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Feather Plucking and Bad Behaviour

John Courtney-Smith, a parrot and reptile enthusiast, has developed a great interest in specialist UV-lighting and the science behind the systems, working and advising at Arcadia. In the first part of this series John looked at the importance of UVA-light, in part II he discusses UVB and how its use can halt feather plucking and bad behaviour.

Suspect Lamps

A UV lighting is at present an unregulated industry and incidences like this are becoming all too much common and very worrying, as using a lamp like this for a bird is potentially lethal.

Keep it Natural

John Courtney-Smith, a parrot and reptile enthusiast, has developed a great interest in specialist UV-lighting and the science behind the systems, working and advising at Arcadia.

Managing Exposure

John Courtney-Smith, a parrot and reptile enthusiast, has developed a great interest in specialist UV-lighting and the science behind the systems, working and advising at Arcadia. In the first part of this series John looked at the importance of UVA-light, in part II he discusses UVB and how its use can halt feather plucking and bad behaviour.

Green Foods

We take an independent look at some of the common greenfoods that we offer our birds and tests their reputation as ‘must-feed’ elements of diet.

Tetrachromacy a powerful tool

Many references are made towards the positive, and indeed life-giving, properties of the wavelengths of light known as UVB.