Most guinea pigs, including domesticated guinea pigs, hate snow and must never be out in the cold. They are susceptible to colder temperatures and can end up falling gravely ill owing to direct exposure to the cold, and can even end up dying. Snow coupled with strong cold winds is something their body is not…
Cockatiels are one of the best birds you can have as pets. They exhibit many color mutations and as per the presence of colored feathers in their body, they are further categorized as clear pied cockatiels, heavily pied cockatiels, and lightly pied cockatiels. Let’s take a deeper look at this topic… What does pied mean…
Birds (Budgies, cockatiels, etc) love eating arugula or rocket leaves as they by default like eating leafy veggies. Arugula is rich in essential nutrients that are important for the well-being of the birds. It can be fed as treat to the birds once or twice a week. However, arugula must only be given as treats…
Birds won’t get disturbed by TV noise at night as long as it plays in a different room or at some distance and is kept on low volume. If your fan is not making enormous infrequent loud noises it won’t likely be a problem as the birds will get habituated to the fan noise. Let’s…
Birds can poop every time they see you as they feel stressed and anxious or tremendously excited and happy. This happens as birds cannot hold their poop for long and any emotional overdose will lead to pooping. Also, it can be that they are prepping by pooping to get picked up & held by you….
If a bird is biting you hard, hissing towards you, running or flying away from you, avoiding eating the treats you give him or her, it is a sign that the bird doesn’t trust you and may hate you to some extent. The great thing is with suitable patience & love you can win them…
Birds have a very fast body metabolism in place which helps them to digest food quickly. After digestion, unlike humans, they cannot hold onto their poop for a long time, unless they are sleeping, so they continuously keep pooping after every few minutes. Some birds like budgies, lovebirds poop every 10 to 15 minutes whereas…
Birds should not have sparkling water or soda as they cannot burp or pass gas like us humans. Carbonated drinks are loaded with carbon dioxide that needs to be released out of the body as the excess build-up of the gas can be fatal. Also, the drinks tend to be rich in artificial sugar which…
Canneries can lose feathers due to the process of molting, excessive stress, lack of nutrition, lack of sufficient exposure to bright sunlight and fresh air, preening activity, boredom, depression, or other diseases. 1. Molting Molting is a completely natural process of feather replacement that occurs in all kinds of birds, twice or sometimes more times…
Conures are extremely clever, affectionate, and social birds who love being the center of attention. They are friendly & love cuddling a lot, prefer sitting on human shoulders and climbing into the shirt pockets of their human parents. What is the friendliest conure? Conures are a particular variety of parrots that are in general very…