Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!world!rmura From: rmura@world.std.com (Ron Mura) Newsgroups: rec.birds Subject: Re: INDOOR: Feather problems & Heating needs Message-ID: Date: 21 Oct 90 22:39:13 GMT References: <13364@sdcc6.ucsd.edu> Sender: rmura@world.std.com (Ron Mura) Organization: The World Lines: 25 In-Reply-To: gbell@sdcc13.ucsd.edu's message of 18 Oct 90 23:42:39 GMT In article <13364@sdcc6.ucsd.edu> gbell@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (Gregory Bell) writes: > 2) I own a parakeet. I'm a Southern Cal. resident (and so's he :) > should I worry about heating during the winter? It often gets > below 50 degrees, and we don't heat our house (electric heating > costs!). I think a steady temperature is more important than the actual degrees. We kept parakeets in a room that was set at 55 degrees for a couple of winters and they did fine. I know people that have kept parrots, including ring-necked parakeets, in an unheated room in Pennsylvania. I would try to keep the bird out of drafts and cover it at night, if it were mine. > 3) I understand fresh fruits and veggies are important to health. > My 'keet however only seems to like broccolli. What are some > favorites I should try? Ours like broccoli too. Their normal daily rations are that and parsley. They love cucumber, although I don't give it to them too often because it can give them lose droppings. They also took to apple pretty quickly. -- - Ron Mura, Boston, Mass. rmura@world.std.com