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Pet Forum / Birds / Birds / November 2007Safe night time temperature
With the onset of winter and the increasingly higher cost of heating fuel, I have started turning the thermostat back to 62 degrees at night from 10pm to 6am. With an extra blanket, this has been comfortable for the family, however, I'm wondering about our Moluccan cockatoo? Any thoughts from others in the cold north as to what is a safe night time temperature...or am I being neurotic? > With the onset of winter and the increasingly higher cost of heating fuel, > I have started turning the thermostat back to 62 degrees at night from [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Any thoughts from others in the cold north as to what is a safe night time > temperature...or am I being neurotic? This should be fine. Birds can fluff up their feathers to trap air to stay warm. They don't tolerate drafts and extreme temperature changes well. But 60's to 70's without drafts is a good range. When you bathe or shower your bird, you can use a hair dryer on very low heat and very low stream until he is dry so he can use his feathers as insulation. (There's nothing cuter or fluffier than a freshly bathed and blown dry cockatoo.) Sincerely, Joanne Thanks for all the positive input. I figured the temp was ok, but when I put a quilt on the bed for me I wondered about the bird. I suppose I was just being neurotic. >> With the onset of winter and the increasingly higher cost of heating >> fuel, I have started turning the thermostat back to 62 degrees at night [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >> Any thoughts from others in the cold north as to what is a safe night >> time temperature...or am I being neurotic? [top-posting corrected] > Thanks for all the positive input. I figured the temp was ok, but > when I put a quilt on the bed for me I wondered about the bird. I > suppose I was just being neurotic. Nah; just a bit anthropormorphic. We all do it from tim-to-time :-)  SignatureDave www.davebbq.com > With the onset of winter and the increasingly higher cost of heating > fuel, I have started turning the thermostat back to 62 degrees at [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Any thoughts from others in the cold north as to what is a safe night > time temperature...or am I being neurotic? The temps are not a problem. If there were any area of concern it woulb be about drafts and radiated cold, which could be an issue if the bird is near a window at night or near a heating vent on the wall, ceiling, or floor. SignatureDave www.davebbq.com The local zoo doesn't take their birds in until the temperature is close to 40 degrees. > With the onset of winter and the increasingly higher cost of heating fuel, > I have started turning the thermostat back to 62 degrees at night from [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Any thoughts from others in the cold north as to what is a safe night time > temperature...or am I being neurotic? >With the onset of winter and the increasingly higher cost of heating fuel, I >have started turning the thermostat back to 62 degrees at night from 10pm to [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >Any thoughts from others in the cold north as to what is a safe night time >temperature...or am I being neurotic? I doubt 62F will bother the bird is the slightest. The Moluccan is probably fine all the way down to about 50F... >With the onset of winter and the increasingly higher cost of heating fuel, I >have started turning the thermostat back to 62 degrees at night from 10pm to [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >Any thoughts from others in the cold north as to what is a safe night time >temperature...or am I being neurotic? I live in Detroit and my thermostat is turned down as far as it will go. IOW it's basically off and my AG of 11 years has no problem. Your best comforters are down filled and my AG has plenty of down all over her body. |
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