Comments on: Acclimatizing Your Parrot To Hot And Cold Temperatures

By: Prierundunext

Prierundunext — Wed, 26 May 2010 17:43:06 +0000

Basically, I’m 20 and I turn 21 at the beginning of my freshers week so am worried that I will have very few, if any, friends. I’m not a stereotypical student who likes to get drunk, thats just not my scene. I am in a very stable relationship of nearly two years and I don’t want to be pushed into going out with people if I really don’t want to. I’ve always been REALLY close to my family so moving out and being completely independant is a very frightening prospect. I’m finding myself, already, not being able to sleep because I’m so worried about it. I have cried about three times this week already about it and I just don’t know what to do. Part of me just wants to bottle it and say **** it, I’m not going. Can anyone offer any advice comfort to me? I also feel like I’m becomming a burrden to my boyfriend by worrying about it all the time. I know people say it’ll be fine and its the best few years of your life but is it true that university isn’t for everyone?? Please help! I’m in absolute turmoil!! (I’m going to study music at royal holloway)

By: Patty

Patty — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:46:47 +0000

Hi Sophia,
Texas doesn’t get much in the way of a hard freeze, but personally, I wouldn’t leave a single parrot out side below 45 degrees. Other people do keep their parrots out year round, but they are usually in pairs or more, and can use each other for body heat. It just isn’t something I choose to do. For general information, neither parrots nor humans get sick from the cold. What the cold DOES do is work against your immune system and lowers your body’s defenses making you susceptible to illness. That’s why our parents were always telling us to bundle up so we didn’t get sick. My umbrella cockatoo’s body language tells me he doesn’t like to be cold, my goffins cockatoo doesn’t seem to be as bothered by it, although she does seem to eat less. If the temps go into the low 50’s, my small birds come in for the night, and until I get better control over the temp in the bird room, which is unheated, my big ones come in if it gets into the lower 40s.
Regarding your other question about the parrot and peacocks, parrots are very social animals and while I’m sure the peacocks offer some entertainment, I don’t think it’s enough company for a parrot. If you aren’t able to spend time with your parrot, consider getting another of his species to keep him company. Know, however, that doing this might make him less handleable or sociable since he doesn’t get much human interaction. If that’s fine with you, it will also be fine with him as long as he has another parrot that he likes to be friends with.
Patty

By: sophia Libby

sophia Libby — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:20:35 +0000

we live in texas and the temperatures usually 80% of the time are above 75 degrees but the winter sometimes will dip down to 30-32 degrees F but these are very few isolated days where the temperature rises back up to 60-75 degrees during Jan and Feb. the other months are usually warm to cool. Is it ok day to leave my parrot outside in his aviary during the really cold night time when it dips down to 35-45 degrees? i have tried to bring him in and out of the the garage smaller cage but he squawks and refuses to eat. so i am thinking he prefers to be cold in those few instances. also, he shares a divided large aviary with two peacocks . is that enough company for him because we as a family do not spend much time with the parrot per se, we feed him and visit with him daily but short visits. pls comments