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Strolling the yard
Hello all! It's been a while since I've sent an update on Indie. Here's what you should know before the questions begin:
- Went to the vet two Saturdays ago. Indie had(has?) A mild upper respiratory issue. She got two meds (one started with an M and was an oral med, six doses) and the other is a nose drop called Ciloxan (maybe. The bottle is in the other room.) Indie has chewed the reciept so I can't confirm the name of the first med. Her nose stoped running for a couple days but every so often it'll come back like....
- Today, when Indie laid an egg (?!). I have been trying lots to get her to NOT lay an egg but clearly that didn't work. She has been super insistent on building a nest lately which I've been removing, but to no avail.
- Her nose was running after she laid her egg. It's a lot of effort, I understand, but is that something to be worried about? I am planning on calling the vet tomorrow to let them know she did lay an egg. The vet said she's a little too young (just barely over a year) and, as of two weeks ago, her pelvis wasn't open and she didn't have any eggs on the way.
- ImI working on rearranging her cage next. She has a UV bulb and a humidifier, but is there anything else I should add or remove? All the shreddable toys are coming out, but the thing is, she doesn't play with anything she can't shred! She refuses to touch toys that can't be easily destroyed. Do you have other options/favorite toys for your lovebirds?
- I've been reading that restricting food and foraging is really good, but Indie is the laziest, most active bird I've ever met. She gets bored of foraging in an instant, even when it's easy to do. Tips/tricks for easy homemade foraging options that don't involve shredding material? She got her beak stuck in a plexi foraging ball once and refuses to go near it now. Would it be an idea to put a ton of fresh veg and fruit in her cage in a foraging format and to take out her pellets and just give her pellets later?
- I know to expect more than one egg. How can I make sure she's getting the calcium she needs, other than cuttlebone, which she won't eat unless it's held in front of her face by me.
- Literally anything else you think I should know about eggs.
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