How To Care For A Pet Bird. Learn how to take care of a bird with PetSmart species guides and articles including health feeding. Retreat your hand if the bird becomes afraid.
You must make sure your bird has the right amount of space proper nutrition and entertainment. The result was the most comprehensive book ever written for the pet bird owner How To Care For Your Pet Bird Practical Advice by Dr. Pet birds are different than cats and dogs but they are not any more difficult to keep healthy.
The right pet bird diet a clean cage fresh bird food and water safe bird toys exercise and lots of attention are the basics.
One of the few avian veterinarians that has extensive experience in aviculture The Murphy. This is for your bird to sharpen and file its beak on and its also good for your birds bones. Bathing ones bird is essential to maintaining feather quality said Latas who noted that misters sprayers and kitchen faucets are bird favorites although a gentle mist to simulate rain works well some birds even like taking showers with their owners. One of the first avian veterinarians to become Board Certified since 1993.