell that in Russia most often it is possible to see budgerigars. Volnistika - active, sociable and inquisitive birds. Of course, care for different types of animals even of one family, always has some specific moments connected with the sizes of an individual, food or feature of dwelling in the nature. But there are also general principles of leaving applicable to different types of animals of this family.
It is required to you
- - cage;
- - feeding trough;
- - drinking bowl;
- - bath;
- - pocket mirror;
- - toys;
- - poles;
- - chalk;
- - sand;
- - grain mix;
- - fresh branches of trees of deciduous breeds;
- - fruit and vegetables;
- - cottage cheese;
- - eggs;
- - herbs.
Instruction
1. Buying a parrot, first of all, make sure that the bird is healthy. The healthy parrot is active and curious, plumage clean, not tousled, without bald spots. A brilliant beak, without chips, a nostril, without crusts and allocations. The parrot should not sneeze, often yawn and pull the head, eyes round, brilliant, clean, not swelled and not sunk down. At a young parrot, as a rule, eyes completely black, have also no white iris. Young, healthy birds get used much quicker and easier transfer room contents.
2. It is the best of all to place a cage with a parrot at the level of eyes of the person, far away from drafts and heating devices. But, at all, do not put it in kitchen, and do not place on household units – fridges, TVs, computers, etc. The cage has to be lit with the sun, but at intensive lighting, a part it should be shaded fabric. At insufficient lighting buy the special light equipment for parrots. Normal temperature of keeping of a parrot – 20-25 °C.
3. For keeping of a parrot the best option is the rectangular cage with a flat roof. The parrot has to have an opportunity to spread wings and to flutter, without touching walls. The minimum sizes of a cage - 40х25х30 cm. And optimum for the breeds having the small sizes - 100х50х80 cm. It is the best of all if rods of a cage are from stainless steel. The distance between them should not exceed 1.5 cm. The sold cages usually have sliding plastic pallets. It is the convenient option facilitating daily cleaning of the bird's dwelling.
4. It is necessary to place a feeding trough and a drinking bowl in a cage. It is better even if there are 2 feeding troughs – for grain mix and a soft forage. The feeding trough has to be from plastic or porcelain. The drinking bowl can be porcelain or glass. Are necessary the same as the minimum, two poles of different diameter made of a tree of strong breeds – an oak, a maple, a birch. Their optimum thickness – 1.2-2.0 cm. Make wooden short flights of stairs in a cage, place toys that to a bird was what to be engaged.
5. In a cage there has to be a chalk is a source of calcium and the means helping to grind off a beak. In a pallet you can fill a thin layer of sand. It is necessary for normal digestion of a bird. It is the best of all to buy it in pet-shop. The sand brought from the street can become the cause of infection of a parrot with worms. It is possible to give sand and in a separate feeding trough.
6. Surely get a bath as many parrots like to bathe. Constantly you should not keep it in a cage, but in hot days – it is obligatory. After bathing the bath should be removed. If your parrot lives in loneliness, attach a small mirror in a cage – it will help to create "effect of pack".
7. The forage and water in a cage have to be always. The basis of food of parrots is formed by grain mixes which part the millet, the crude oats, crude sunflower seeds of sunflower is. In winter time it is quite good to feed up birds the sprouted grain. It is necessary to give it in the small portions as it quickly spoils. Fruit, vegetables and berries – apples, pears, strawberry, a kiwi, mango, pumpkin, beet, carrots will help to diversify food. Give to parrots and greens – fennel, parsley, a sorrel, a green salad, a young nettle and dandelions. It is necessary to place fresh branches of deciduous trees in a cage – rowans, lindens. Previously they should be washed up water with addition of apple cider vinegar. Give to birds and animal protein – cottage cheese, boiled eggs.
8. Water has to be cleaned and not boiled. It is necessary to change it daily. Feeding troughs and a drinking bowl should be washed every day. The cage also should be cleaned daily. Once a month is carried out clear-out. After it all surfaces should be processed camomile broth. Two times a year process a cage neostomozany, and then wash with water and broth of a camomile and properly remove. A parrot for the period of cleaning it is necessary to transplant to the lodging.
9. The parrot is daily let out to do some flying and take a walk about the room. It is important that all doors and windows for this time were closed.