Grey-headed Parrot, Mites, Ticks and Lice, UV Light and Food Selection

Issue 55 - August 2002

The Complete Psittacine with EB Cravens – The Links between Mental Alertness and Flight. Meyers Parrots Pretty, Petite and with Personality – Finding the most suitable materials and sizes for building housing can take some time as Janice Hoadley discovered. In this article she describes her experiences of breeding Meyers Parrots. How UV Light helps parrots select food – Phoebe Green Linden looks at how UV lighting helps parrots in the wild select food, and she discusses the detrimental effects of denying a captive parrot UV light. Pest Control Your Parrot – Ectoparasites, such as ticks, lice and mites, can cause discomfort to parrots and even spread disease. Michelle Barrows BVMS BSc MRCVS and Chris Hall Bvet Med MRCVS have co-authored this article about the subject. The Status and Conservation of the Blue-Throated Macaw – Jenifer Hilburn investigates the endangered Blue-Throated Macaw native to Bolivia. Breeding the Fuscicollis Cape Parrot – All three subspecies of the Cape Parrot are rare and very few have been bred in captivity. In this article EB Cravens describes his experiences with breeding the fuscicollis subspecies, also known as the Grey Parrot. Blame it on the Budgies – After years of experience in keeping different birds, Amanda Gregory has always had a soft spot for budgies.

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