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MACAW
BASICS
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Feed your blue
and gold macaw a well-founded, nutritious diet consisting of fruits and
vegetables, seed, pellets and safe table foods. The more variety the better.
Blue and gold macaws are not picky eaters and will relish as many foods as you
offer. Begin feeding these healthful foods on the day you bring your new bird
home.
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Play with your
blue and gold macaw as often as you can every day. Playtime outside the cage is
essential for health and well being.
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Find an avian
veterinarian near you and take your new macaw for a "well bird"
appointment as soon as possible, preferably before you take it home. Your avian
veterinarian is your first line of defense in the case an emergency.
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Buy a few bird
books and do some research about the care and training of your new pet. Blue and
gold macaws are highly intelligent birds and have the capacity to learn a few
tricks.
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Purchase the
largest cage you can afford. The blue and gold macaw needs a very large cage in
order to be happy. A confined macaw may begin self-mutilation and neurotic
behavior.
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Don't skimp on
the toys for the active blue and old macaw, especially toys of the chewable,
soft, wooden variety. Blue and gold macaws like to destroy things and are
happiest when they are making toothpicks out of a wooden toy. Stock and rotate
as many toys as the cage will accommodate.
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Use locking coop
cups and crocks for this bird that loves to dump its food dishes for
entertainment.
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Like all birds,
the blue and gold macaw has a very sensitive respiratory system. Non-stick
cookware, self-cleaning ovens, scented candles and aerosol sprays can all be
deadly to your bird. Remove or don't use these items.