Cleanliness food bowls, water, cages, and the surrounding environment need to be kept clean. Many lovebirds like to make bird soup by dropping food into their water bowl with remedy this, but some lovebirds will carry dehydrated carrots all the way across the cage to the water bowl. Water bottles do not solve the problem of unclean water. Food gets trapped in the tube the first time the lovebird drinks from it. Frankly, they are actually harder to clean properly. The best way to have fresh water is to have additional clean bowls. You can remove the old bowl and pop the new one in when you are in a hurry and do not have time to clean the water bowl thoroughly. I have three times the number of bowls as necessary just for this reason, and some of my messier lovebirds will need three changes a day when they are feeding young. The hotter the weather the higher the risk that bird soup will turn into a dangerous bacterial stew.

 

Did you know that dried fecal matter from a parrots with psittacosis who is shedding the virus will present a danger to other lovebirds for up to three or four month? Many people think once the poops have dried up they are not a hazard, but that is not true. You can have an asymptomatic bird who then starts to shed the virus. The dust from the dried poops get into the air, and suddenly all your lovebirds are infected with psittacosis. pet lovebirds depend completely on humans to keep their environment safe and as pathogen - free as possible.

 

Some lovebirds will actually eat their own feces. You must have a cage with a grated bottom that separates your lovebirds from the waste on the bottom of the cage if this is the case. However, this setup does not eliminate all problems. Such birds may also have a gap in their nutrition they are trying to fill. Try increasing the variety in their diet if you notice this behavior.

 

You can replace the papers on the bottom of the cage daily. However, at least once a week, you should do a thorough cleaning. You might want to get a small carrying cage for your lovebird so it can sit in there while you do this. This cage can be convenient for veterinarian visits as well. Scrub down all gratings and perches. You can put wood perches in the sun to dry. remember that wood items every few months or even earlier if they become too soiled to clean. Cage parts can be broken down and soaked in a 30:1 dilution of water to household bleach. All organic matter must be removed from the cage before you soak it in bleach for it to be fully effective.

 

In general, a clean environment will reduce your lovebird's risk of bacterial infection. in the wild, lovebirds can poop where they may and fly off. In your home, they are essensially captive to their cage much of the time and in very close proximity to their wste materials and any food that has fallen to the floor. A lovebird does not know that eating a bit of apple that has been sitting on the floor for three days is bad idea. so human keepers must make such tidbits unavailable.