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- Sat Apr 26, 2014 3:00 am
- Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
- Topic: Urgent! bird chipping paint off
- Replies: 12
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Re: Urgent! bird chipping paint off
I had a similar episode with my IRN recently. Luckily she was fine but I mixed in her water bowl 1/2 distilled water (you buy it in casks from the supermarket) and 1/4 colloidal silver just to be sure. I find silver a very good thing to have around, especially with pets and in emergencies (if you do...
- Sun Apr 06, 2014 9:56 pm
- Forum: Mutations/Genetics
- Topic: Albino or something else?
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Albino or something else?
Hello, Unfortunately I can't seem to capture this particularly anomaly in pictures but I can describe it and show you a general picture of her (from when she was younger). I have a 6 1/2 month old [presumable] female IRN. She's pure white with blueish eyes (the sort of blue sometimes seen in albino ...
- Mon Mar 31, 2014 11:24 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Shivering; should I worry?
- Replies: 12
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Re: Shivering; should I worry?
I'm actually really surprised though that she learned very quickly not to chew cables! She used to try to chew up the cable from this lamp and I'd always have to stop her, but one day she was sitting on a perch near the desk and I was watching a video with my boyfriend and while we weren't looking f...
- Mon Mar 31, 2014 11:21 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Shivering; should I worry?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4568
Re: Shivering; should I worry?
She might try to tear up the blanket? She likes destroying things A LOT :lol: I've actually started giving her just plain toilet paper rolls (I scrape off whatever glue they have on them of course!) so she destroys that instead of the boxes or other things. It's working and she loves them! I did hav...
- Mon Mar 31, 2014 8:19 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Shivering; should I worry?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4568
Re: Shivering; should I worry?
Hmmm that is an interesting point. I believe the cage is big enough but it may have something to do with the placement. She used to be in the centre of the room when we first got her and we realised that made her feel very unsafe and become more aggressive so it's now more off to the side. I admit t...
- Mon Mar 31, 2014 3:07 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Shivering; should I worry?
- Replies: 12
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Re: Shivering; should I worry?
Mm fair enough. I'll try be more gentle with my approach to her. I do always talk to her when I'm approaching so she knows but I'll give her some more treats to make her more comfortable with it.
Thanks for the advice! Hopefully she'll be really comfortable and confident when she's older.
Thanks for the advice! Hopefully she'll be really comfortable and confident when she's older.
- Mon Mar 31, 2014 4:48 am
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Shivering; should I worry?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4568
Re: Shivering; should I worry?
It does appear to be nerves. She really doesn't seem sick at all. Very very good appetite, very active, vocal, chipper, just generally a very healthy seeming bird. Unless I start seeing some really worrying signs I'd rather not take her to a vet just because it would be extremely stressful for her a...
- Mon Mar 31, 2014 3:36 am
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Shivering; should I worry?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4568
Re: Shivering; should I worry?
She did take a little while to warm up to me I think but she seems pretty comfortable with me as I spend the most time around her. I'm letting her go in and out of her cage freely now as she's calmed down a bit. I just open the front door and not the top (it's one of those top opening perch cages) b...
- Mon Mar 31, 2014 1:15 am
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Shivering; should I worry?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4568
Shivering; should I worry?
Hello everyone! I have a couple questions. I've got a 6 1/2 month old ringneck named Annie (my first bird!) and I can pretty much definitely say she is a female! She lives in my room and waddles around bravely, isn't even scared of my cat at all (my cat is actually scared of her!) and recently even ...