I have two senior cockatiels - they are both approximately 16 years old - that I adopted at fourteen years old. They were from very poor care conditions so while they are old, they are old for their age, if that makes sense - they were in a very small cage with two lousy dowel perches and an atrocious diet, so they came to me with very weak feet and wings. They are in a much larger enclosure now and have strengthened a good deal in the past two years, but one has poor grip in one foot and occasionally falls to the bottom of the cage. I also have a young but slightly disabled purple headed parakeet who is missing half of a foot and occasionally falls as a consequence as well.
I was wondering if anyone had suggestions for soft, cushioning substrates to minimize the chance of injury during these falls. I've been using fleece, but I worry about a snagged toenail when I'm not home to catch it. Does anyone use carefresh for birds? Or some other soft substrate I'm missing out on? What have you found the pros and cons to be? Thanks.
I was wondering if anyone had suggestions for soft, cushioning substrates to minimize the chance of injury during these falls. I've been using fleece, but I worry about a snagged toenail when I'm not home to catch it. Does anyone use carefresh for birds? Or some other soft substrate I'm missing out on? What have you found the pros and cons to be? Thanks.
