Transportation of parrots
With the problem transportation of parrots every owner can face. Naturally, immediately there is a lot of questions - how and in what to carry your pet, whether to feed him on the road and in general, how the birds react to long-distance travel. With transportation for short distances, everything is not that difficult.
Each future owner takes his bird from a pet store, a bird market or a farm. And, of course, for this purpose, no cellophane bags, nets, bags, cages and briefcases are not suitable - Birds can easily get injuries of wings, legs, internal organs, strongly crumple plumage.
To transport parrots from the place of purchase home you need to use special transportation or portable cells. The size and construction of a cell depends, inmainly, on the duration of transportation. You can also transport a parrot in a cardboard box, having made holes for breathing, you can put a towel on the bottom, so that the paws do not slide around the parrot, and it does not throw it all over the bottom. A cardboard box can be chosen from any household appliances, the main thing is not to use boxes containing household chemicals.
Transport the bird as carefully as possible, because when you transport the parrot will experiencestrong stress, will rush about in a cage and can do something to itself to damage. It is important to protect the pet from wind and drafts, which can harm his health.
If the parrot is transported in a small cage inwinter time, then it should be wrapped with a dense cloth or polyethylene film, leaving a hole in order for air to flow. This will help protect the bird from colds.
If you have a long road ahead, then you will need a bigger capacity. Transport cage for "long voyage" - this is a box measuring 45x20x25 cm, the front wallwhich should be made of plexiglass with holes 0.5 - 0.6 cm in diameter or a metal mesh (only not copper), the remaining walls - made of plywood (thickness 2-3 mm).
In such a cage will need to put a feeder and a machine with boiled or standing water. Of course, water is water, and it can spill. Therefore, you can, instead of liquid, put in the trough pieces of bread or white bread, moistened with boiled water or sweet tea.
<pA cell intended for transporting a large number of birds for a considerable distance should have mowed upper side walls. The resulting slope should be tightened with a fine mesh. This will improve air access to the cage. If you are traveling by train, then you can take the parrot in an ordinary cage, if it is not very big.
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Getting to the station, it is better to cover the cage with a cloth, do not put it in the package, because it will rustle and excite the pet. And it's best to put it in a loose ragbag. The most important thing is that the parrot does not see the constantly changing situation. In the car, also cover your cage with a dense cloth, but do not forget from time to time to look under it and communicate with your pet. Talk with the bird as usual, be careful not to scare it with a sharp movement or word.
At the time of moving, the birds are most fearful, restless and very prone to stress. If you travel by car, it is best that the cage is in the back seat, and was fixed, so as not to tip over and do not hang out in different directions. Try to drive carefully, without making sharp turns and braking.
The day before the trip, the parrot is not recommended to feed, only on the way to offer him some food. The condition of your pet after moving dependsin many respects from the character of the parrot. If he treats everything calmly, then the move will transfer without consequences. Well, if the bird is by nature a scared ten, then on the road it can beat on the cage for a long time, and then powerlessly huddled in a corner.
