Transporting Birds : Section 4

TRANSPORTING SICK AND PET BIRDS

TRANSPORT HOME OF NEWLY PURCHASED BIRD

A padded card board box or carrying crate with adequate ventilation is suitable for most situations provided the duration of transport is short, the bird is maintained at room temperature and is not left unattended.

Beware, however, of carrying crates which have previously been used to transport other ill birds or perhaps apparently healthy carriers of disease.

Wooden carrying crates should only be used once as they are particularly difficult to satisfactorily disinfect.

Tranquilization is rarely necessary.

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