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My step mom got a pet bird recently. I can’t remember what type of bird it was, perhaps a budgie. Unfortunately, she forgot to lock the bird cage last week and the tiny bird flew away.

Caring for small pet birds can be quiet easy as you only need to:

1.) Provide them with bird feed and fresh water every day.
2.) Clean the bird cages every 3 days or so.
3.) Make sure your birds are healthy and happy.

Most cages for small birds are not more than 50 cm high and wide all around. Some can be even as small as 10cm, but it is better to provide plenty of space for your little bird to exercise and hop around.

Some small birds are relatively quiet and can be put indoors to prevent cats, dogs and other animals from disturbing them. Of course, you should ventilate your home during the day as sometimes the smell of pet faeces and urine can be overwhelming if your house has poor ventilation.

If you keep your pet bird indoor, keep it away from noisy washing machines, dish washers, radios and TVs. Birds can become distressed due to excessive loud sounds and may become unhappy and fall ill. Keep your bird in a warm but dry place, with plenty of ventilation.

If you plan to keep your bird cage outside, do ensure that it is sheltered from rain, snow and wind and also bright sunlight. Keep your bird cage high and away from prying paws and hands. Make sure it is sheltered from the weather.

Whether you plan to keep your small pet bird indoor or outdoor, please remember to LOCK the cage after feeding your pet bird. It is quite heart-breaking to see a pet you love fly off.

Below are photos of my brother’s cats. I think they are a mixed-breed of Forest Norwegian Cats and Persian. Well, I’m not sure but these felines sure look like Viking cats …

As I mentioned in my last posting, I went to a Cat Show with my sis-in-law and 2 of the cats. However, when practising on the cat obstacle course, my brother’s cats avoided most of the obstacles in the beginning …

Hmm … just walking by the poles …

I’ll put up the video of the cats doing (or rather, refusing to do any) of the cat obstacle course for practise sessions.

If your cat also refuse to participate in Cat Shows, just relax.

Sometimes it takes time to train cats to follow obstacle courses and do cat tricks.

At the end of the day, though in the end the cats didn’t participate in the obstacle course, I had a great time at the Cat Show looking at other breed of cats and also taking my brother’s cats out for an exercise!

Thanks to my Bro for allowing me to put up the pics.

Update April 2008:
I wanted to put the videos of the cats at the cat show but there was something wrong with the camera I used so the video didn’t turn out okay. So, I will not be posting them here.