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| | From:  mompjb (Original Message) | Sent: 3/14/2005 3:12 AM |
| A while ago I told everyone about how my Cleo (lovebird) loves his tent - you know what I mean - loves his tent- and it leaves the white stuff all over it. So, I took out the tent probably a good 3 mos now. Well, i thougth I would try it again to see if his behaviour would of stopped. And of course it didnt. I put it back in on Tues nite, I left for a few days on Thurs (hubby home taking care of all the animals) and now it is Sunday and I return to a tent covered in white stuff - He is at it again!!!!! What makes them love their tents? It was so cute seeing him sleep in it and now I have to take it out as it grosses me right out! Any suggestion what I can use for him to sleep in. For the last 3 mos he just sleeps on his perches or in his hamster wheel???? Thanks Patti |
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This reply may show up several times, because MSN is giving me fits again. Cleo really doesn't need anything to sleep in. Birds feet are designed to cling to a perch all their lives. They have a built in locking mechanism that works when they fall asleep so their feet will not let go of the perch while sleeping. We have had several members whose birds got tangled inside the sleeping huts and died. I wouldn't risk it at all. You can buy a snuggly thing made of the same material, that hangs on the cage bars next to a perch that is designed to be snuggled up against. Still is made of fuzzy material so I would be careful to check it daily for snags and chewed places. Maybe his hormones would settle down if those fuzzy things were not enticing him to want to mate. Annie |
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| | | From: mompjb | Sent: 3/15/2005 12:37 AM |
I guess I will have to take it away. I know they dont need anything to sleep on but it is so much more comfortable for him I am sure so I thougth why not try again.
Cleo has friends - a grey and citron umbrella. He loves them too and our citron lets him actually prune him alittle.
Bye Bye tent! |
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My lovebird was doing almost exactly the same thing--only I think Puffin is a female based on behavior. That was bad enough, but when the chewing started the fuzzy hut definitely had to go. I replaced it with a coconut hut. Nothing soft to "play" with, still gives a nice place to sleep. Took Puff a few days to get used to it, but it's the new sleeping area. |
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My lovie was doing the same thing to his happy hut, so I took it out too. But I did find this for a replacement, at www.cockatielcottage.com, and he loves it. Might want to try something like this?
Judi |
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| | | From: mompjb | Sent: 3/16/2005 2:15 AM |
| I will go to the site and check it out. what is the material made of. Will he be able to "love the top of it"?Patti |
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Nope, its just a think cotton fabric. Nothing fuzzy or fluffy. I think it will be okay...Razzle has never tried to do anything but swing in it ! Good luck...
Judi |
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Ooops..that should say "thin" cotton fabric...not "think"...its too late, I gotta get to bed ! Sheesh...
Judi |
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| | | From: mompjb | Sent: 3/17/2005 1:03 AM |
| Thanks, I checked the site out. Looks great. I thougth it was alittle pricy though so I am going to check with our local stores first. thanks for your help. Patti |
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| hmm. My 15 year old lovebird doesn't do any "lovin" he just spends all day on my neck sleeping. Is there something wrong with him? |
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hi all, my2cents.... My little GCC lost a toe (nearly a whole leg!) to a birdie hut. He absolutely loved his hut for sleeping and playing hide-and-seek. It's been months since i removed it and he's just fine. I knew of the risks when I put it in, yet still did 'bcuz he loved it'. Get rid of it!!! Safer alternatives exist. Dave |
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I Have heard many bad things about those too. I
thought about making something similar for Sassy but I am not sure what it is
about it that they actually get caught in, so I thought better safe than sorry.
Just what did she get her toes caught in on the hut? Tent?
Oh and by the way belts are awsome for birdie
climbing, the one you have in the picture with the big holes gives toe grips
without danger, or I have a cloath one that is more flexable, but very tough and
does not chew up too fast. Sassy uses it for free acess to the floor and back to
her living room perch, comes in really handy when she drops a goodie and needs
to get down there to get it.
I imagine if you have a belt with the small holes
with the metal around them, it would have to be watched too, cause they could
stick a toe in there. The normal leather holes should be ok, and those
big holes. (I would think Sassy would take all the metal off.)
It looks like your birdies whole foot could fit through the ring, but I
have never heard of a bird sticking a foot through something, cause they are
always spread open clutching. Seems toes is our worry don't you all
think?
Crow |
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One lovie that I can remember chewed a hole in the floor of her Happy Hut, stuck her head in and because the feathers won't back out, got stuck and smothered. The lovie's owner is a member here but there are other incidents reported in which this happened to their birds, too. Others chew til the threads stick out and get them wound around toes or legs. Here is an alert site for bird owners. I had a scarlet macaw who got his band caught on a metal loop in his cage. He chewed one toe completely off and was working on another when we noticed him. He gave no sound to let us know he was in trouble. He had to have a long surgery, a second one the next day and wear a collar for weeks to prevent tearing his wounds open again. There are lots of hidden dangers for these guys so we have to be alert to possibilities and try to prevent whatever we can. Annie |
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