Budgie ate toy?

[TiredOldMan]

They gave me two syringes. Maybe I'll load one as a back up. Anddd my HVAC just went out. Not a good night for it. Now I have to figure out how to keep a sick Ollie warm.

Maybe a heating pad in a his cage that he can get close to or not as needed? You could hang it on the outside of the cage so no chewing?

 

[DonnaBudgie]

I hope you have a bird safe space heater. A blanket covering the sides and back of his cage will help trap heat as the temperature drops in the room drops. I've got my fingers crossed that your heat will go back on soon!

 

[GivemeSeedsorgivemeFlesh]

He has a heating "pad"- it's for a bunny. I think it would hang on the side. I could also put him in the bathroom with a space heater. Not sure what makes it bird safe. It would be blowing hot air.

 

[TiredOldMan]

If that heater has been used a good deal and you crack the door it will probably be okay.
Being the paranoid personality I am I would sit with him for a long time and look for stress.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

I would hang the bunny pad on the outside of his cage where he likes to perch and drape a blanket over it on three sides. That should be enough to hold the heat in.

 

[GivemeSeedsorgivemeFlesh]

Thank you! He's set up. It says it's 86 deg to 104. He can get as close as he wants. The other side gets hotter but it might be too much.

 

[GivemeSeedsorgivemeFlesh]

If that heater has been used a good deal and you crack the door it will probably be okay.
Being the paranoid personality I am I would sit with him for a long time and look for stress.

The space heater is old but I won't sleep much...

 

[TiredOldMan]

The space heater is old but I won't sleep much...

I completely understand

 

[DonnaBudgie]

Thank you! He's set up. It says it's 86 deg to 104. He can get as close as he wants. The other side gets hotter but it might be too much.

When a bird is sick extra heat helps them recover without having to expend much needed energy staying warm. He will go to the most comfortable place in his cage. You got this!

 

[TiredOldMan]

When a bird is sick extra heat helps them recover without having to expend much needed energy staying warm. He will go to the most comfortable place in his cage. You got this!

That is what a regular bird brooder does it has a hot and cool side and the bird or chicks regulate their temp by where they are in the brooder.
This doesn't always work best with parrot chicks as the babies aren't as mobile as game or chicken species. But for mobile juveniles or adult parrots will be ideal

 

[DonnaBudgie]

My baby budgies, newly hatched (and all parrots) required much more regulated temperature control than that. Naked and helpless, I kept them at about 96F for the first few days and dropped it a couple degrees every few days until they were in mid 80s at three weeks old and covered with down and pin feathers. Baby chickens can move around but baby parrots can't.

 

[Vampiric_Conure]

**HUGS to you and Ollie!!**