| For any new pet moving to a new home can be a | | | | him to your local avian veterinarian for a general |
| very traumatic experience and in some cases even | | | | check up. Your veterinarian will be able to check and |
| more so for a pet bird. Many times if bird was hand | | | | make sure that your new pet bird is free of any |
| fed as a baby it may have stronger attachments | | | | contagious diseases, worms or bacterial infections. |
| then other birds. However if you take the time | | | | This is even more important in cases were you have |
| setting up your birds new environment properly with | | | | a hand fed baby bird, the reason being is that if the |
| some extra care, it will a bit easier for your pet bird | | | | bird wasn't properly hand fed it is at a higher risk for |
| to make the adjustment to it's new home.One of | | | | having a bacterial infection.When ever you bring a |
| the most important things you should first do when | | | | new bird home you should closely monitor their eating |
| you bring your new bird home is to place its cage in | | | | habits during their initial adjustment period. If you |
| an area that does not have an over abundance of | | | | notice that your bird doesn't seem to be eating at all |
| activity or confusion. Even though we are trying to | | | | during the initial twenty four hours, you should try |
| make sure our new friend doesn't feel like he is | | | | and offer him some spray millet. Spray millet is pretty |
| caught up in the middle of all the household action. | | | | much a dessert for birds. Another option is to offer |
| We also want to make sure that he does not feel all | | | | him a whole grain cereal which may coax a frightened |
| alone by putting him in some unused room by him | | | | bird into eating. If you just brought home a newly |
| self. Ideally you want to find a spot in your home | | | | weaned baby bird and he is not eating and is also |
| where he can still interact with you, but there won't | | | | making various squalling noises, your new bird may |
| be constant loud noises or lots of sudden | | | | have regressed some and will need to be hand fed |
| movements that can continually startle him.In | | | | slightly longer. In these situations call your breeder for |
| situations where you already have another bird in | | | | assistance.If for some reason you cannot get in |
| your home, it would be best to segregate your new | | | | contact with your breeder, odds are you can buy |
| arrival for about thirty days. The reason you want to | | | | some hand feeding formula from your local pet shop. |
| do this is to help ensure that if your new bird has an | | | | To use the formula simply mix up a tiny quantity of |
| infectious disease, you won't infect your original bird. | | | | the hand feeding formula until it reaches a |
| When creating a quarantine for your bird, it would be | | | | consistency close to that of pudding. Then offer |
| best to keep him on floor in a completely different | | | | some of the mixture to your bird by putting some of |
| room of the house. Also make sure to keep their | | | | the formula on a plastic spoon. If all is well he should |
| food and water dishes apart and do not interchange | | | | eat it right off the spoon.Lastly, you should not be |
| them even after washing. If your home has a central | | | | afraid to interact with your new pet bird, just make |
| air conditioning system, you may have difficulty being | | | | sure you don't get out of hand and overdo it. At first |
| able to ensure a true quarantine. Since these kinds of | | | | you should only try to work with him for 10 minutes |
| air conditioning system employ air duct systems | | | | at a time and no more. If he continually flies away |
| which carry the air from one room to other rooms in | | | | and you notice your self having to chase and catch |
| the house. Regardless it is still a good idea to | | | | him, Just put him away back in his cage for a bit until |
| quarantine the new bird than immediately putting | | | | he starts to calm down. Every time you chase and |
| exposing him to your original pet even if you have air | | | | catch your bird it cause him some stress, which is |
| ducts.You should also make sure that any new bird | | | | something we are trying to minimize for our new |
| you bring home is in good health. So be sure to take | | | | friend. |