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9/10/11: Cage birds Flashcards

1
Q

What are the Psittaciformes?

A

Parrots (budgie to macaw)

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2
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What are the Passeriformes?

A

Perching birds

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3
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What does EBHR mean?

A

English bred, hand reared

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4
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How many people do African Greys bond to?

A

1:1

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5
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How many people do Amazon Parrots bond to?

A

More than 1

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6
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Do Amazons or African Greys cope better with captivity?

A

Amazons

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7
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How do Amazon parrots cope with noise?

A

Love noise

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8
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What do adult Amazon parrots look like?

A

Have yellow eye ring

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9
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How many people do Cockatoos bond to?

A

One

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10
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What happens to cockatoos for 6 months a year?

A

Obsessed with sex

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11
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How far does a cockatoos voice carry?

A

Over 2km

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12
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How do cockatoos behave when they are obsessed with sex?

A

Affectionate then aggressive in turn

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13
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How quickly do macaws mature?

A

Slowly

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14
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How many people do macaws bond to?

A

One

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15
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What do macaws do if they are sexually frustrated?

A

Feather pick

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16
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What time do parrots wake and sing?

A

At dawn

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17
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What do parrots do in the middle of the day?

A

Cat, doze, preen

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18
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For how long do parrots sleep?

A

10-12 hours

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19
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What do parrots do if they don’t want to fight?

A

Cover beak with feathers

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20
Q

What colour towel should you use for a parrot?

A

A different colour to the parrot

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21
Q

Why should you leave the radio on for parrots?

A

A predator around = quiet

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22
Q

How are birds allowed to be sold compared to mammals?

A

Unweaned

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23
Q

What is the usual underlying cause if a parrot’s beak is too long?

A

Malformed or a nutritional problem

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24
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What shape should claws be?

A

1/4 of a circle

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25
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What should you use to trim bird claws?

A

Rabbit or bird clippers with potassium permanganate ready

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26
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Why should you avoid trimming wings?

A

Crash land and distressed, predisposes to chewing or picking es in Greys

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27
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When should you only clip bird wings?

A

Mature birds with a good reason

28
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How long does trimming wings last?

A

6 months (until next moult)

29
Q

For how long are young feathers “in blood”?

A

Six weeks so don’t trim during this time

30
Q

Where do you microchip a bird?

A

Breast muscle

31
Q

Why don’t you microchip SC?

A

Ends up in air sac

32
Q

Where do you microchip a bird of prey?

A

Thigh to avoid damaging flight

33
Q

What equipment do you need to microchip a bird?

A

Suture or glue to close skin, GA, pain relief

34
Q

Why should you wash off iodine before glueing skin?

A

Reacts with iodine

35
Q

What do birds look like in severe pain?

A

Reduced appetite, inactivity

36
Q

What do birds look like in mild or nagging pain?

A

Picking at site, resting affected area, reduced activity, changes to vocalisation, less willing to interact

37
Q

Where do you listen to a bird’s lungs?

A

Under wing

38
Q

What should a bird’s heart rate be?

A

Over 250, shouldn’t be able to count

39
Q

What could a low heart rate in a bird suggets?

A

Heart disease

40
Q

What happens if you take eggs away in cockatiels?

A

Or will keep laying and present cachexic and eggbound

41
Q

What’s the problem with a large liver caused by obesity?

A

Less space for air sac, triggers feather picking

42
Q

Which air sac can rupture following trauma?

A

Intra-clavicular

43
Q

How soon should the crop empty?

A

2-3 hours

44
Q

What can happen if crop emptying is too slow?

A

Predisposes to infection

45
Q

What can “diarrhoea” in parrots actually be?

A

Caecal faeces passed separately

46
Q

When are caecal faeces produced more?

A

If fresh or high fibre food

47
Q

What can happen if you feed hand-reared birds food that is too hot?

A

Crop burns

48
Q

Which are the only birds roundworm is an issue for?

A

Aviary birds (esp those that feed on the ground)

49
Q

Why should you be careful with Panacur during the breeding season?

A

Will regurgitate

50
Q

Do you need to treat Salmonellosis?

A

No

51
Q

When do you see red mites?

A

On host at night, and in the wooden avaries

52
Q

In which housing is Northern mite a problem?

A

Bird rooms

53
Q

Is Northern mite found in the environment?

A

No - obligate parasite

54
Q

What happens if you get Northern mite?

A

Kills whole nests

55
Q

What does bacterial skin disease smell like?

A

Fish

56
Q

How long can Greys live?

A

Into their 40s

57
Q

What does passive smoking predispose to?

A

Aspergillosis via inhalation or touch

58
Q

WHich tumours do budgies often get?

A

Lipoma, gonads, kidneys, preen gland

59
Q

Why do budgies get poor gripping reflex in a renal tumour?

A

Sciatic nerve runs across kidneys

60
Q

What’s the problem with lipomas in cockatoos?

A

Inside coelomic cavity so problem if tries to lay eggs

61
Q

Which species often gets feather cysts?

A

Canary

62
Q

What are behavioural problems NOT likely to be?

A

Boredom

63
Q

What is the only way to prevent self-mutilation?

A

A collar

64
Q

What are some drugs you can use for behavioural problems in birds?

A

Diazepam, haloperidol, suprelorin, naloxone, prozac

65
Q

What colour is bruising when resolving?

A

Green

66
Q

When is the only time you use steroids in birds?

A

PTFE poisoning

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