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 Post subject: Bird feels hot
PostPosted: Fri Jul 17, 2015 12:27 pm 
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Its not hot in my house but when i wrap my hand around his body (to snuggle) it feels like my hand is burning on fire. Im worried. I gave him a foot massage today and his feet felt normal but his back is hot when I touch it for a few seconds. I just gave him a rinse to cool him off and he is preening his wet feathers now. He isn't showing any other signs of sickness. Should I be worried?


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 Post subject: Re: Bird feels hot
PostPosted: Fri Jul 17, 2015 1:29 pm 
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I think it means he's content? I don't know for sure. :shrug:



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 Post subject: Re: Bird feels hot
PostPosted: Fri Jul 17, 2015 4:14 pm 
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Birds normally have a higher body temperature than we do - the estimates range from 102 to 106. If he's acting normal it's a good sign that he's OK. A bird that's overheated will hold its wings away from the body and pant to release heat.



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 17, 2015 4:59 pm 
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does it mean that they can tolerate higher temperatures better than we humans do?



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 Post subject: Re: Bird feels hot
PostPosted: Fri Jul 17, 2015 6:39 pm 
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Any animal (or human) is going to be adapted to the temperature of their natural environment. Birds wouldn't necessarily be any better at tolerating the temperature than another animal that lives in the same habitat. But a bird that comes from a hot habitat will probably tolerate heat better than a bird (or other animal) that comes from a cooler habitat.



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 Post subject: Re: Bird feels hot
PostPosted: Sat Jul 18, 2015 7:11 am 
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When Silver sits on my shoulder and I bring my cheek close to him, I can feel his body heat even before I touch him. It's sweet.



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 Post subject: Re: Bird feels hot
PostPosted: Sat Jul 18, 2015 3:07 pm 
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Sounds like he's ok.

If he would be hot he would spread his wings. Also he might open his beak and get his tongue out a bit :-)
If you see that, best not to snuggle, since he's hotter than he wants to be.

I wouldn't worry to much.



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 18, 2015 5:45 pm 
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He doesn't spread his wings out and pant. I guess its just his normal body heat. Thanks. I snuggled him again today and his body temperature wasn't so hot as yesterday.


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PostPosted: Sat Jul 18, 2015 6:22 pm 
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I still think it means contentment. When I snuggled baby Jaid, he was on fire, but wasn't panting or venting.



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 Post subject: Re: Bird feels hot
PostPosted: Sun Jul 19, 2015 3:11 am 
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I think you're right. He wasn't so playful with me as yesterday. He wanted to play on the top of his cage.


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