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I know many of you have read it, and I think I have too, but is there any hard evidence of what the *IDEAL* temperature for a 'tiel is? Supposedly, whatever is comfortable for humans should be comfortable to cockatiels, but as with other things, each one of us is different, just as our fids are. Anybody ever read anything in print or via electronic media that gives any numbers?

Sam

I think I read somewhere 68-85 is fine. The problem lies with extreme swings in temp changes of 15 degrees or more. If the temp drops very fast they could get cold before being able to acclamate to the new cooler temp.

remember these little guy's are native to australia where temps can sore.

sad thing is there classed as pests there.

Hi Theostreeter,

I live in Western Australia, and I have never heard of them being classified as pests ... ? I know that Ringnecks have recently being reclassified as pests.

Does anyone else know??

no insult intended my friend. This is what I have always been told. However I am happy to be corrected and happy to find it not true.

Theo

Mine does not seem to like temps below 70 degrees, so I try to keep it at that. I have also heard that they are comfortable within the 68-85 degree range, but they might be like us....what's comfortable for one could be cold or hot for another.

Pay attention to your bird. If its panting or holding wings away from body its probably too warm. Usually when they get cool they will fluff their feathers but that can also be a sign of being sick.

One year, my thermostat broke, and the temperature sored into the 90s. It was way too hot for me, but my birds loved it. They started chirping and everything. When the mainenance guy came to fix it, Jerry Lee hissed at him; he pobably figured out that the guy was going to make the temperature normal again. Once it got back to a comfortable high 70s, the birds got quiet and went to sleep. They seem to like it nice and warm.

I think Luna is right, a healthy bird I think is fine as long as it is above 65------I read it's the temp change that is bad, a big change in temp. I don't notice any change in my bird from winter to summer temps---he is just always happy!

I asked my vet, the night I purchased Loki, if he could stay in the car a bit. She told me as long as the temp. doesn't drop below 45 degree F, the birds will be okay. Being from Ky., our temps are crazy. So...the house stays at 65 in the winter and 75 in the summer.

Respected breeder Katy McElroy told a seminar audience last year that our birds would be healthier at temperatures considerably colder than we keep our homes. She mentioned 45 degrees and her audience protested vocally!

http://www.gatewayparrotclub.org/Fair/V ... cElroy.htm

Clearly, acclimation is key to giving the birds time to grow a thicker coat of innermost downies. One of my rescues who died was found to have heart disease that can be caused by exposure to cold. I would never keep my birds in weather as cold as 45.

One complication is that a sick bird needs 85 degrees, but how is the owner to know when the bird becomes sick? They hide it as long as they can. While I try to never overheat my birds, I'd rather they be in 70 degrees than 45.

Paca

My house is set to a stable 75 and both my guys (and me by the way) are very comfortable.

75??? wow your heat bills must high! when gets above 70 in here it starts getting warm. 70 degrees is high enough here! the temp in my house is usually around 68