Food temperatures of adult parrots.......

Understandably food temperatures are important to baby parrots. But what about adults? Parrots live in areas where temps can go to 120degF or more - food there is at ambient temperature. Parrots also live in air conditioned houses where temperatures are much lower than their native envionment. One imagines their food is also at ambient. Say 68degF.

I never thought much about that!

I guess if it's okay/comfortable for us it's okay for them? Even in weird environments like Patagonia, there would be frigid temps and warmer stuff on sunny summer dys...

Mr. Wrench, I just noticed that your Cairn is only 3 months older than our little red mutt!

Sometimes I give chilled food in small amounts and it probably is bad. When heating food, I test it like I would a baby bottle (which is kind of gross considering no one wants a gloopy wrist)

I don't think giving chilled food to an adult is bad. I think with babies it's more of they can't regulate their body temps yet while adults can.

Thanks Owlet- I always feel a little guilty when I do, but it isn't frozen (although I did let her lick an ice-cube once and she was NOT a fan lol---very dramatic).

Al, this has all the hallmarks of one of those Math Story Problems.

Ambient temperature is not body temperature. When the surroundings are cool, they use their stored reserves to produce heat and also puff-up to conserve heat loss and when it is hot, they adjust by increasing blood flow to their legs and claws and move their Wings away from their body.

Like our Parrots, our 'system' just works better when food entering our body is fairly near our body temperature. Colder temperature will slow our system, where temperature near or slightly above will maintain or speed the system. Like us, their gut works best within a fairly slim temperature range.

We stay away from pre-warmed food for Adults unless they are ill. There is a major difference between cool and cold and their body's response to it.

I know that I did not answer your question, but I hope that I provided enough caution to aim you to a range between the warm temperature provided a baby and above refrigerated temperature setting for the 'cool' end of the range.

Like i said I was just wondering. In 120 deg jungle the fruit on the stem is the same temperature. Or hotter. Right?

I'd rather give food that is too cold than too warm.... food that is fed warm can stimulate hormones which can stimulate them into breeding mode.

wrench13 said:

Like i said I was just wondering. In 120 deg jungle the fruit on the stem is the same temperature. Or hotter. Right?

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In my view of the World, 120 degrees is too hot. Like stated by MonicaMc, feeding on the cool side is just safer for everyone.