Best bird feeding & watering supplies according to redditors
We found 30 Reddit comments discussing the best bird feeding & watering supplies. We ranked the 25 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 30 Reddit comments discussing the best bird feeding & watering supplies. We ranked the 25 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
They're adorable!
You may want to look into getting bowls like these. They clamp to the cage and can't be moved/flipped. Ferrets tend to have trouble getting enough water from bottles like that.
I use to have a water bottle for my buns but it never seemed like they got enough water for the work required so I got them [one of these] (https://www.amazon.com/Lixit-Animal-Care-Fountain-48-Ounce/dp/B009SPV0U2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1511886530&sr=8-2&keywords=rabbit+water+bowl) and now they drink so much more water.
We've acquired a whole kit as we have a rabbit that sometimes doesn't drink enough water and gets a touch of the GI stasis.
The first thing is a package of the Oxbow Critical Care, and a large feeding syringe to inject said critical care or water.
Our vet gave also gave us an IV bag of saline, as well as the tubes and a supply of needles (as well as some instruction) so we can administer subcutaneous fluids if required. This is a little beyond what I'm comfortable with, but I will if I have to.
Other things to have, and these are going to be GI related as well are:
The critical care, syringe and saline IV stuff we got from our vet for about $25. The drugs were a little more, also from the vet, although a pet pharmacy would likely have them at a reduced price. I'm not totally willing to do math under duress though, so I had the vet portion out the meds for us as well. Keep an eye on expiry dates too.
Even though we're kitted out for bad things to happen, our first instinct is always to take the fuzzy bastard to the vet. We live only a few blocks away from a 24hr emerg vet that has small / exotic vets on call.
It does exist. It's called a table shepherd's hook, or a shepherd's hook stand, or a lantern hook.
Here's what one looks like.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Black-Metal-Coach-Style-Candle-Lantern-On-Shepherds-Hook-Stand/49469614
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Metal-Lantern-Stand-Hanging-Candlestick-Glass-Globe-Desk-Candle-Ornament-Holder-/162404548780
https://www.amazon.com/Mosaic-Birds-M424-Hummble-Tabletop/dp/B01CF2PXG6
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https://www.amazon.com/Black-Lantern-Plant-Flower-Holder/dp/B01B8LQ8JG
white
https://www.amazon.com/Giveme5-Hanging-Ornament-Candlestick-Decoration/dp/B01N4I214H/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=white+tabletop+lantern+hook&qid=1554265040&s=gateway&sr=8-1
https://www.amazon.com/Lantern-Plant-Stand-Flower-Holder/dp/B01KE9RXD8
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At our house we used cardboard for a while to block holes, but we ended up just watching our rats when they run around instead. Most of the time we just play with our rats on the couch (covered with their blanket). However, one of our rats is more of an explorer than a cuddler, so she always runs off. Another solution is a play pen. You can make them like this or buy one, but rats are pretty good at getting out of things so you'll have to be careful what you buy.
Some good toys are things like sticks (not from outside) soaked in juice. I bought a bird puzzle feeder which is a great foraging toy. Here's more info on toys. It's also good to give your rats fruits and veggies occasionaly in supplement to their normal food. I cook with a lot of broccoli and kale and my ratties love the stems and since I don't eat them, they get a lot!
Some rats can be too aggressive for cage mates but that is not usually the case. Keep an eye on them to make sure they do okay. In the first week or so you have them they will be establishing dominance and fighting more. But they should settle down.
If your rats are skittish they probably weren't socialized well and you might need to socialize them. One good way to get them to trust you is trust training.
Hope that helps!
Yes absolutely! There is no better way to get a bird mentally and physically engaged than with food.
That being said, birds aren't born with perfect knowledge of how to forage. Usually they learn from watching their parents or flock mates. So if you throw a bunch of boxes in your bird's cage and he has zero foraging experience he may just sit there and stare at you. And if he has no other food available, he may end up going hungry.
Check out the free ebooks at www.parrotenrichment.com. Then consider how you want to go about teaching your bird how to forage using baby steps.
Here's an example. Say I want my bird to forage for their pellets in a bowl that I have filled with shredded paper/toy parts and taped shut with more paper. How I would teach this skill to my bird:
Depending on how fast a learner your bird is you might add or eliminate some of these steps. It's all about working with your individual bird. You can use similar baby steps to teach a bird to look for food in other situations. There are also easier and more difficult situations you can use to tailor to your bird's skill level. All of our birds really like using a foraging bowl (just an extra food bowl full of toys and other random items that I will throw treats in) and they are super easy. Our larger bird loves the plastic foraging toys you can buy, including this see saw, wheel, and 4 way forager.
Even if you don't put ALL of your bird's food into these kind of foraging opportunities any foraging you can encourage is good. Good luck!
Can you put it on an elevated platform or something?
Also I found this on amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B008CH9TD2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_CqKWCb2BCEVVW?vs=1
Yeah, a good estimation is the length of the enclosure should be the same length (or more if able, obviously) as the snake. I'd say it's time to maybe look into something in the 50-60 qt range, like this: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Sterilite-56-Qt-Latching-Wheeled-Storage-Box-14988004/206721481
Good way to avoid bowl flipping is using a bowl holder like: https://www.amazon.com/Parrot-Feeding-Hanging-Stainless-Perches/dp/B0748FVXKN just drill a hole for the screwing mechanism when you're adding the normal ventilation holes. Can also be a good time to add things like bird perches for enrichment, both for climbing opportunities and making extra hide areas by hanging plants over them to make a canopy.
My bun was also obsessed with knocking the water over. Actually my dog and cat do that as well, so annoying.
Anyway, I ordered this great water dish from amazon that he can't tip over and holds a lot of water. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B009SPV0U2/ref=yo_ii_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Edit- I also took a small piece of fleece and folded it up and put it underneath the dish so if he spills at all the fleece soaks it up. One of those dish drying mats is underneath the fleece as well.
Use a water bottle like this. That's how I stopped that problem.
Sometimes I dip chew toys in apple juice to make them more appealing.
I also have unpainted, unvarnished wooden beads that I add to the bird fruit skewer I use (see https://www.amazon.com/Vegetable-Stainless-Parakeet-Cockatiels-Lovebirds/dp/B07BSFGY96 or similar models from other brands).
Dried worms in a clear window feeder. Like everything else, available on Amazon.
The window feeder I have (it's like 3' from the bed) looks like this only has a removable tray. I'd wait for that one to get restocked or look locally.
That looks like it'd be kind of a pain to keep clean.. Our dish is always gross from food contamination etc..
https://www.amazon.com/Mrlipet-Stainless-Parakeet-Cockatiels-Lovebird/dp/B06XKR29N7/ is what I have and I describe in my other post in this thread (height, how to keep 'em from popping the dish out, etc.)
You can make an extra feeder boxs, I've got one big one they use... They all kind feed thru out the day (This is my feeding tray). It all really depends on what the do I mean if the share enough, you may only need on dish. These might be a good size water dish (This is their water dish) and you could maybe get the smaller size for their food dishes. I mean it's kind of whatever you want.
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Clickers are used for training. I'm not familiar with them, but YouTube has a bounty of clicker training. From what I gather is it's more of a distraction for the birds to focus on the clicking while you train them. People have been very successful with clicker training. I don't use it as I was trained differently, but everyone finds their own methods.
Got this on Amazon and it does the trick
Fluker's Hand Spray Bottle for Hermit Crabs https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NG61JL4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apap_F9zgarQPNiVeE
the best brand in europe is called crystal deluxe classic
costs < 1 euro in EU
in US its basically the same plus the extra high delivery cost^^
https://www.amazon.com/Nobby-Rodent-Feeder-Classic-Deluxe/dp/B001UKNGLO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1506358430&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=crystal+deluxe+water
the small size is big enough for all hammy races
i always use bottle stands as i also always use glass walls, sadly they seem to be a little harder to get in the US
example link from UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rodipet-Rodipet%C2%AE-Bottle-stand-18-5/dp/B014RIWDU0/ref=sr_1_3?s=pet-supplies&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1506358611&amp;sr=1-3&amp;keywords=bottle+stand
Have you tried acrylic foraging toys like these?
http://www.amazon.com/Creative-Foraging-Systems-E487-Feeder/dp/B004TRYI3U/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1394131550&amp;sr=8-13&amp;keywords=Bird+foraging
http://www.amazon.com/Creative-Foraging-Systems-6-Inch-Diameter/dp/B001N2TG22/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1394131550&amp;sr=8-8&amp;keywords=Bird+foraging
http://www.amazon.com/Creative-Foraging-Systems-E487-Drawers/dp/B00D84OEFC/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1394131550&amp;sr=8-3&amp;keywords=Bird+foraging
http://www.amazon.com/Creative-Foraging-Systems-Sphere-Diameter/dp/B001MWZF7S/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1394131550&amp;sr=8-2&amp;keywords=Bird+foraging
There's SO many like these out there! It'll require your cockatoo to think as well, so it should theoretically keep him occupied longer ;) they're a tad more expensive, but they last longer and are less messy so there's value in that! I don't have a big bird anymore, so my sources are out of date, but maybe another redditor can provide some suggestions on where one can get the best deals for these :)
Good luck!!
Maybe a water dish that can be locked onto the cage or x-pen: https://www.amazon.com/Lixit-Corporation-SLX0520-Critter-20-Ounce/dp/B0051V9FMW
I've used this style before, though not sure of the brand. Looks like there are a variety of brands/sizes out there. We used to use two when we had more than one bunny and wanted to make sure they never ran out of water during the day. Though they tended to just pick one and ignore the other. Oh well. It was there if they really got thirsty.
Harrison's, mixed with
Roudybush, topped with mixed human grade freeze dried veggies (broccoli, spinach, peas, corn, tomato, bell pepper, and carrots). He gets a couple nutriberries in his hanging treat ball. Plus he eats his share of whatever we're eating.
It sounds like a lot, but I mix the pellets in one container, and the veggies in another. In the morning I put half a shot glass scoop of each in his bowl, plus a couple nutriberries in his treat thing.
He is a healthy weight, and recovering from a blood infection. If I could get him to eat fresh veggies instead of dried, it would be great, but he refuses. Loves the dried. It would cost a lot to get everything at once, but buying over time wasnt that bad.
Edit: fixing the formatting.