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Poor Evvie
Topic Started: Nov 22 2010, 12:40 PM (774 Views)
LauraR	Nov 28 2010, 06:24 PM Post #16
Staff Member Posts: 6,504 Group: Staff Member #78 Joined: April 7, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 1 What types Pacific What colours Blue Pied Other Birds ? 2 Conures I live in California, USA	Yay! I'm glad to hear that. He must be responding to the heat/light. Does anyone keep a small hospital cage on hand for your birds? A few years ago Andy made a hospital 'cage' out of a small acrylic aquarium. It was fitted with a low perch and a thermometer and a mesh/screen top. You can put a few flat dishes inside for water and food. Then put the heat lamp on top but off to one side in case it gets too hot for the bird. This treatment really does wonders when they're sick because they can't keep their body temperature up when they are ill. They can fight off illness much easier this way.



Jan	Nov 28 2010, 07:12 PM Post #17
staff member Posts: 3,748 Group: Staff Member #1,157 Joined: November 18, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 3 What types Celestial What colours Blue & Green+Green Dominant Pied, Other Birds ? Zippi & Drummer Cockatiels I live in Wales uk My name is Jan	Hey Laura that sounds a very good idea A bird heat lamp does it just give out heat or can it be used for brightness too?



scooby	Nov 28 2010, 07:18 PM Post #18
Admin Posts: 4,492 Group: Full Members Member #1,461 Joined: December 10, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 7 What types celestial What colours 3 green, 1 blue, 1 pastel blue,1 yellow, 1 albino Other Birds ? Meyers parrot, Gcc ,blue fischer lovebird,2 fischer lovebirds,2 mountain parakeet,2 budgies I live in York My name is Jacqueline ( jackie for short)	I have a little hospital cage made from a old plastic fish tank with a mesh covering, i also have a red heat lamp to keep it warm, luckily i have not had to use it up to now. Jan I got a low waltage red heat lamp which i intended to use to keep parrotlet chicks warm ,it is designed for amphibians, it keeps the them warm and with it been low wattage it does not get to hot.



kevinp	Nov 28 2010, 09:04 PM Post #19
Administrator Posts: 6,909 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: October 7, 2006 How many Parrotlets do you have I have one Parrotlet What types Celestials What colours One green Other Birds ? Budgeries four off I live in a mess of my own making !!! My name is I'll give you a clue	Jan they look just like light bulbs but are white and they give out heat, you would not need a very high powered one for parrots. if people have a fish tank as a hospital cage make sure that there is air flow through the cage if you are using a heat lamp or you will kill the bird by cooking it alive !



kevinp	Nov 28 2010, 09:06 PM Post #20
Administrator Posts: 6,909 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: October 7, 2006 How many Parrotlets do you have I have one Parrotlet What types Celestials What colours One green Other Birds ? Budgeries four off I live in a mess of my own making !!! My name is I'll give you a clue	Jan what you might find good for Zippy is a day light bulb holder and reflector a lot of pet shops carry these now maybe the one you got your boy from might have one. it might with the calcium help him with his feathers. this sort of thing http://www.thebirdroom.co.uk/full-spectrum-tubes.php



theexbrit	Nov 29 2010, 06:51 AM Post #21
Co Admin Posts: 4,144 Group: Co Admin Member #74 Joined: March 20, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 3 What types Pacifics What colours Green, pied Other Birds ? 2 Conures - Crimson Bellied & Green Cheeked I live in So. California My name is Andy	kevinp Nov 28 2010, 09:04 PM Jan they look just like light bulbs but are white and they give out heat, you would not need a very high powered one for parrots. if people have a fish tank as a hospital cage make sure that there is air flow through the cage if you are using a heat lamp or you will kill the bird by cooking it alive ! Blimey, what do you people have over there for heat lamps, military grade lasers!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: I used a 40w heat lamp with a thermometer attachment that was set to around 80f I think. As Laura said, you have a mesh screen on top which allows for good airflow & put the heat lamp to one side so the bird can move away from the heat if they want. These are special animal heat lamps like you use for lizards, etc, but you really need a thermometer switch on the lamp as if it's on all the time it can get a tad warm in the hospital tank, some people use the under tank heat pad (again, like the ones used for reptiles) but the problem with this is the whole bottom of the tank gets warm & the bird can't move away if it wants too. I've had several sick birds (budgies, parrotlets, etc) get better using this little tank, now we have the "Brinsea Brooder", but it was really expensive. The little tank works fine if it's set up right. Some people even use them as brooders, in fact Pesto was kept in one when he was a wee nipper (no pun intended) & was being hand fed.



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