lwis
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We are going to be bringing home a new conure in a month, and I am just wondering if anyone has any tips or experience with quarantining in a small area, like a 1 bedroom apartment or something?
We live in a house that does not have central air, and the only space we can really use is the downstairs, which is basically a bedroom and a living room space. I am planning on having our current birds cage in the living room during quarantine and the new bird in our room (there is only one door between the two rooms). We will wash our hands and face before and after interacting with the new bird, but aside from that and not sharing toys or dishes, I am not sure what else we can do. We are unable to quarantine the bird at someone else's house, as we have moved recently and do not have anyone that we trust or that would be willing to do this.
I realise that this is nowhere near a 'proper' quarantine, but I am just wondering if it will suffice, or if there is anything else that I should do.
The only other option I can think of is to ask my partner's little sister if the new bird's cage can be in her room (which is upstairs) for a month. The only thing is that she is 8 and I don't know if I want to give her that responsibility.... though if I tell her the bird needs a certain amount of dark and sleep, perhaps it could give her an incentive to go to bed on time. Haha. Also, she would not be handling the bird at all, as she is scared of them...she will only interact with birds while they are in a cage...I wish I could get her over this fear, but we have had our GCC (who is really sweet) for over 5 months and she won't even be in the same room as him if he is out of the cage
....but I digress. I am just wondering if any of this would be okay for a quarantine, and if anyone has any suggestions to make it safer.
Thanks!!!
We live in a house that does not have central air, and the only space we can really use is the downstairs, which is basically a bedroom and a living room space. I am planning on having our current birds cage in the living room during quarantine and the new bird in our room (there is only one door between the two rooms). We will wash our hands and face before and after interacting with the new bird, but aside from that and not sharing toys or dishes, I am not sure what else we can do. We are unable to quarantine the bird at someone else's house, as we have moved recently and do not have anyone that we trust or that would be willing to do this.
I realise that this is nowhere near a 'proper' quarantine, but I am just wondering if it will suffice, or if there is anything else that I should do.
The only other option I can think of is to ask my partner's little sister if the new bird's cage can be in her room (which is upstairs) for a month. The only thing is that she is 8 and I don't know if I want to give her that responsibility.... though if I tell her the bird needs a certain amount of dark and sleep, perhaps it could give her an incentive to go to bed on time. Haha. Also, she would not be handling the bird at all, as she is scared of them...she will only interact with birds while they are in a cage...I wish I could get her over this fear, but we have had our GCC (who is really sweet) for over 5 months and she won't even be in the same room as him if he is out of the cage
....but I digress. I am just wondering if any of this would be okay for a quarantine, and if anyone has any suggestions to make it safer.Thanks!!!
