spiritbird
09-01-2015, 08:22 PM
Since my two birds have been mostly cage bound because of clipping wings I have to feed them everything in the cage. This causes the need to make sure the mess that is left is cleaned properly. How many members feed the human foods inside the cage? I will attempt to train them to eat the chop and other foods in another area after they are flying again.
Hygiene - A very important requirement. Parrot dropping contain many different enzymes and urates. All of these can "go off" and all can cause problems if not cleaned up properly. Fruit left in the cage soon decomposes at room temperature, the fungi and bacteria is invisible to the naked eye for a long time before any odour or visual signs of decomposition show. Discarded seed, pellet even water can contain harmful bacteria and disease. To avoid all these dangers, cages must be kept clean. The tray should be cleaned at least once a day, and the whole cage cleaned once a week and wiped down with a specific avian disinfectant. All food bowls should be cleaned and disinfected daily
What is your cage cleaning routine?
Hygiene - A very important requirement. Parrot dropping contain many different enzymes and urates. All of these can "go off" and all can cause problems if not cleaned up properly. Fruit left in the cage soon decomposes at room temperature, the fungi and bacteria is invisible to the naked eye for a long time before any odour or visual signs of decomposition show. Discarded seed, pellet even water can contain harmful bacteria and disease. To avoid all these dangers, cages must be kept clean. The tray should be cleaned at least once a day, and the whole cage cleaned once a week and wiped down with a specific avian disinfectant. All food bowls should be cleaned and disinfected daily
What is your cage cleaning routine?