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