Help I have Found A Parrot
If you find a parrot the law states that the finder must take all reasonable steps to ensure that the owner is found, one of these steps is to list adverts on open websites such as www.parrotalert.com List an advert on www.petsreunited.com this is a really good site that will contact vets, rescue centres, animal charities in your area to alert them of your a found parrot and then put up posters in your local area saying where the bird was found.
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DO NOT give out too much detail about the found parrot to ensure that the parrot is reunited to the rightful owner. If the found parrot has a ring on do not reveal the unique ring number to anyone, it is up to the owner to provide the finder with the matching ring number as their proof of ownership. Have the found parrot scanned for a microchip with a local vet (this is a free service) if the found parrot is injured please hand in to an Avian vet who will treat the bird accordingly. Please see our section - List of avian vets.
Ensure that the found parrot is offered water and food but not any of the below unsafe foods.
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Unsafe Foods:-
Chocolate
Avocado
Onion & Garlic
Fruit Pits & Apple Seeds While diced apple is ok for pet birds, the apple seeds contain cyanide and should always be removed prior to feeding apple
High-Fat, High-Sodium, High-Sugar Foods
Sugar-Free Candy
Monkey Nuts
Mushrooms
Diary Products
It is likely that the found parrot will be exhausted, dehydrated and very hungry. Offer small amounts of water immediately and food, the following is a list safe food, try to offer wet food such as fruit / veg to help re-hydrate.
Most important thing is allow the parrot to rest in a quiet part of the home away from other birds / pets.
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Safe Foods List:-
Fruit
Apple
Apricot
Banana
Blackberry
Blackcurrant
Blood orange
Blueberry
Cantaloupe melon
Cherry
Cranberry
Dried dates
Figs (fresh)
Gooseberries
Grape
Guava
Honeydew melon
Kiwifruit
Lychee (Litchi)
Mandarin
Mango
Melon
Nectarine
Orange
Papaya
Peach
Pear
Pineapple
Plum
Pomegranate
Quince
Raspberry
Red Currants
Strawberry
Tangerine
Yellow Plum
Vegetables
Artichoke
Beans, cooked only
Bell Peppers
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Carrot
Cauliflower
Celery stalks
Chinese Cabbage
Corn (milky & soft)
Cucumber
Eggplant (fruit only)
Endive
Fennel
Green Beans
Hot Peppers
Kale
Lettuce
Peas
Potato (cooked)
Pumpkin (and seeds)
Radish Red Beet (fresh)
Radicchio
Romain Lettuce
Spinach
Sprouts
Squash
Sweet Potato
Turnips
Watercress
Yams
Zucchini
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