Pet Forum / Birds / Parrots / October 2003

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just a quick question, i was wondering why does my tiel sleep on one foot it
doesnt do it all the time, just sometimes it does it and its always puzzled
me, does anyone know why they do this..

I am planning to replace a powder coated cage showing signs of wear
with stainless steel.  The best price and seemingly good construction
is the Mediana from Avian Advantage.  Anyone have any experience with
this brand - good or bad?

I wonder if anyone has had an experience like this. Our 11 year old AG
parrot took a liking to a small cloth bunny "doll". He can stand over it for
hours, nuzzling it, grooming it, etc. He is also got protective and
aggressive when someone tried to touch the bunny. He started to ...

Just a quick question .
Basil our CAG has got used to a "small" piece of chocolate covered wafer at
bedtime....will this do him any harm?
Regards Ray

has anyone ever had a lovebird and a cockatiel in the same cage, ive heard a
few stories about tiels and lovebirds in the same cage and they havent been
good ones, ive heard of lovebirds attcking tiels..

I am soon to be "inheriting" (if that's the right word) 2 cockatiels and I
have a couple of questions and requests.
1. Obviously all birds like being together,  will it be better for both
birds for them to be together (as far as I know, they are siblings).

We have about 40 parrots from a single yellow canary, to two scarlet macaws,
cockatoos, etc. We made the mistake of getting four parakeets from a pet
store and about three days later we found little white bugs on their cage.
We immediately dismantled the cage outside, sprayed the ...

I am getting a CAG this next week, and as a new owner I have a lot of
questions.
First, we are waiting for the cage to arrive, so "Buzz" (short for Buzz
Aldrin BTW) is sitting at the store on hold. They have him in a cage in the

I have a male cockatiel (not sure of age).  He is extremely tame.  He
absolutely loves papertowels.  He starts whistling and gets real excited
when he sees them.  He picks at them and eats the little pieces.
Does anyone know why this would be?  and is it dangerous for him to do ...

could you tell me how much a cockatiel should weigh? I don't think mine is under weight but  im curious ......thanks in advance...Ann
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Have a healthy, hand fed Tiel approx. 7. Always been chattery but its now a
lot of screaming. He's always nested (hide, protects & screams) with
everything, laundry, shoes, feet, tunnels. He's gotten more aggressive in
protecting. Recently he's been "wiping" (being sensitive to ...

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Does anyone know anything about the oil filled heaters. Do they have teflon
in or on them?
Patty

Here is an idea that I've been kicking around in the back of my mind for a
while.  And I was wondering IF anyone else has ever done this.
That is to fill the tray with potting soil and planting birdseed in it.  The
reasoning behind this is to offer my birds fresh greens and plants ...