she is in the warmest room in the house and is NOT sick i went to a vet to check
2006-07-18 14:21:20 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Birds
I have huge problems with heat in my apartment. My base board heaters died on me during the winter and I had to find ways to keep my boogers warm.
The easiest way is to use a lamp and a 60 watt bulb. Keep the lamp close to the cage and make sure the lamp cord can't be reached by your little guy. Place a towel or small sheet over one side of the cage and make sure the bird can be in the light via a perch. Also make sure your bird can escape the heat by shining the lamp over only 1/2 the cage. Your cockatiel will stay in the heat when it feels cold and will return to the other side of the cage if it feels comfortable or gets too warm.
The other option is to use a product called 'Hot Paws'. They're things that you crack and stick in your gloves during the winter. You can find them at most sporting and hunting stores. They last a long time - about 3-8 hours, and are easy to use. Plus they won't kill your bird!
Hope that helps. Good luck!
2006-07-18 18:00:02 · answer #1 · answered by white_ravens_white_crows 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as the cockatiel is not sick, they can adapt to the temperature of the room within means. You want to stay away from too much heat on them because if it's to warm and then they move around, they are much more likely to get a chill from the difference between the room temp. and heat source. Heat lamps should only be used for illness, the ones with the big red bulbs. Tube lights can help a little if it's too cold. They give off a little heat, but you don't want to cook the bird either. What do you call the warmest room? Mine are just fine in winter when the house is 64 or 66 degrees. I can't even stand it lower than that! All birds are well and growing old.
2006-07-26 14:32:39 · answer #2 · answered by Tweek 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the best way to keep your cockatiel warm is that you have a light at there cage a heat light is perfect the vet had told me this as i have 13 of them but other than that they are able to keep them selfs warm most of the time
2006-07-18 15:55:54 · answer #3 · answered by ap4dj2801 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might not want to keep your cocatiel near a window or any place where there might be some draft. I have an electric heater that I can plug in and station near my cocatiel's cage when he gets cold. Also, at night cover his cage so that he can build up a little heat.
2016-03-26 23:17:56 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put a heating pad,*outside* the cage(behind a thin Plexiglas sheet) with a perch next to it, so the bird can sit next to the 'warm wall'
you can have a lamp(again, outside the cage) that shines into it so that*one part* of the perch is warm.
I am assuming you have a cage that is Big enough----the bird needs to be able to be as warm OR cool as it wants
2006-07-18 14:41:03 · answer #5 · answered by eldri 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a quaker and an Amazon. I hang stuffed animals in their cage and they love to cuddle up between them. They're hung on hooks that can slide on the top bars of the cage, and they will slide them over until they're right next to where they love to sleep and they cuddle up with them.
2006-07-21 20:22:07 · answer #6 · answered by mrslangley 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put a blanket around the cage and at Pet Smart they send coat for birds. My daughter has one too.
2006-07-18 14:26:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Microwave
2006-07-18 14:26:56 · answer #8 · answered by freddyboy74 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy a heated perch for her to sit on in her cage. I bought one for mine and they love it. They sell it online. This link should take you directly to the page with the heated perch.
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/Prod_Display.cfm?pcatid=10899&N=2003+113419
2006-07-23 03:13:20 · answer #9 · answered by BEE Eater 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put a heating pad under the cage
2006-07-18 19:20:24 · answer #10 · answered by colio 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋