Light bulb

[HollytheU2]

Hello everyone, when I got Holly she came with a featherbrite lamp & 4 bulbs, that was 8 years ago & I'm on my last bulb, that I put in about a year and 1/2 ago. I looked on line & saw the featherbrite bulbs run any where from 20 to 30 bucks. I have no problem spending the money, was just curious if any other cockatoo owners have found cheaper ones that work just as good.

Thanks in advance for anyone's help.

 

[Birdbabe]

Bump again!!

 

[Zara]

Some info already posted on the forum by another member RE UV lighting ;

your birds don't need a uv light if they are eating 70% Harrison's. Vitamin D3 is not available in anything other than animal products and our birds should NOT be fed any more than the absolute minimum of animal products.

I repeat one more time that your birds do not need a uv light.

Foods That Contain Vitamin D3

• Sun irradiated mushrooms
• Herring
• Fresh salmon
• Halibut and mackerel
• Cod liver oil (also has real vitamin A so be careful as too much vitamin A can be damaging to the liver)
• Egg yolks
• Sardines
• Beer liver
• Vitamin D3 fortified foods: dairy and some fortified orange juices

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[HollytheU2]

Your wrong Zara, cockatoos & african greys need it more then any other parrot.

 

[Zara]

Your wrong Zara,

I´m not wrong because I didn´t say anything.
I don´t know anything about avian lighting, so I did a search of the forum and posted some links I found that might have been useful for you. A few mentioned the bulbs you are looking for.

 

[HollytheU2]

sorry Zara, that was wrong to come at you like that. please accept my apologize & thanks for researching it for me.

 

[Zara]

It´s no problem. Wish I could help more.