Precautions for feeding parrots:
1 The feces and feathers of parrots are hotbeds of bacteria in warm and humid home environment. In order to ensure the health of parrots and their families, cages, perches and other articles that parrots come into contact with should be cleaned and disinfected frequently.
When parrots play in areas where their families often play (such as floors, sofas and beds), they should be padded with newspapers, plastic bags or cloth pieces to prevent pollution from parrot's remains.
2. Food poisoning and digestive system diseases are common diseases of parrots, mainly caused by eating unclean food by mistake. The positive approach is to avoid parrots eating by mistake in various situations.
3. The parrot's food processing method should be different from the customary cooking method. You can't add oil and various seasonings. The cooked food should be cooled to room temperature before feeding the birds.
Some parrots will have diarrhea symptoms after eating cooked food, and the reasons can be found in several aspects. The food is not cooked thoroughly, especially the raw materials such as fish, meat and eggs. Some foods are kept in the refrigerator and fed to parrots before thawing. Some foods are not suitable for cooked food and are cooked and fed to parrots.
4. It is best to feed fruits and vegetables raw, but they should be washed and disinfected before feeding. Food can't be disinfected by ordinary household detergents and disinfectants. The owner can put cold water in a clean basin, add a few spoonfuls of refined salt and a little lemon juice to make a soaking solution, soak fruits and vegetables in it for 5- 10 minutes, soak leafy vegetables for about 3 minutes, then take them out and rinse them with flowing tap water.
5, indoor temperature discomfort can make the parrot's physique decline, immunity deteriorate, and even lead to parrot death.
6. The way to beautify parrots is to cut feathers. Feather cutting is the most direct and effective way to protect parrots, to prevent young parrots from flying away, as well as the dangers and injuries that may be caused by flying (such as hitting walls and windows, or starving to death after flying away, encountering animals, etc.). The purpose of parrot's flight is to escape the enemy and find food. When there is no enemy and there is enough food, its wings will degenerate.
7. Parrots are actually very afraid of heat, and heat is far more harmful to parrots than cold. When the ambient temperature exceeds 35℃, most parrots will be agitated; When the temperature exceeds 37℃, some parrots with poor constitution may die because of central nervous system paralysis.
The way to prevent parrot heatstroke is very simple: pay attention to indoor ventilation in summer, don't put birdcages and perches in places with strong light, give more fresh fruits and vegetables in the feed, use air conditioners or ice cubes to cool the room if possible, and spray water and fog on parrots when they have heat.
Extended data:
1, respiratory diseases
The common respiratory organ is a cold, and its symptom is a runny nose. When a bird catches a cold, it should be moved indoors and kept warm, and it will soon heal itself.
If the disease cannot heal itself, borax can be dissolved in warm water to prepare 2 ~ 4% boric acid solution, which can be used to wash around the nostrils and feed canary grass seed feed to enhance resistance. You can also drop a few drops of wine in drinking water or feed vitamin preparations to help it recover. ?
2. Diseases of digestive organs
Because of eating unclean concentrated feed or drinking unsanitary water, diarrhea is caused, sick birds generally discharge white slurry and dilute feces, and feathers in the lower abdomen are contaminated.
After the birds suffer from this disease, the main food feed is only barnyard grass, and it is transferred to a warm place for breeding, and one bird should be isolated in a cage to prevent infection. Drop a few drops of red wine into the drinking water. In severe cases, drugs can be used, and furazolidone 0.0 1% (water 1000 ml after each tablet is ground) is added to drinking water. Drink it for 3 days and it will heal. ?
3. Parasitic diseases
There are many feather lice on budgerigars, which must be eliminated. The method of eliminating lice can be used to eliminate powder for animals or to apply it with magic medicine pen.
In addition, budgerigars are also endangered by blood sucking insects. Nest boxes are often the base camp for blood sucking insects. After each incubation, the nest box should be scalded with boiling water immediately, and then the box should be coated with BGP water solution, which is harmless to birds, to keep it clean and dry to prevent parasites. ?
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