Don't Kiss Your Bird and Other Common Mistakes Bird Owners Make

[kathleen]

I had no idea you shouldn't kiss a bird. I guess I'll stop with Pumpkin. But, he's so kissable.

[lcbrink]

Interesting about kissing birds. Guess that means we should brush more often & use Listerine to keep our mouths cleaner.

His info on diet is way off though. I agree with Outlaw's recommendation adding that if your bird won't eat the good stuff on their own, share your food from the plate with them. I know that the best food in the house (According to Squeaky) is whatever I'm eating.

[shanlung]

I think Speer never had a flying parrot living in his house.

At any rate , Tinkerbell felt the squirt gun to be a game that she deliberately initiate with me to the extent she would say "I am a bad girl I am a bad girl" to make sure I noticed her going out of bounds.

I believe a healthy well exercised parrot has their own immune system able to cope with a certain amount of bacteria. Tink snatched enough of food that I was eating and she had kissed me enough to have keeled over and died long time ago.

Cat saliva also float about in the hour as asthma sufferers know. I believe many of us have both cats and parrots living together.

Heck! I better get off the soapbox and lurk


Shanlung

[David S]

I kiss Tango daily on the top of the beak, top of the head and on his skin patch. He loves it and so do I . As with most things, a measure of "reasonableness" goes a long way. Will I ever stop kissing my bird? Nope! Will I ever give him a "wet one" on his mouth? Nope!