Article From SubmitYOURArticle.com: What Happy Birds Need---5 Things You Can Do To Keep Your Pet Bird Happy

Your bird is counting on you to provide not only
the basics but a quality of life that makes it
fun to share a home with you. Here are 5 ways
you can make your bird's life a happy one.

Birds Just Want to Have Fun---Keeping your bird
stimulated and engaged throughout the day is
crucial to keeping your bird happy. This means
providing a cage that will allow your bird to fly
without damaging its wings. Ladders and perches
at different levels inside the cage will
encourage your bird to exercise.

Different types of toys will allow your bird to
choose the activity. Brightly colored toys,
foraging toys, seed balls, mirrors and toys that
make sounds are all good choices for the cage. A
play area outside for the cage is necessary to
keep your bird physically fit.

One to two hours outside the cage each day will
pay big dividends in terms of emotional health.
Before letting your bird outside the cage, make
sure to cover mirrors, close toilets, cover wires
and electrical cords and close off areas of the
house that are not safe.

Don't Leave Me Lonely---Some types of birds need
more social interaction than others. This is an
important aspect to consider if you haven't made
a definite choice yet. If you are retired or work
from home, spending quality time with your bird
may be just what both of you need. But if you
travel or have numerous obligations that keep you
away from home for long periods of time, making
time to spend with your bird can be difficult. A
second bird might be an option.

But the best relationships are built by spending
a fair amount of time each day interacting one on
one with your bird. If you are not able to do
this, waiting to adopt until you do have time to
spend is a better choice for you and the bird.

Food Glorious Food---There is no substitute for
making fresh water available 24 hours, and for
providing a healthy diet each day. Fresh, organic
foods should be supplemented with sprouted seeds,
as well as seeds from vegetables and fruits.
Cuttlebone is not only a great dietary supplement
for calcium, but it also provides stimulation for
your bird while allowing it to trim its beak. A
high quality pellet mix can also be used to round
out their diet on days when there is not time for
fresh ingredients.

Foods that are toxic and should be avoided in any
amount include chocolate, avocado, coffee, foods
that are high in salt and sugar, and alcoholic
beverages.

Treat Me Right---Everybody likes excitement in
their lives, and birds are no exception. Offering
special treats on a regular basis will give your
bird something special to look forward to and
strengthen the bond between you. Experiment with
seeds still on the stem, popcorn, honey sticks,
and other favorite fresh foods. Your bird will
let you know what the favorites are, then go with
it!

Please Don't Take My Breath Away--If your bird
could talk, this is surely what it would say.
The air in your home is many more times polluted
than the air in the wild. Because dust and dander
are natural by-products of their growth and
development, these fine particles go into the air
as they would in the wild. But in your home,
unless you take proactive steps to reduce these
particulates, the levels continue to increase.

Birds' air passages are tiny and it doesn't take
much for them to become clog. Your bird has no
choice other than to breathe this air that is
filled with not only the bird related particles
but normal household pollutants such as dust,
dust mites, pollen, and possibly dander from
other pets.

Using a high efficiency particle arresting (or
HEPA) air purifier to keep the air clean is just
as important as providing clean water each day.

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