How To Give Yor Bird The Best Parrot Care - Family - Pets

Taking care of parrots involves some challenges but paying close attention to your bird and learning as much as you can will ensure that you know how to perform proper parrot care.

Mastering some basic parrot grooming skills are an advantage if you choose to own a parrot. Proper parrot care necessitates nail and beak trimming about every 3 to 4 weeks.

Your feathered friend will be much less stressed if you learn the grooming fundamentals rather than transporting him to a strange place to be handled by someone he doesn't know.

Be sure to keep up with your trimming schedule because long nails can get caught on a variety of things including toys, perches and furniture. Overgrown beaks are a hazard as well since it gets in the way of your parrot eating enough food to stay healthy.

In their natural habitat wild parrots enjoy "rain showers." These showers enable them to bathe and keep their feathers in good shape. Since your bird doesn't have access to this amenity he will no doubt be appreciative of a daily misting of water.

Very often an owner's parrot care routine will include wing clipping. This is done to keep their birds from flying. While flying can be good exercise, limiting their flight can help keep your parrot safe and out of trouble. Wing clipping is a personal choice and should never be done without first consulting a veterinarian.

Some of the things that draw people to parrots are their beautiful array of colors, their curiosity and sharp intelligence and loving personalities.

Whatever drew you to adopt yours, you need to realize that these are sensitive, social and long-lived birds, with some of the larger species living up to 100 years! You need to be ready for a lifelong commitment when you invite one of these special creatures into your life.

They are very social birds, living together in flocks in the wild, so they will need to spend plenty of quality time with you each and every day. Socialization is a major component of your parrot's mental and emotional well-being.

While you should make sure that their cage is placed in a spot where you can see and interact with them frequently, you need to be sure that it is kept out of drafts and away from the kitchen and areas where you tend to use chemical cleaners.

In fact, when you clean your parrot's cage, make sure to only use mild soap and water. Remnants of leftover chemical cleaners can irritate sensitive skin and eyes, damage your bird's respiratory tract, make him sick if he licks it and possibly even be fatal. If you are unsure about the cleaner you are using, once again, call and check with your veterinarian.

While we are on the subject of cages, make sure that there are no exposed wire ends or other sharp objects that can injure your bird. Also make sure that his cage is large enough to move around and spread and flap his wings.

Some excellent advice is to get the largest cage for your parrot that you can afford. There should be enough room for several toys and space to play with them. They will help keep your friend mentally stimulated and discourage the development of behavioral problems.

It is also very important not to forget to wash your hands before handling your parrot, his food, toys or dishes. You might think I say this to protect your health, and yes, it does. But it is equally important for protecting your parrot's health! They can pick up bacterial infections from us and the bacteria in human saliva is a health hazard for your bird, so don't let him "kiss" you on the mouth.

Adequate nutrition is perhaps the most important component of proper parrot care. Though there may be some minor variations between species, most parrots diets are very similar.

Along with fresh water, make sure to feed a combination of quality commercial parrot food, both pelleted and seed, along with fresh vegetables and fruits. This will provide your bird with a balanced and nutritionally complete diet.

Parrots make outstanding companions. In addition to being affectionate they are also playful and highly intelligent. They will flourish in a home environment, provided their owners obtain the knowledge to understand and provide proper parrot care.

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