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Alex & Me: How a Scientist and a Parrot Uncovered a Hidden World of Animal Intelligence–and Formed a Deep Bond in the Process $2.89 On September 6, 2007, an African Grey parrot named Alex died prematurely at age thirty-one. His last words to his owner, Irene Pepperberg, were “You be good. I love you.” What would normally be a quiet, very private event was, in Alex’s case, headline news. Over the thirty years they had worked together, Alex and Irene had become famous—two pioneers who opened an unprecedented window into the hi… |
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Fiesta Food for Parrots – 25 lb. $79.99 The best-loved fruits, vegetables, nuts and specialty seeds are combined into a nutritious, gourmet diet for macaws, cockatoos, amazon parrots, african parrots, eclectus, pionus and large conures. Fiesta was developed by the nutritional experts at the Kaytee Avian Research Center to supply all the nutrients proven necessary for excellent health. The wide variety of colorful shapes, sizes and textures makes eating more fun for playful birds. |
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Exact Rainbow for Parrots – 20 lb. $49.99 Kaytee Exact has been the recongnized nutritional leader by avian veterinarians and breeders since its introduction over a decade ago. Developed by the nutritional experts at the Kaytee Avian Research Center, Exact is the most researched and widely used extruded food available. This complete diet provides premium daily nutrition for Macaws, Cockatoos, Amazons, African Greys, all Parrots, Eclectus, Pionus and large Conures. Exact Rainbow combines the highest quality ingredients with necessary nutrients to produce an enticing rainbow of colors and shapes. No matter what color or shape, each nugget contains “exact nutrition” insuring your birds get exactly the right nutrition to produce better feathering, brighter colors, and maintain excellent health. No shells or hulls, means there will be less mess in and around the cage and more time for you to enjoy your bird’s company. |
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ZuPreem AvianMaintenance Natural Bird Diet for Parrots & Conures (20 lbs.) $54.99 ZuPreem AvianMaintenance Natural Bird Diet for Parrots & ConuresThis ZuPreem Avian Diet is enjoyed by conures, African greys, small Amazons, small cockatoos, mini macaws, pionus, caiques, Jardine’s parrots, eclectus, and other medium-sized parrots.ZuPreem AvianMaintenance Natural is a nutritious diet designed to meet all the established nutrient requirements of various types of pet birds. Formulated by a veterinarian and PhD nutritionist, ZuPreem AvianMaintenance combines the highest quality ingredients with strict standards of quality control to ensure that your bird receives the highest quality nutrition.ZuPreem AvianMaintenance is an extruded diet, which means it is more thoroughly cooked than a traditional pelleted diet. The premium ingredients in ZuPreem AvianMaintenance are cooked to increase digestibility thus allowing more nutrients to be utilized by your pet bird. Each nugget of ZuPreem AvianMaintenance is made from the same formula, ensuring your bird is receiving the same quality nutrition in every bite of ZuPreem Maintenance. |
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ZuPreem AvianMaintenance Natural Bird Diet for Parrots & Conures, 3 lbs. () $17.99 ZuPreem AvianMaintenance Natural Bird Diet for Parrots & ConuresThis ZuPreem Avian Diet is enjoyed by conures, African greys, small Amazons, small cockatoos, mini macaws, pionus, caiques, Jardine’s parrots, eclectus, and other medium-sized parrots.ZuPreem AvianMaintenance Natural is a nutritious diet designed to meet all the established nutrient requirements of various types of pet birds. Formulated by a veterinarian and PhD nutritionist, ZuPreem AvianMaintenance combines the highest quality ingredients with strict standards of quality control to ensure that your bird receives the highest quality nutrition.ZuPreem AvianMaintenance is an extruded diet, which means it is more thoroughly cooked than a traditional pelleted diet. The premium ingredients in ZuPreem AvianMaintenance are cooked to increase digestibility thus allowing more nutrients to be utilized by your pet bird. Each nugget of ZuPreem AvianMaintenance is made from the same formula, ensuring your bird is receiving the same quality nutrition in every bite of ZuPreem Maintenance. |
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Kaytee Exact Original Premium Daily Nutrition for Parrots & Conures (25 lbs.) $49.99 This complete diet provides premium daily nutrition for macaws, cockatoos, amazons, African Greys, all parrots, eclectus, pionus, and large Conures.Exact Original combines the highest quality ingredients with necessary nutrients to produce enticing crunchy nuggets. Each extruded nugget contains exact nutrition, insuring your birds get exactly the right nutrition to produce better feathering, brighter colors, and maintain excellent health.No shells or hulls means there will be less mess in and around the cage and more time for you to enjoy your bird’s company.Kaytee Exact has been the recognized nutritional leader by avian veterinarians and breeders since its introduction more than a decade ago. Exact is the most researched and widely used extruded food available.Choose Exact for exact nutrition in every bite. |
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Kaytee Exact Rainbow Premium Daily Nutrition for Parrots & Conures (4 lbs.) $19.99 This complete diet provides premium daily nutrition for macaws, cockatoos, amazons, African Greys, all parrots, eclectus, pionus, and large Conures.Exact Rainbow combines the highest quality ingredients with necessary nutrients to produce enticing rainbow of colors and shapes. No matter what color or shape, each extruded nugget contains exact nutrition, insuring your birds get exactly the right nutrition to produce better feathering, brighter colors, and maintain excellent health.No shells or hulls means there will be less mess in and around the cage and more time for you to enjoy your bird’s company.Kaytee Exact has been the recognized nutritional leader by avian veterinarians and breeders since its introduction more than a decade ago. Exact is the most researched and widely used extruded food available.Choose Exact for exact nutrition in every bite. |
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Kaytee Exact Conversion & Weaning Formula for Parrots & Conures (1.5 lbs.) $9.99 Kaytee Exact has been the recognized nutritional leader by avian veterinarians and breeders since its introduction more than a decade ago. Developed by the nutritional experts at the Kaytee Avian Research Center, Exact is the most researched and widely used extruded food available.Extruded diets have been proven to provide superior nutrition when compared with seed blends. The difficulty is converting a bird on a seed mix to an extruded or processed food. Exact Conversion & Weaning improves the initial acceptance when introducing an extruded food, and is the easiest way to convert your bird from a seed or other diet to Exact nutrition.This complete diet provides premium daily nutrition for Macaws, Cockatoos, African Greys, all Parrots, Eclectus, Pionus, and large Conures. Exact Conversion & Weaning combines the highest quality ingredients with necessary nutrients to produce an enticing rainbow of colors. Each nugget contains exact nutrition ensuring your bird gets exactly the right nutrition to produce better feathering, brighter colors, and maintain excellent health. No shells or hulls means there will be less mess in and around your cage and more time for you to enjoy your bird’s company.Crunchy, easy to eat texture, high nutritional content, and compatibility with Exact Hand Feeding Formula makes it an excellent weaning food. |
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Kaytee Exact Rainbow Chunky Premium Daily Nutrition for Large Parrots (4 lbs.) $19.99 This complete diet provides premium daily nutrition for macaws, cockatoos, amazons, African Greys, all large parrots, and eclectus.Exact Rainbow combines the highest quality ingredients with necessary nutrients to produce enticing rainbow of colors and shapes. No matter what color or shape, each extruded nugget contains exact nutrition, insuring your birds get exactly the right nutrition to produce better feathering, brighter colors, and maintain excellent health.No shells or hulls means there will be less mess in and around the cage and more time for you to enjoy your bird’s company.Kaytee Exact has been the recognized nutritional leader by avian veterinarians and breeders since its introduction more than a decade ago. Exact is the most researched and widely used extruded food available.Choose Exact for exact nutrition in every bite. |
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Fruit Blend Diet for Medium Parrots – 2 lb. $9.59 ZuPreem FruitBlend Premium Bird Food is formulated for various species of captive birds. They’re nutritionally balanced with 21 vitamins and minerals in every bite, and they contain fresh ground fruit for a taste and aroma birds love! These easy to eat, naturally preserved pelleted foods are recommended for Cockatiels, Lovebirds, Meyer’s Parrots, and other medium parrots. |
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Pinata Toy for Parrots – Square – Large $7.99 Parrots have the time of their lives shredding and chewing things. The Parrot Pinata has been specifically designed for that parrot pasttime The palm-leaf outer layer is crunchy and irresistable…and once they get to the inside, they’ll find a spectacular chewing bonanza: all sorts of natural fiber items that they can pull and chew to their hearts content. Particularly fun for feather pluckers. Size: Toy is 13.5″ long x 3″ diameter. |
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Kaytee Exact Natural for Parrots and Conures – 4 lb. $12.69 Parrots require certain vitamins and minerals to remain healthy and happy. When choosing a diet, be sure it is complete, and be sure it offers a variety of tastes so that your bird doesn’t get bored. Kaytee kept all of this in mind when they designed their Exact brand of bird food. It is nutritionally formulated for parrots specifically, and has the different tastes that your bird will love Choose wisely, choose Kaytee. Contains DHA Omega-3 for heart, brain, and visual function. |
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Phymactis sp.? African Rock Anemone $19.99 The African Rock Anemone (possibly Phymactis sp. ) is reddish-purple with a beaded base and straight tentacles. It may close upon itself and resemble a small volcano “erupting” with tentacles. Anemones get most of their nutrition from the aquarium lighting and dissolved nutrients in the water but occasional feedings are beneficial. Shrimp, clam, krill and other meaty foods can be fed occassionally by placing the food on top of the anemone near its mouth and making sure no other tankmates take it before the anemone can take it in. Most anemones have a high aggressiveness rating because they are mobile and have strong nematocysts (stinging cells) that can kill or damage other corals or animals. They will need large areas in which to expand their tentacles and should be placed in an aquarium that will allow them to open fully. Once they stay in a particular place, make sure no corals are to close as they may sting the coral in an attempt to keep it out of the territory. Some anemones can sting people – avoid touching the tentacles of any anemone without proper protection, especially if you have sensitive skin or known allergies to other stings like bees or wasps. When first placed in the aquarium, they are known to move around to find the place where they feel they are having all their requirements met. This will normally happen anytime a change is made to their environment. Most anemones like to have their bases under a ledge or in a hole for protection, in a position that their tentacles can extend into the light. Lighting and water movement may affect the appearance, but they generally need medium direct light, with medium water movement. This is a Restricted item and is not covered by our Arrive Alive 5-Day Guarantee. Please visit the Guarantee Policy and Restricted Species webpages for more information. |
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Fruit Blend Diet for Small Parrots – 2 lb. $7.99 ZuPreem FruitBlend Premium Bird Food is formulated for various species of captive birds. They’re nutritionally balanced with 21 vitamins and minerals in every bite, and they contain fresh ground fruit for a taste and aroma birds love! These easy to eat, naturally preserved pelleted foods are recommended for Parakeets, Budgerigars, Parrotlets and other small parrots. |
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Swing with Rope and Acrylic Frame for Large Parrots $19.99 A pedicure and fun all in one. Your bird can have a blast rocking and rolling their heart out on this swing, while the perch safely files its nails. The additional cotton rope attached to the perch makes for even more enjoyment as your bird picks and preens while swinging away. Sure to be your bird’s favorite new spot. For parrots/large birds. Size: Swing is 10.5″ w x 15″ high. |
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Fruit Blend Diet for Large Parrots – 3.5 lb. $13.69 ZuPreem Fruit Blend Premium Bird Food is formulated for various species of captive birds. They’re nutritionally balanced with 21 vitamins and minerals in every bite, and they contain fresh ground fruit for a taste and aroma birds love! These easy to eat, naturally preserved pelleted foods are shaped and colored like 5 different fruits. This size is recommended for Macaws, Cockatoos, Amazons, Senegals and other large parrots. |
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F.M. Browns Wildbird Traditional Parrot Food -50 lbs 41521 $71.99 |
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Parrot Bird Food Medium Parrots – ZuPreem Fruitblend 2# $8.25 |
Parrot Cages: All I Want Is A Cage Somewhere by
The 1964 musical “My Fair Lady” features a song entitled “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly?” with music by Frederick Loewe, lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. In that song, Eliza sings: “All I want is a room somewhere, Far away from the cold night air, With one enormous chair. Oh, wouldn’t it be loverly?”
Parrots, were they able to verbalize, might sing a similar tune: “All I want is a cage somewhere, Strong and spacious, but not too bare, With tender, loving care. Oh, wouldn’t it be loverly?”
Parrot Cages
Just as parrots come in many sizes, parrot cages vary from small to large. They come in rectangles and cylinders, plain and fancy. Parrot cages can be difficult to purchase, and the savvy buyer will do research before attempting to do so. Four of the factors to be considered are given here, but you will want to discuss your final purchase with a knowledgeable dealer.
1. Parrot Breed and Size
The breed and size of your parrot figure strongly in the consideration of available parrot cages.
Large birds need sufficient space to stretch big wings, climb around, and enjoy healthy exercise. Large parrot cages are needed for parrots in the size range of African Grey Parrots, Amazons, Cockatoos, and Macaws. Large parrot cages should be made of steel or metal, and have a bar spacing of one or more inches. Any smaller spacing in large parrot cages will permit your parrot to get caught and injure itself.
Medium parrot cages are good for medium size parrots such as Caiques, Cockatiels, Conures, and Senegals. Medium parrot cages should have steel or metal bars spaced 1/2 to 5/8 inch apart. Parrot cages with larger or smaller bar spacing may allow your bird to be injured.
If you have a small parrot such as a Budgerigar (Budgie), Lovebird, or Parrotlet, you will need to look at small parrot cages. Small parrot cages also should be of steel or metal, since all parrots love to chew. Bar spacing should be 1/2 inch or less in small parrot cages.
2. Configuration
The configuration of parrot cages is the size and shape. Since parrots like to climb and fly, parrot cages need to be tall. Even the most basic, small parrot cages should be at least 7-8 inches taller than their width and depth. Dome tops are functional as well as attractive in parrot cages. The parrot will amuse itself climbing across the dome. Wide cages are important for larger parrots, as they will need to fly back and forth. While some parrot cages are built to resemble castles or Victorian homes, complete with turrets, one must be sure the dcor does not involve sharp edges or small corners where a parrot can injure feet or beak.
3. Accessories
Accessories can go a long way toward making parrot cages “loverly” in the parrot’s thinking. Stands raise parrot cages to a higher level, allowing the bird to see more, and feel more a part of the “flock” in your home. Stands also give owners better access to their parrots. For parrots that crave more attention, parrot cages on wheeled stands can be moved from room to room.
Parrot cages can also be topped with exercise areas, providing entertainment and exercise when the parrot is out for play. Swings, ladders, toys, steps, and more can be included in playgrounds.
The feeder cups in parrot cages should be easily accessible, and should be made of steel, ceramic, or reinforced plastic. Parrots will chew on the cups as part of their exercise, and can readily destroy other materials.
Parrot cages require at least three different perches, each made of a different material. Rope, hardwood, and cement are three possibilities. Proper perches are important to the health of your parrot’s feet.
Cage covers are important additions to parrot cages, allowing your bird to get the right dark and light cycle to get sufficient rest.
4. Toys
Finally, all parrot cages will need convenient places to attach toys and entertaining toys to be attached. Like parrot cages, parrot toys come in different sizes and materials to suit the breed of parrot. Parrot toys do not have to be elaborate. Toys may entertain, and may stimulate your bird intellectually, but their main purpose is to help parrots use the actions they would use in the wild. Toys help them “hunt” food, hide in the “leaves” of a tree, and exercise their beaks to keep them strong.
Toys in parrot cages can be for their feet, giving them foot exercise that helps them maintain dexterity. Toys may be filled with food that parrots must retrieve, chewing away obstacles as they would in the wild. Small mirrors in parrot cages allow the birds to converse with “friends” in the same tree.
Learn as much as you can about your parrot breed, and ask for appropriate toys that will meet the bird’s varied needs.
Conclusion: Parrot cages are a big investment. Be sure you shop carefully.
© 2007, Anna Hart. An avid reader and researcher, Anna explores many parrot breeds and offers more information about parrots and their care at http://www.parrots-of-the-world.com. If you are interested in learning more about perches for parrot cages, you won’t want to miss the information Anna shares on her website.
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