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The Ingredients Needed For Great Parrot Care

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When people are looking for a satisfying relationship with a pet they regularly choose parrots. These birds have a extremely high intelligence level and can form a unique bond with their human family. When a parrot is presented to its new owners and their home it is imperative that its requirements are completely appreciated from the kickoff in order to lessen any trauma of relocation.

One of the biggest contributing factors to ensuring that a parrot maintains its health when being kept as a pet is to make sure that it is fed a suitably prepared nutrionally balanced food. The food consumption for a parrot should consist of pellets, seed, vegetables, fruit and accompanied by fresh water each day.

In order to minimize the chance of sickness and infection a parrots living area (birdcage) should be regularly cleaned. Parrot owners should also incorporate into their birdcage cleaning routine daily washing of all food and water dishes as it is significant to make sure that the parrot has clean food and water. It is crucial that before cleaning the apparatus each day that the person ensures their hands are thoroughly clean so that there is little chance of transferring any bacteria to the parrots equipment. Parrot owners ought to be aware that human saliva is full of bacteria that, to a parrot are dangerous, so they shouldn't allow their parrot to carry out one of their best-loved signs of affection which is to put their beak in the mouth of their owner, known as "kissing". A parrot must be able to stretch out its wings without touching the sides of its cage, this is a fairly good quick rule of thumb for sizing a birdcage.

 

Parrots can often form very strong bonds with their human owners and families and generally speaking, smaller parrots can live up to 15 to 30 years of age and their larger cousins can often live well past their 60's, so parrot ownership can mean a lifelong commitment. Their cage should be located where the family spend a lot of their time and can easily interact with the bird, however even if Mom does spend a lot of time in the kitchen this place isn't ideal due to the birds risk of chemicals and fumes from human cooking and other associated dangers.

An extra part of their care routine involves cutting their nails at regular times as they are always growing. Their nails should be clipped around every three to four weeks depending on their length and overgrown nails can cause significant problems for a parrot, anything from toes getting caught on toys all the way up to not being able to walk properly and even falling of their perch!! Even though a parrots beak grows continuously also, it is less of a concern as parrots grind their beaks when they forage for food and explore. It is a good idea for their cage to have some sand in it as this will be beneficial also. Also many owners have their parrots wings clipped every few weeks which limits their flight somewhat and this is done to stop the parrot causing injury to itself and possibly others.

Parrots in the wild make use of rain showers to keep their feathers and plumage in perfect condition and people can mist or bath their birds once a day using fresh clean water from a sprayer or a water bottle.The more effort and care a person puts into caring for their parrot the more they are blessed with a healthy companion who they can share a long life with.