Keeping Cockatiel Warm...

[J Fenix]

We're new at having a cockatiel as a pet...
We're worried that he will get cold these cold days and nights and wonder
if there are any special ways to keep him warm. Its a concern mainly
when we're gone during the day and at night when the house temperature is
lower. We keep his cage covered with a heavy towel, but is that
sufficient? Any tips or advice will be appreciated.

[Leila Vasumaki]

HRY...@prodigy.com (J Fenix) wrote:

*We're worried that he will get cold these cold days and nights and wonder
*if there are any special ways to keep him warm. Its a concern mainly
*when we're gone during the day and at night when the house temperature is
*lower. We keep his cage covered with a heavy towel, but is that
*sufficient? Any tips or advice will be appreciated.

My neighbor keeps her 'tiels out on her patio in a custom built cage. The
temperatures at night get near or below freezing. The birds have been doing just
fine for years. Also, I have a tendency to keep the thermostat rather low (68
degrees) without any ill effects.

The birds become acclimated to the temperatures around them. My birds react more
to the summer heat (100+ degrees) than to the winter cold.

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Leila
{lvas...@ix.netcom.com}

[Charles Wagner]

>HRY...@prodigy.com (J Fenix) wrote:

>*We're worried that he will get cold these cold days and nights and wonder
>*if there are any special ways to keep him warm. Its a concern mainly
>*when we're gone during the day and at night when the house temperature is
>*lower. We keep his cage covered with a heavy towel, but is that
>*sufficient? Any tips or advice will be appreciated.

What temperatures are you experiencing in the day and night? You want to try
to keep the birds at fairly constant temperatures, as well as out of drafts.
If you feel that the bird is too cold, buy a heat lamp bulb. I have a 40Watt
one that does wonders. Position it at least a foot or more from the cage, and
shine it on only a portion of the cage, so that part of the cage is in
darkness and the bird can escape from the heat if it desires. Then using the
heavy towel around the cage may help insulate the cage. Make sure that the
heat lamp does not overheat the cage, and provide the bird with plenty of
water. Also beware that if your bird splashes water onto the bulb, the bulb
may shatter.

*Ailun Chen*

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[JHa...@axxis.com]

Another good way to keep your bird warm is to put a heating pad either underneath the cage or on top. I have two birds and
when I cover them at night I put a heating pad ontop of the towel I use to cover the cages. I keep the temp. at medium unless
it's really cold--then I crank it to high. I also make sure that they have a part of the cage where if they get too warm they can
escape the heat. But, usually the heat from the heating pad does not get too warm for them. Just be sure that you keep the
cord away from a curious beak.

Jennifer Hansen

[Peter Klapwijk]

In article <4e09h3$2g...@useneta1.news.prodigy.com>, HRY...@prodigy.com
says...

>
>We're new at having a cockatiel as a pet...

>We're worried that he will get cold these cold days and nights and wonder

>if there are any special ways to keep him warm. Its a concern mainly

>when we're gone during the day and at night when the house temperature is

>lower. We keep his cage covered with a heavy towel, but is that

>sufficient? Any tips or advice will be appreciated.
>

I wouldn't worry too much about the temperature as such, just make sure the
bird isn't exposed to a draft. We have an air-exchange system that exhausts
our birdroom about 10 times/hour and this time of year our birdroom
regularly is down to around 50F when I turn on the lights in the morning. In
the birdroom we keep approx. 100 cockatiels, 7 Senegals and 1 CAG and all
are doing just fine, thank you.
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TTFN
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Peter Klapwijk, Bakla Aviaries, Richmond, B.C.
Home of Champion Cockatiels and Champion CKC reg'd Rottweilers email:
pk...@direct.ca

[Deborah R. Fuller]

Peter Klapwijk (pk...@Direct.CA) wrote:
> >
> I wouldn't worry too much about the temperature as such, just make sure the
> bird isn't exposed to a draft. We have an air-exchange system that exhausts
> our birdroom about 10 times/hour and this time of year our birdroom
> regularly is down to around 50F when I turn on the lights in the morning. In
> the birdroom we keep approx. 100 cockatiels, 7 Senegals and 1 CAG and all
> are doing just fine, thank you.
> --

What are some ways to keep birds warm when there is a power outage? I've
got 1 cockatiel and 2 parakeets and with all the snow and high winds, I'm
just waiting for a power line to get knocked out and to be without heat
for days.

Also, is it better to feed birds a diet with a bit more fat in it during
the winter to help keep them warm? I know with wild birds we usually put
out suet in winters to help them add on some fat.

Thanks!!

Deb