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I bought Forti-Diet Egg-Cite Bird Feed and gave it to my parakeets. The male is showing signs of illness by sleeping and puffing up. The poop seems a little watery when it dries on the cage floor. I don’t think there is an bird vet around. I did take the new food out and replaced it with the old bird feed. I was trying to fortify there diet the best that I could. Is there anything else that I can do?

I need real feedback on whether or not i should get a small pet?

i am 18. i’ve been wanting to get a small pet for over a year now, preferably 2 rats or maybe a cockatiel(haven’t decided yet). i’ve done tons of research on both these animals, yesterday my mom said that i can get a pet, but i am suddenly hesitant because im worried they will get tumors or some other health problem and die. plus, the animals cage can’t be in my bedroom(except for when i take them out to play) because my room is always freezing cold, it sometimes gets below 60(i do have a heater in my room but it can’t be turned on 24/7). there is room for the cage in the dining room, but i have a cat who is a killer. my cat would probably be sitting next to the cage all day. i don’t want my rats, or cockatiel, or what ever animal i get(if i get any) to be scared & become stressed because of my cat. ive owned pets before. parakeets, a hamster, and guinea pigs. that was before i had a cat though. anyway, if i do get a pet, and if the animal(s) becomes sick, then my mom would have to pay for the vet bill, and though she MIGHT be able to afford it, it will be such a strain on her to spend hundreds of dollars…my mom currently has 2 dogs. her 11 year old cocker spaniel has health problems, so she already pays for his vet bills. my mom currently doesn’t have a job, neither do i…

so, should i get a small pet or should i just wait…? thanks

Why Do Parakeets Do That?: Real Answers to the Curious Things Parakeets Do

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Twenty-four quirky questions are answered in this humorous book from the publisher of Why Do Cats Do That? and Why Do Dogs Do That?. Parakeet owners will finally be able to understand the unexpected actions and pesky problems of their companion birds, so the next time Cheeks loses his feathers, they won’t lose their heads.