Understanding What To Do So That You Have A Healthy Parrot - Family - Pets

Copyright (c) 2010 Kaye Dennan

There are many phases to looking after a pet parrot so that it is a healthy parrot, and most importantly in that mix is the parrot diet. Parrot owners need to be aware of what it takes to see that pet parrots get the correct healthy diet and what other steps need to be taken to ensure that the other factors for a healthy life a met.

But having a healthy parrot goes beyond just the diet because there is also the mental aspect of keeping a parrot healthy. Parrots are a bird that is active during the day and which sleeps all night. This means that the parrot will need some day time stimulation for his mental well being. They are not birds that like to be on their own all day long.

How to care for your parrot's health.

There are several precautions that a parrot owner should take in the best interest of their parrot and they are:

- Keep the parrot out of drafts

- Feed the parrot at the correct time of day and with the correct balanced diet

- Keep the parrot out of the kitchen so that he is not exposed to kitchen fumes, and also to prevent any accidents from hot items in the kitchen

- Don't spray any aerosols near him

I always found it helpful when I got my first parrot to remember to compare the size of the parrot's nostrils, eyes, and throat, etc to my own. I realised that if I sneeze at a particular aerosol spray, it must be affecting my parrot so much more because of its smaller size. I found that this constant comparison soon had me changing many habits that I used to take for granted before I bought him.

There are ways to tell if your bird is not well and these are:

- The appearance of his feathers

- He is not acting the way he normally does

- He is using areas in his cage that he usually avoids going to

- He may be messier than usual when he is eating his food - He may be standing in a strange way

- He perdhes on his two feet instead of the one foot that he usually does

- He does not show any interest in anything

- He's not as active as he normally is

These seem to be small symptoms but any one of them would indicate that your bird is not feeling the best, so keep a very strict eye on him.

Keeping your bird actively stimulated and fed well with the right mix of food types will give him the best chance of having a long and healthy life. Most is important is the fact that a parrot needs to feed every day, so if you notice that he does not touch his food one day then a trip to the vet is essential and the quicker the better.

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