Keeping Cool With the Birds
Air Conditioning and Temperature Changes
Birds don't react well with environmental shifts, so try not to let the temperature within their cages to shift dramatically. It's important to keep your bird's cage and perches away from air conditioners, vents and cold drafts. If cold air is continually blowing at your bird, they won't be able to properly regulate their temperature. The damaging effects of constant cold air could result in respiratory problems, pneumonia and feather plucking.
Air conditioners also tend to remove the moisture from the air, which can be harmful for your bird. Many birds come from very warm and humid climates, so dry and cold air can be harmful for them. One easy way to help your bird receive some much-needed moisture is through showering and misting.
Just as some of us can get chilly in an air-conditioned home, birds can also become stressed and cold. Providing your bird with different ways to become warm is both comforting and crucial for their health
Many bird species live in tropical climates, so their bodies have adapted to find ways to stay cool in hot temperatures. Birds don't have sweat glands, but they do have other physical attributes to help them cope with the heat.
Birds can stay cool in several ways, including:
Rapid breathing, which allows heat to dissipate from their bodies more quickly
Holding their wings out to allow heat to escape
Allowing heat to dissipate naturally from small areas of bare skin
Releasing heat from their bills
Birds also know how to behave differently when it's hot. Many birds can pant just like a dog, while most species will often just take it easy when the weather gets too warm. Some species will bathe in water, while others will simply seek shade and stay out of direct sunlight.
Birds don't react well with environmental shifts, so try not to let the temperature within their cages to shift dramatically. It's important to keep your bird's cage and perches away from air conditioners, vents and cold drafts. If cold air is continually blowing at your bird, they won't be able to properly regulate their temperature. The damaging effects of constant cold air could result in respiratory problems, pneumonia and feather plucking.
Air conditioners also tend to remove the moisture from the air, which can be harmful for your bird. Many birds come from very warm and humid climates, so dry and cold air can be harmful for them. One easy way to help your bird receive some much-needed moisture is through showering and misting.
Just as some of us can get chilly in an air-conditioned home, birds can also become stressed and cold. Providing your bird with different ways to become warm is both comforting and crucial for their health
Many bird species live in tropical climates, so their bodies have adapted to find ways to stay cool in hot temperatures. Birds don't have sweat glands, but they do have other physical attributes to help them cope with the heat.
Birds can stay cool in several ways, including:
Rapid breathing, which allows heat to dissipate from their bodies more quickly
Holding their wings out to allow heat to escape
Allowing heat to dissipate naturally from small areas of bare skin
Releasing heat from their bills
Birds also know how to behave differently when it's hot. Many birds can pant just like a dog, while most species will often just take it easy when the weather gets too warm. Some species will bathe in water, while others will simply seek shade and stay out of direct sunlight.
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