Play stand for blind Zon?

[LoveMyConlan]

I'm going to order a large Java tree, adding to the jungle of PVC stands, for my Macaw for his half of the room. He will be along one wall, my Zon, on the opposite side.

The goal is to be able to have both out, both clipped and being supervised, so while I work with one, the other can be out and about.

However when I asked my vet about also ordering a tree for the Zon, he recommended just having a simple stand set up for her do to her limited vision. Nothing crazy with levels and branches shooting off (like the Macaws), but maybe almost a rectangle with a bridge, but just straight forward. This way she can't fall or under reach.

The photo below is about what he would suggest, just no T on the top. She's a perch Patato but I feel that since I'm going out of my way with the Macaw she's getting left out

Do you think a tree is a bad idea, or do you think she'd be OK?

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[JBassset]

I'd go with the vet's advice.

You might be going all out with the Macaw for his needs but that doesn't mean the Zon needs the SAME things. He's a special needs bird right? So maybe his needs mean something more subdued than the other guy needs.

Seems like a big play stand with unpredictable perches and gaps might be a danger to a blind bird. Something more sedate and predictable sounds like what the poor guy needs.

It doesn't have to be fair or equitable, it has to be right for them. How fair is it to a blind bird to give him a perch that increases the likelihood of a fall? Sure, you got him a big happy play stand but if it's not safe for him he won't be all that thrilled with it will he?

 

[Kiwibird]

I would stick with the vets advice personally. Given her disability, she is likely most comfortable not having a complex area to navigate. I think constructing something like the photo above without the t-perch would be nice for any bird

 

[SailBoat]

The above Posts have provided excellent advice and information!

In addition, I would like to thank-you, for taking a 'Special Needs Amazon' in to your home!

Regarding your question, I would also shamelessly recommend that you visit the Amazon Forum and at the top of that Forum are two highlighted Threads in light blue. Open the Thread Titled: I Love Amazons .... and select page 6, once there, look for the Segment Post Tilted: Special Needs Parrots - Limited Sight and a New Home. Although this segment provides limited information regarding a Limited Sight, it does provide information you may not have. While in that Thread, I would also recommend you reading Re-Starting a Shutdown Amazon located at the end of page 4 and the top of page 5.

The most important part of working with a Blind Amazon is that everything comes to your Amazon slowly!!! Also, there are plenty of vocal announcements as to anyone enters the room or chooses to move about the room! The most important thing to remember is that you and your family need to be your Amazon's eyes on the World around her.

One of the most useful ways is to assign simple words to define activities and things that she will interact with and be around her. Example: If someone comes into the room they let your Amazon know who they are and where they are going. To drive the point home, wear a cloth over your eyes and experience her World! Adjust your World to her and everyone will be happier.