Dear Parrots magazine,
There has been much publicity over the years with regard to the size of cages that parrots should be kept in providing them with adequate space to exercise and to keep them healthy. However, there are possibly two sides of the story, as I know of a number of pet owners whose parrots are kept in cages that would probably not comply with the law.
Dear Parrots magazine,
Over the years I have read a lot about how parrots can react adversely to new items being put into their cages, and thinking about how my Grey reacted recently with a new perch. My African Grey, Buddy, is now 12 years old and gets into everything. He comes out a lot and has pretty well the freedom of the house and doesn’t seem to be afraid to get into anything, good or bad! He is with me most of the days as my husband works full time, so we spend a lot of time together and understand each other.
Dear Parrots magazine,
I read with interest the letter by David Vickery about the dangers of chocolate in last month’s issue. There has always been lots of publicity about the health issues chocolate can cause, but we have to get it all in perspective.
Dear Parrots magazine,
I read with great interest and some amusement the article, Rocky the hooligan parrot from hell! I was a little worried when Zesha Salem wrote, …the mum of two sometimes has to bribe him with his favourite snacks of hummus or chocolate coins.
Dear Parrots magazine,
In the last issue of this magazine (July 318), I found it so refreshing to see that there are some wonderful people who really care about our wildlife and our threatened species. I remember some years ago, there were attempts to release Spix’s Macaws into the wild, but sadly with no real success.
Dear Parrots magazine,
I live in the UK and as the weather is getting warmer it seems flies are awakening and I am becoming extremely frustrated as my parrots hate them. I like to have my conservatory doors open and do have those plastic tassel hanging fly screens over the doorway. I think they are quite effective at keeping out the flies, but there’s always some that manage to get in and my two Greys become quite agitated, as do my two dogs. You wouldn’t think living creatures that are massively larger than a fly could be so intimidated by them.
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