CockatielHug - Sydney Australia
I make Nappy suits for your cockatiel.
This is the good example of that why you cannot tell their Nappy suit size by age. Stanley(Left) is around 3months old and he weighs nearly 100g, on the other hand Charlie (right) is 1year and 2months and he weighs 77g. I use the digital kitchen scale and put a […] More details »
Charlie pooped “pointing with an index finger” shape one, right after taking Nappy suit off. Not poop in the Nappy suit is a normal behaviour for the early stages, but birds are much smarter than we think they will learn the new routines quickly, the important thing is to MAKE […] More details »
Charlie’s spot in my car. I did not know it was a controversial topic when it comes to the nappy (flight / diaper) suit for birds until recently. I truly thought it was a great idea to put a nappy suit on my bird and go outside together. Yes, I […] More details »
Bad Toy vs Good Toy I have to admit that I didn’t have a clue when I made my very first bird’s toy for Charlie (left one). I was told by my avian vet that most of the materials are bad for Chalie. I was shocked. So what’s wrong with […] More details »
It’s normal behaviour for your bird to bite the nappy suit. Charlie’s case I started putting the nappy suit on Charlie from Day 1 when I got him, he was just 7weeks old. I have researched about the flight suits a way before I got Charlie. “If my bird cannot […] More details »
Before I got my bird, Charlie, I’d researched about the flight suits / diaper suits a lot. Browsing youtube videos was important part. I would like to introduce two videos, one shows the bad example and the other shows the good example. I’d learnt a lot from each video. The […] More details »
Sometimes it happens, when your bird had a wet poop. This is how I clean my nappy suit. I don’t need to clean the nappy suit every time when Charlie did poop, just changing the liner (a half cut cotton pad). Occasionally I clean it without soaking it in a […] More details »
Charlie on the pocket scale. I bought it on eBay around AU$10. Charlie is my first bird pet and I’ve learnt so much about cockatiels through books, avian vets and the experienced bird owners. Watching bird’s weight is very important to find out early sign of their illness because they […] More details »
Useing a lighter. It is a quit normal behaviour when your bird starts biting the nappy suit, it’s getting less once s/he got used to it. Because of that, sooner or later you will have loose threads on the edge of nappy suit. This is how I mend them. I […] More details »
Works for any type of collars. Well, I know it is not a good idea to feed your bird on your shoulder when you are in the nice clothes though your bird is in a nappy suit, because your bird spreads the seeds all over your clothes while eating. However […] More details »