CockatielHug - Sydney Australia
I make Nappy suits for your cockatiel.
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 »
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 »
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 »
Left: The one I bought through eBay. / Right: My own design. When I got Charlie (7wks old at that time) in mid October 2013, Charlie’s weight was just around 65g. The suit I bought through eBay was too big though it was small size. I had to trim and […] More details »
My husband Mike and I kept working at the art school, Charlie loves staying the high place as any bird do. Top of the TV monitor is one of his favourite place to be. So I placed the mobile bird feeder for him. He started eating straight away. I also […] More details »
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Practice, practice, practice! Before trying it on your bird I would like you to visualise the whole procedure and practice it many times with a dummy until you get the confidence. A bird dummy made with a rolled handkerchief and paper towel. How to hold your bird. Stretch the elastic […] More details »
Setting up “the nappy-on station” I’m so thrilled to share this tip with you. First of all, you need to get the following materials and make a gadget like the image below. The gadget can be made with simple materials around you. Old CD or something with flat and smooth […] More details »