Cockatiel Care 101 – Diet, Enrichment, and Health
In this article, avian expert, Dr. Veronica Pardini dives into the basics of cockatiel care, including diet, enrichment, and common health concerns.
Bird Health & Nutrition
Budgie Care 101 – Diet, Enrichment, and Health
In this article, we’ll dive into the basics of budgie care, including diet, enrichment, and common health concerns.
Transitioning Your Bird from Seeds to Pellets
In this article, we will explore why transitioning your bird from seeds to pellets is a wise and responsible choice for their long-term health.
Focusing on Feeding Your Pet Bird
Let’s focus on food. Too often, birds come in from stores or breeders who have been feeding birds seeds for years and don’t understand the importance of pellets in a bird’s diet. Birds’ diets should be pellet-based. Pellets are nutritionally complete and balanced. They contain all the nutrients that a bird needs to live. Birds …
How To Give Your Pet Bird Medications
Unlike humans, birds cannot take pills. When they get sick, the only way to give them medicine is through a syringe. Prior to actually needing medication, it is important that we condition our birds to be unafraid of syringes. Learn from our Avian Expert, Dr. Laurie Hess, as she gives a demonstration on how she …
Maintenance vs Breeder Diet for Adult Pet Birds
Bird owners often ask what they should feed their adult pet birds. Is it okay to stick to their maintenance diet? In this video, Dr. Laurie Hess concisely explains the difference between maintenance and breeder diets. https://youtu.be/rb6hkoEjiZA Watch Maintenance vs Breeder Diet on YouTube. Video Transcript Hi, I’m Dr. Laurie Hess, Director of Pet Health and …
What Should My Bird Eat?
Many birds have been raised on seeds and nuts & high fat items that we thought years ago were the appropriate thing to feed birds. We now know that these items are deficient in many nutrients, essential vitamins and minerals. While birds can survive on them in captivity, they slowly develop a lot of nutrient …
Why Does My Pet Bird Pick Certain Pellets
Like humans, birds have preferences. Watch this video as our Avian expert, Dr. Laurie Hess, concisely discusses this behavior of birds of pellet picking. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMQckSfplD4 Watch Why Does My Bird Pick Certain Pellets on YouTube. Video Transcript Hi, I’m Dr. Laurie Hess, Director of Pet Health and Nutrition at ZuPreem. I’m frequently asked: “why does …
First Aid for Your Bird
By Dr. Laurie Hess, DVM, Diplomate APVP (Avian Practice) We’ve all been there – you’re clipping your bird’s nails, you cut one nail just a little too short, and blood gushes everywhere. Or maybe your bird was out flying around your house and flew right into a mirror, chipping the tip of its beak which …
How Blends can Be Great for Birds Mentally and Physically
By Dr. Laurie Hess, DVM, Diplomate ABVP (Avian Practice) Wild birds forage all day long. They forage for food, nest sites, and mates. They have jobs. They keep busy. Pet birds don’t have these opportunities. Bird owners offer food to their pets in a cup, provide safe housing with cages, and often become their birds’ …
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