| Bringing Your New Baby Home |
Settling in
When you get home, put your bird in the cage and let him be. He needs time to adjust to his surroundings. No matter
how cute he is, how much you want to show him off, or how much the kids want to have him perch on their fingers, let
your bird be.
Give him three days of peace to adjust. You'll have the rest of your lives together, so laying off for a mere 72 hours
really isn't asking a lot.
When you get home, put your bird in the cage and let him be. He needs time to adjust to his surroundings. No matter
how cute he is, how much you want to show him off, or how much the kids want to have him perch on their fingers, let
your bird be.
Give him three days of peace to adjust. You'll have the rest of your lives together, so laying off for a mere 72 hours
really isn't asking a lot.
| This doesn't mean you can't take your bird from the cage; If you decide to take your baby from the cage and play with him/her don't do it for more than 15-20 minutes and then put him/her back. Do not over stimulate your baby. Otherwise he/she may become tired and unable to eat. |
| Observe your baby, make sure he finds his/her food and water. Your cage may be a different size than what he/she has been use to. |
Setting up the cage
The cage is your bird's castle, the place where he will spend much (or all, in the case of finches or budgies) of his time.
A cage protects your bird and shields your stuff from your bird, who is perfectly capable (if he's a parrot) of reducing
prize antiques to toothpicks with his powerful beak.
Choose a location where your bird can be adjacent to family activities, but not in the center of them. Your bird will feel
most comfortable if his cage is against a wall, so he can watch the goings-on without having to worry about anyone
sneaking up on his backside. For the same reason, place the cage where your bird won't be surprised — for example,
away from large furniture that may block his view of the room and the comings and goings of family and friends. Birds
don't like to be startled any more than we do!
The cage is your bird's castle, the place where he will spend much (or all, in the case of finches or budgies) of his time.
A cage protects your bird and shields your stuff from your bird, who is perfectly capable (if he's a parrot) of reducing
prize antiques to toothpicks with his powerful beak.
Choose a location where your bird can be adjacent to family activities, but not in the center of them. Your bird will feel
most comfortable if his cage is against a wall, so he can watch the goings-on without having to worry about anyone
sneaking up on his backside. For the same reason, place the cage where your bird won't be surprised — for example,
away from large furniture that may block his view of the room and the comings and goings of family and friends. Birds
don't like to be startled any more than we do!
| Don't get too enthusiastic about toys right away — two or three are fine, but more may be overwhelming. Its better to rotate them. Use a variety of natural and store-bought perches, and position them so they aren't directly over food and water dishes. You don't want to encourage your bird to poop into his dishes. |
| Pumice Stone Perches Pumice stone safety perches to help trim your bird's nails and beaks and exercise feet as well. Gritty textured Pumice Stone Permanently bonded onto a high-impact light weight plastic bird perch. The smooth safety surface on top of the perch, helps protect your bird's softer pad of the foot from excessive wear on other rough textured perches. Perches are shaped as a natural perch would be to provide foot exercise too. Because these perches are made of light weight materials, they can be used easily in smaller cages that are not made to accommodate heavier concrete trimming perches. |