It's safe to say that most of us have pets: somebody gets a cat, a dog, a hamster or a guinea pig ; someone admires the beauty of the underwater world for a long time, watching the fish; someone like the exotic - snakes, spiders, toads; and someone is happy with the twitter or bright plumage of birds. It is about one of the representatives of the birds - the amadine - a few words.
Amadins - content at home
First of all, it should be noted that under natural conditions, there are 38 (!) Species of these birds with a predominant habitat in the South Asian countries. Externally, the amadin is a small bird of the order of passerines (the length of an adult body is about 11 cm) with mottled plumage. The male, like most representatives of the feathered kingdom, has a brighter color than the female. It is worth mentioning especially about some peculiarities of amadins: in full glory the originality of feathering is manifested in birds 70 days after leaving the egg; The beak of the young has a black color and an unusual texture resembling a wax, because of what these birds have one more name - waxwork.
Amadins, besides the originality of coloring, are also distinguished by their excellent friendliness, so they are gladly kept at home, for which, of course, you need a cage (it is better to choose a cage that has a lower sliding pallet for cleaning). At the bottom of the cell, thoroughly washed, disinfected and dried sand is poured, which is replaced as needed. Also in the cage is a drinking bowl, a bathing bath and a shallow feeder. To arrange the cage is best in a light, draft-free place, with a temperature not lower than + 18-20deg; C. Very good, if you can so set the cage so that the bird (or birds) could at least three hours a day to bask in direct sunlight.
Attention! Protect your feathered pets from sudden changes in temperature, sharp sounds and smells! Amadins are frightened of impetuous movements - this can even cause their death!
Birds of the Amadina - how to care?
An indispensable condition for proper care for amadians, as well as for any pet, is to ensure a balanced diet. Therefore for these birds the following composition of the grain mixture is recommended, which includes the following constituents per kilogram of base (millet): canary seeds - 300 gr; meadow gathering (seeds of grasses) - 250 gr; oatmeal - 150 g; seeds of rapeseed, lettuce, hemp, mogara - 100 gr; linen-50 gr. This cereal mixture is given for 1 hour / day. Be sure to include in the diet eggs and cottage cheese, in winter - oats and wheat, and in the summer - finely chopped green (fresh!) Dandelions and plantain. Amadins like to eat fruits, berries, vegetables. The diet should include all-the-year-round mineral supplements in the form of chalk, sea sand, shell rock or chopped eggshell. During the breeding season, the diet is enriched with protein food - bloodworm, flour worms. Water in the drinking bowl should always be fresh, necessarily filtered or stagnant.
Diseases of Amadin
With a life expectancy of about ten years, amadins kept at home are, nevertheless, sometimes sick.
- Colds, skin peeling - violation of the conditions of detention.
- Dermatitis and non-contagious diseases (beriberi, iodine deficiency) is an improperly formulated diet or a mode of feeding.
- When contacting non-quarantined newcomers-congeners, with the use of poor-quality feed, infectious diseases of the viral, fungal, parasitic or bacterial nature may occur.
If you show any signs of ailment - immediately contact the veterinary clinic.