Yep, Breeder’s Choice is the better choice for people, pets and the planet. Here’s why:

• Natural odour control
• Made from 99% recycled paper
• Highly absorbent paper pellets
• No nasty chemicals or additives
• Suitable for all cat breeds and safe for kittens to use
• Biodegradable and compostable *check local council
• Low dust and tracking
• Made in Australia

Doing the litter switcheroo

Making the switch to Breeder’s Choice? Great choice! Cats are very particular about where they do their business, so ease into it with a gradual transition. Here’s everything you need to know:

1. START FRESH with a clean or new litter box and mix one-third Breeder’s Choice Cat Litter and two-thirds of their previous litter.

2. ONCE THEY’RE COMFORTABLE change the proportion to two-thirds Breeder’s Choice Cat Litter.

3. SWITCH COMPLETELY and use only Breeder’s Choice Cat Litter. Maintain 2-3 inches of cat litter in the box. A transition takes time, so allow a few weeks for your cat to gain confidence as they test the new litter and routine.

Feeding Native Birds

• There are many different types of bird feeders available.
  They can be as simple as a tray, a raised bird table or more elaborate terracotta or metal feeders on a stand. Whatever type you choose, make sure it can be easily cleaned and placed where different groups of birds frequent.
• Some birds are quite shy so be patient – they will eventually come down to feed!
• The more “natural” the environment feels, the more comfortable birds will be in your backyard. Leaf litter can provide a good food source and big old trees provide great natural nesting sites.
• While most birds enjoy a range of fresh foods, there are some that are toxic to them and should not be offered. These include avocado, rhubarb leaves, raw fish and raw meat.

Feeding Pet Birds

• Choose your bird seed based on the species of bird that you have, to ensure their nutritional needs are met.
• Provide your bird with fresh food each day. Make it easy for your bird to remove the nutritious kernels from the seed by discarding the empty husks. Ensure that your bird has fresh, clean water daily.

• Ideally pet parents should buy the biggest cage available to them – they should also remember that two birds will need more space than just one.
• Cages should be kept in a cool, well-ventilated environment away from draughts, direct sunlight and ideally, on a stand about four feet above the floor.
• Ideally, cages should be kept in the corner of the room, so the bird feels more secure with only two sides to watch.
• Once the cage has been positioned, birds will be happier if it’s kept in the same place.
• Birds are happiest in a consistent and familiar environment.
• Different birds take different lengths of time to settle into an unfamiliar environment.

In the wild, birds spend approximately 80% of their day searching for and consuming food.  The rest of the day is spent socialising, grooming and sleeping. In captivity, this is the opposite so create an enrichment plan for your bird:

• Foraging enrichment – to encourage searching for and finding food.  This can be done by scattering food over the floor of the cage or aviary, placing food in small cardboard boxes or paper parcels that have to be chewed through to access, multiple food dishes around the cage some with and without food.
• Physical enrichment – including objects placed in the environment and the environment as a whole to engage in flying, running etc.  Adding toys including swings, ladders, mirrors etc are important, there should be multiple items especially for multiple birds in a cage.
• Sensory enrichment – Utilising the bird’s senses such as sight, hearing, smell and touch by providing a room with videos, toys and background noise.  This should be done with caution and dependent on the breed as they may become stressed.  They must also be able to get away from it all.
• Social enrichment – This is for social interactions between birds, and birds and people that can be direct through cage mate pairing or social rooms with multiple birds interacting. This needs to be carefully chaperoned until they can safely intermingle.
• Occupational enrichment – this can include problem solving, learning and choosing and controlling a feature in the environment including use of puzzle foraging toys that require problem solving.
• Safe free flight in the outside is another recommendation.