MasterObli
Meeting neighbors
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- 11/15/22
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- Meg
Hello! I've made a couple other posts about my Meyer's parrot Trinity (who is displeased that I stopped scratching her to type this) and it seems like as soon as I get one issue dealt with, another pops up.
The air quality in my city has tanked. Google Alberta wildfires for more information. My neighbourhood has been mostly spared from the smoke but the wind shifted and now it's gotten bad. Here's a picture from the river:
So I'm understandably worried about Trinity's health and looking for tips on how to keep the indoor air quality as good as I can. So far I'm keeping the windows shut and just running the AC but my place is always at least 15°C hotter than outside so this will get expensive quickly. My condo doesn't have an HVAC system and I don't own a portable air filter (I'm also not sure that that would help in this situation). The humidifier I use in the bedroom broke and the money for a new one ended up having to go to improving my home's security. A friend recommended using a wet sheet in front of the fan to help with cooling the place down and adding humidity and as soon as I think of a way to set that up, I will be doing it.
Does anyone have any other suggestions for what I can do? I don't have much in the way of money but if it's important, I can borrow from my dad, I just have to convince him it is. Which isn't too hard but having evidence to back me up helps.
Here's a picture of my little turd enjoying the fresh air before the quality dropped. I set up one of those magnetic bug screens between the doors so the dog can go in and out but the bird cannot. It worked great when the air quality was good. I'm also working on ways to get her to stop chewing on the door frame since I know that that is not good for her

The air quality in my city has tanked. Google Alberta wildfires for more information. My neighbourhood has been mostly spared from the smoke but the wind shifted and now it's gotten bad. Here's a picture from the river:

So I'm understandably worried about Trinity's health and looking for tips on how to keep the indoor air quality as good as I can. So far I'm keeping the windows shut and just running the AC but my place is always at least 15°C hotter than outside so this will get expensive quickly. My condo doesn't have an HVAC system and I don't own a portable air filter (I'm also not sure that that would help in this situation). The humidifier I use in the bedroom broke and the money for a new one ended up having to go to improving my home's security. A friend recommended using a wet sheet in front of the fan to help with cooling the place down and adding humidity and as soon as I think of a way to set that up, I will be doing it.
Does anyone have any other suggestions for what I can do? I don't have much in the way of money but if it's important, I can borrow from my dad, I just have to convince him it is. Which isn't too hard but having evidence to back me up helps.
Here's a picture of my little turd enjoying the fresh air before the quality dropped. I set up one of those magnetic bug screens between the doors so the dog can go in and out but the bird cannot. It worked great when the air quality was good. I'm also working on ways to get her to stop chewing on the door frame since I know that that is not good for her
