MORE Pet Food Recalls

This time ones from Canada have been recalled, which previously they hadn't done. Meanwhile, the FDA has stopped imports from the suspected Chinese wheat gluten company.

For newly recalled brands:
http://www.menufoods.com/recall/
http://www.menufoods.com/recall/PressRelease04102007US.htm

For news:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/11/pet.food.recall.ap/index.html

Yay Cage!

Gabe's such an easy bird. Yesterday I cleaned out her new cage. This morning I put it next to her old cage when I went to work. When I got home from work I swapped in a number of perches and toys, and put her atop it. And a few minutes later she was sitting inside munching on seeds (I gave her extra) and going back out to pick at toys.

The new cage is only a smidge bigger than the old one, the main benefit is it's not rusty. I still would like to get her a bigger one, but for now I'm not worrying about it until after I next move.

( Here's a couple quick snapshots of Gabe and her cage. )

I think for now I'll clean out and save the old cage in case there's anything wrong with this one. After a while I may throw it out since it's rusty, or give it to my neighbors - I think their budgie cage is also rusty, and this one's bigger. Or maybe I'll just buy them a new cage for fun.

ETA: You may have noticed from the photos that there's four cups inside her cage. Her old cage had two, which I designated water and pellets, and I added an additional cup that I moved around that contained seeds or veggies. Right now I've got in the current cups: water, pellets, seeds, and nothing. She just sat in front of the empty cup for a few minutes, poking at it, and then tipping her head with her crest up. Poor thing's confused! I think I'm going to put some beads/toys in, and see what she does, and I'll swap them all around every couple days.