ok,during the last 3 months we have had bees nesting in our bird box and this last week they have seemed to of disappeared,so out of curiosity we thought would go and take it down and have a look inside,as we started to get inside we noticed maggot looking creatures crawling around inside the box, but they were bright yellow unlike any maggot ive ever seen, so we need to know if they are bee larvae or maggots ,thanks for the help ,martin
I just got a baby Green-cheek conure who I interact with every day. My boyfriend met “Skeeter” this past weekend. Skeeter showed a mixture of indifference, curiosity, and some slight aggression towards him (he stepped onto my boyfriend’s hand, but would slowly bite down and harder). My boyfriend also took some millet and started feeding it to him, and Skeeter’s feathers were fluffy while he was eating it.
My boyfriend will be coming over every weekend, and will be moving into my place in early September. He wants the bird to like him and to bond with him as well. Any tips on preventing Skeeter from being a one-person bird and just choosing me as a favorite person? Will it help if my boyfriend feeds him treats, and does the fluffiness mean Skeeter is happy?
Hi everyone! Thanks for all of the great answers- they were all very helpful! The great news is it’s only the second weekend of them seeing each other, and as of today Skeeter seems to love my boyfriend- following him, snuggling him, calling to him, etc. I guess I’ll continue to see how their relationship progresses. Thanks again for all the help! 
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Tagged aggression, baby, Bird, boyfriend, cheek conure, conure, curiosity, day, feathers, Green-cheek, indifference, interact, millet, mixture, one-person, Preventing, Skeeter
I’ve heard that if you feed Alka Seltzer to seagulls (or presumably other birds), they explode. This being because they are incapable of burping. Does anyone know if it’s true? I’m not about to go and try it, by the way, in case any animal rights maniacs are reading this and decide to bombard me with abuse. It is merely curiosity.
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Tagged abuse, Alka, animal, animal rights, anyone, birds, bombard, case, curiosity, Exploding, exploding seagulls, seltzer, way
ok,during the last 3 months we have had bees nesting in our bird box and this last week they have seemed to of disappeared,so out of curiosity we thought would go and take it down and have a look inside,as we started to get inside we noticed maggot looking creatures crawling around inside the box, but they were bright yellow unlike any maggot ive ever seen, so we need to know if they are bee larvae or maggots ,thanks for the help ,martin
I just got a baby Green-cheek conure who I interact with every day. My boyfriend met “Skeeter” this past weekend. Skeeter showed a mixture of indifference, curiosity, and some slight aggression towards him (he stepped onto my boyfriend’s hand, but would slowly bite down and harder). My boyfriend also took some millet and started feeding it to him, and Skeeter’s feathers were fluffy while he was eating it.
My boyfriend will be coming over every weekend, and will be moving into my place in early September. He wants the bird to like him and to bond with him as well. Any tips on preventing Skeeter from being a one-person bird and just choosing me as a favorite person? Will it help if my boyfriend feeds him treats, and does the fluffiness mean Skeeter is happy?
Hi everyone! Thanks for all of the great answers- they were all very helpful! The great news is it’s only the second weekend of them seeing each other, and as of today Skeeter seems to love my boyfriend- following him, snuggling him, calling to him, etc. I guess I’ll continue to see how their relationship progresses. Thanks again for all the help!
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Tagged aggression, baby, Bird, boyfriend, cheek conure, conure, curiosity, day, feathers, Green-cheek, indifference, interact, millet, mixture, one-person, Preventing, Skeeter
