How do you block out drama in your life?
Get yourself involved in a project; work in you community, help out a friend, or do something simple like build a bird house. There is truly no way to block out drama, just suppress it, or get away from it for 20 minutes a day. Keep yourself busy, and focus on the non-drama filled part of your life. :)
I just found a lost cockatiel outside. How should I care for it while locating it's owner?
If you do not have a cage, a cardboard box will do. Put paper towels on the floor of the box and under half of the box put a heating pad on low. Offer it food, even wild bird seed is okay and a small container of water. The bird may be in shock so the heating pad will help. Let the owner find you. Keep your ears out for posters, newspaper ads, etc. Do not expend your energy - let the owner do that. Evidently they did not care enough to keep the bird's wings clipped, so they may not try that hard to find it. The bird is lucky to have found YOU and not a hungry dog.
To Kill A Mocking Bird? 10 points WILL BE REWARDED!!!?
In To Kill a Mockingbird, author Harper Lee uses memorable characters to explore Civil Rights and racism in the segregated southern United States of the 1930s. Told through the eyes of Scout Finch, you learn about her father Atticus Finch, an attorney who hopelessly strives to prove the innocence of a black man unjustly accused of rape; and about Boo Radley, a mysterious neighbor who saves Scout and her brother Jem from being killed.
How long would it take for a dead bird to start to smell?
I would check your dogs output, if you know what I mean. I don't know how accepting your dogs are with your tiel, but perhaps they showed a little too much affection and swallowed him. The feathers wouldn't totally digest, so you might find evidence in the fecal matter. If he is still alive, I would check under things. My old cockatiel used to hide under my dresser and try to build me nests under there. Check the smallest, darkest areas where he could possibly hide with a flashlight. Man...that's terrible. I hope you find him and when you do, I hope you clip his wings to keep him out of danger!
How long can a baby bird survive without thier mother?
It depends on how old the baby is, whether the father bird is taking care of it, and what species it is. Some baby birds need to be fed every 20 minutes during daylight hours. That is why the mother and father of many species of birds both help with the feeding and care of the babies. But if the baby is older, and ready to fledge or leave the nest, the parents do not feed it as often. This is the period of time when the baby is learning to feed itself and fly. The parents will still feed the fledgling for a time, but their care is not as critical at this stage. If you have found a baby bird and think that it has been abandoned by its parents, make sure it is not a fledgling, a baby that should be on its own for much longer periods of time than a nestling. If a nestling has fallen out of the nest, and has truly been abandoned by its parents (maybe they were killed by cats or something), you need to place the baby bird in a box and take it to the nearest licensed wildlife rehabilitator. They will know what to feed the baby, and how to care for it until it is old enough to care for itself and be released back into the will where it belongs. Do not touch the baby unless/until you are sure it has really been abandoned. Find a place to watch the bird where you can not be seen by the parents, so you do not become the reason the parents abandon it. If you find it is really abandoned, get it to the rehabilitator. Do not attempt to raise the bird yourself, as most birds in the US are protected by law, and you need special permits to keep one, even for a short period of time, and even for the noble purpose of saving its life. Besides, the rehabber has the training and the resources to properly care for the bird.
Do cats eat rats or do they just kill them?
Cats can definitely eat rats and pretty much anything they catch and kill. We have a cat Tyler who is well fed but spends a lot of time outside during the day and evening exploring and hunting. He eats all sorts of small mammals and birds. I have seen him with chipmunks, mice, voles, moles, snakes, squirrels, and rabbits. He's medium to larger size cat and he pretty much eats everything. I have seen him get rabbits, rip the head off (and sometimes eat it). He pulls off the fur and guts it leaving the entrails. Eating everything including the bones. Pretty much the same for everything else. Rats would pose no problem for him. He stays away from skunks, opossums, and woodchucks. A neighbor cat Oscar managed to kill two opossums after altercations with them. He was injured so didn't eat them.Felines of all sizes are excellent hunters if they learned how to do it. Their hearing, eyesight, whiskers, fangs and protractable claws make them among the best predators on the planet. A rat doesn't have much of a chance against them and they make a tasty meaty meal for them.EDIT: Thanks for the suggested edits. One person suggested changing opossum to possum. The correct term for the animal in North America IS opossum. The possum found in Australia is different. We do use fangs like playing possum but it's different usage. Check the information on http://grammerly.com for more interesting information.
I have a Green Cheek Conure with an array of attitude problems, help?
First of all this bird isn't mine, it's belonged to my boyfriend for the past 15 years. He obviously doesn't want to get rid of her so I would feel horrible to ask him to do so, but I just can't stand this bird ruling me and my house anymore. She CONSTANTLY flies onto me and then screams in my ear, bites my neck and shoulders (hard!) when I won't drop everything to pay attention to her. She flies onto my dog unprovoked and bites her so hard her hair wont grow back in those spots. She ruins my furniture by flying onto it, tearing it to shreds and shitting all over it. When I put her in her cage she just screams SO LOUD over, and over, and over constantly getting louder each time until she is SCREAMING and won't stop unless I let her out of her cage. My neighbor has told me she does this when I leave and SCREAMS every second until I get home. She bites me all the time, even when we're just chillin together. I won't even move, and she'll bite me so hard I'll bleed. I don't understand any of this behavior because as soon as my boyfriend gets home, she acts like a quiet little angel. It's confusing because even though her attitude changes when hes around, she still only wants me. She won't let him hold her or pay any attention to her. She only wants me. She has food and fresh water every day, plenty of toys and a spacious cage. We give her treats and let her sit outside often. I would like to think we give this bird a pretty good life. PLEASE give me some advice!