Despite the fact that pet owners are convinced that they wish their pets to be well, they cannot, of course, foresee all the dangers that await our stoic friends at home.
You must follow the rules for caring for canary birds so that they can live comfortably and safely.
Unfortunately, many birds die ahead of schedule due to the fault of the owners. Sometimes the cause of death is accidents, but not often (or perhaps often), the cause of death is the ignorance of the owners. What makes canaries die?
The main causes of death for canary birds
- First reason: Water
Lack of drinking water can be fatal to canaries . As a rule, the lack of water is associated with the breakdown of the drinking bowl. For example, when any foreign body clogging the mustache gets into the hole. Therefore, canaries owners should always check daily whether the drinker is in working condition or not. The easiest way to do this is by noticing if the water level in the drinker is decreasing. If the water level does not drop, the drinker will be clogged, and if you do not notice this, the water level can drop to zero. It is important to know that birds can live without water for no more than three days. The exception can be only if the bird’s feed contains a lot of moisture.
- Second reason: toxic substances
Various kitchen utensils and all kinds of items with a non-stick coating made of PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) pose a certain danger to birds. If such an object is heated to a temperature of 276 ° C, it will begin to emit extremely harmful gases, which can not only harm the health of the bird, but also lead to its death. Even if we are talking about normal use, a certain amount of harmful gas can still be released, so do not use lamps, ironing boards, irons and pans with PTFE coating in those houses where birds live.
Passive smoking in the form of inhaling cigarette smoke, pipes, hookahs or cigars can be dangerous. All this can provoke chronic eye diseases, respiratory diseases or skin irritation. canaries who live in the same room as smokers may start sneezing and coughing and may develop conjunctivitis and sinusitis. But if the canary is moved to a room where there is no smoke, then all these diseases will disappear.
- Third reason: other pets
The bird should not be left outside the cage unattended, especially if birds or other animals live in the apartment. And even if your dog or cat behaves towards birds in a completely friendly way, you should not trust them in any way. Many birds become victims of very active games with other pets or as a result of their bites.
In addition, canaries can infect each other. For example, birds such as lovebirds are notorious for their tendency to bite the legs of birds that live in adjacent cages. The toes in birds are one of the weakest parts of the body and their injuries are often fatal, because this part of the body in birds can bleed a lot. In addition, birds that have grown together and at the same time get along with each other often begin to behave aggressively towards each other when they reach puberty. This is a completely natural mechanism, and there is no way to deal with it. The only possible way out of this situation is to plant the birds in separate cages, otherwise, they can beat each other to death.
- Fourth reason: illiterate manual feeding
You can’t trust a bird feeder to someone who doesn’t know how to do it.
Unfortunately, in the process of manual feeding, a lot of mistakes can be made, first of all, the owner can choose the wrong feeding mixture. In addition, the mixture may have an unsuitable temperature or may be stored in unsuitable conditions. Secondly, owners often use dirty utensils during feeding or force-feeding of their children, which can cause aspiration pneumonia.
And the third reason, as a rule, is errors associated with improper care: insufficient hygiene, as well as keeping chicks at inappropriate temperatures and uncontrolled use of antibiotics. Against the background of manual feeding, the above errors are especially dangerous. Although this is only part of the many potential problems. Finally, it is worth noting the importance of proper nutrition.
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