Hello everyone!
I recently changed my parrots featherbrite bulb to the new led model! The bulb normally goes into a standing lamp with a reading lamp attached and set up next to his cage with the reading lamp hovering just above his cage. I had to use a new lampshade to accommodate for the size of the new bulb and now my parrot is terrified of it! (Who could blame him, change is scary!!!) Though now because of this he has been without his sun bulb for a week! Normally I move him into my bedroom during the day while I work, and carry the lamp into the room and set it up so he's all situated with some good vitamin D.
What I have been trying to do to get him comfortable with it is interacting with it in front of him, and making sure its visible to him no matter what room he is in. I've been keeping the same routine that I normally do with his lamp (though it does scare him when it moves). Then each day, I move it a little bit closer to him and have the lamp on. Is this a good approach? Or are there better suggestions? He seems at peace when its in the room with him, but it stresses him out if it moves or I set it up next to him like normal. I don't want to keep stressing him out!
I recently changed my parrots featherbrite bulb to the new led model! The bulb normally goes into a standing lamp with a reading lamp attached and set up next to his cage with the reading lamp hovering just above his cage. I had to use a new lampshade to accommodate for the size of the new bulb and now my parrot is terrified of it! (Who could blame him, change is scary!!!) Though now because of this he has been without his sun bulb for a week! Normally I move him into my bedroom during the day while I work, and carry the lamp into the room and set it up so he's all situated with some good vitamin D.
What I have been trying to do to get him comfortable with it is interacting with it in front of him, and making sure its visible to him no matter what room he is in. I've been keeping the same routine that I normally do with his lamp (though it does scare him when it moves). Then each day, I move it a little bit closer to him and have the lamp on. Is this a good approach? Or are there better suggestions? He seems at peace when its in the room with him, but it stresses him out if it moves or I set it up next to him like normal. I don't want to keep stressing him out!