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