| Title: | Captive Breeding for Conservation--and FUN! |
| Notice: | INTROS 6.X / FOR SALE 13.X / Buying a Bird 900.* |
| Moderator: | VIDEO::PULSIFER |
| Created: | Mon Oct 10 1988 |
| Last Modified: | Tue Jun 03 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
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A friend of mine lost a Bourke's parrakeet this weekend...drown in
an large glass of water left out on the table....she is always **very**
careful with her birds, but does let them free-fly every day. I didn't
think a bird this size could be in danger of this sort, but it has made
me more aware of my cup of coffee sitting out! Thought I'd pass this
along, even though it is a sad story, in the event it may help others
to avoid this tragedy. (The Bourke's is not quite as big as a
cockatiel, but bigger than a budgie or common parakeet.) /Linda
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| 473.1 | REVIEW OF SAFETY MEASURES | TJT01::ARMITAGE | Tue Dec 18 1990 14:14 | 10 | |
I always close the toilet seat,drain all water from sinks and shut off
the stove and remove anything hot from it. I allow my cockateil to fly
around the apartment only when I'm there to supervise her. From now
on, I'll also beware of full glasses as well. When you mentioned that
it reminded me of an afternoon when my clutzy parakeet tried to drink
from an 8 oz. glass of kool-aid and fell in head first! Luckily I was
there and dumped him out on the tray. It was hysterical to see but I
never put much thought into the danger aspect since I was right there.
I'll be much more careful from now on.
Lisa
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| 473.2 | Thirsty? | RANGER::PEASLEE | Fri Dec 21 1990 13:10 | 5 | |
My four lovebirds are very attracted to glasses of water. Oftentimes
they will land on the rim of the glass and proceed to bathe. I
*always* supervise my birds' flight time and let them play in the
water for a limited time. I also make sure to use wide, short glasses
so there is no danger to them.
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| 473.3 | Another tragic death of a nice bird | POWDML::PPARKER | Mon Oct 25 1993 19:48 | 11 | |
My Mother lost her parakeet this weekend. The bird's band got caught
in a toy. She must have been struggling for several hours before my
Mother got home. The bird suffered a lot of trauma in getting the
toy disconnected from the band but survived the night. The following
day, it picked at the leg so much it never stopped bleeding and he
died while Mother was trying to dress the wound and stop the
bleeding.
It doesn't seem to make sense to band birds that are being sold for
pets!
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| 473.4 | V Very sorry..... | SPARKL::COMPTON | Tue Oct 26 1993 12:57 | 13 | |
I am very sad that your mother's bird died in such a way. I would ask
you to look at the toy, though. Many bird toys are not designed for
safety. Dog clips, O-rings, and S-hooks used to attach the toy to
the cage are usually the co-culprit, combined with the presence of the
band. A benefit to having a traceable band is in the case of escape.
I and others have helped reunite lost birds with their owners using
the id on the band of a found bird.
Again, I'm very sorry your mother lost her bird this way. I lost one
that way once too, and cursed the band, but now look twice and three
times at the way a toy is to be attached.
Linda
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