helppp why my alexandrine sooo panic???

[Kath]

Bath: jojo must get used to a new thing which is a bowl with water, after he gets used to it he should take a bath 2-3 times a week.
Scratching: Birds feel itchy when they change feathers and the new ones are growing.
Bugs: I don't know about them but try to watch him for next 2-3 days, maybe he'll stop scratching. You can always try to take a closer look on him when he's near you - give him a treat or something. All I know is that vet is the last option, when you totally don't know what to do - at least in my country. Here vets don't realy know about exotic birds so they're not a big help here actually. But I'm nit saying in your country is same as in mine ;P
Anyways, remember that visit at vet's isn't a nice experience for any animal I suppose, especially for a bird. You can always go without your bird, tell the vet what your concern is and maybe he could help without bringing your pet to him

Take care now and relax - remember: animals are much tougher than we think they are

[nikii]

hi kath,
i totally agree with u!!the vet here also lack of info for bird,well i can say this forum give me better advice rather than vet here
i dont really know when is birds molting time,but ya i saw alot of hair falling down from him,hope he dsnt get bald
ok thx kath,i will try the bowl again tomorrow n tel u the news!!

[Kath]

It can take even a couple of days to get used to water in a bowl so be patient.
Well, people here talk from experience mostly, not from books like vets

Take care

[nikii]

hi kath,
seems he dsnt really like to take bath
he chewed the bowl n throw it around,really naughty bird.
but i dont give up,will try again tomorrow
thx alot!!

[donald1954]

Hi everybody,

my birds seem to molt more than normal at the moment. I think here with us it could be the heating period, that causes it. I always try to keep the humity at a level of 60 %. In summer when my birds are outside during daytime, I dont have this problem. However, it is not that bad that I would worry.

rgds Karin & Don

[nikii]

hi donald,
how u keep the humity?its really dry here,n because jojo not really tame yet i cant bring himself to get steam in my bathroom
i found a lot of his fur falling down,n he shake his fur alot.
what i have to do??

[donald1954]

Hi

yes, first we have our aviary, apart from the front tiled. So when I spray or Mist the birds, I give the tiles a spray as well, lol. than we have a humidifier, running in Winter during the heating period. that makes it easy. Works fine, but still the birds loose more feathers in the winter months than normal.
The humidifier does a good job. We have to ventilate and open the windows often so.

Thats how we keep the 60 %, somethimes more.

rgds Karin + Don

[nikii]

hi,
aha ok i get it,thx a lot!!