Q: How often should you clean the area? Once in the morning and once at night is a good rule of thumb. Keep an eye on the healing process and make sure that there are no signs of infection. With regular cleaning, your piercing should be healed in a few weeks. Never take out your stud or piercing to clean, or pick at the piercing before it has healed. It's important to leave the area alone and let it heal up, but never remove it from the nose or it'll open up the wound again. Most piercings need a few months of healing before they can be removed. Rotate your piercing regularly. This is especially important for new piercings and infected piercings, which may become stuck in your skin from scabbing up as part of the healing process. Just press the ring gently back and forth through the piercing. Only clean your piercing with saline solution, or you'll keep the piercing from healing quickly and effectively. If your piercing was done in a sterile environment, there should be no need for more astringent antiseptic cleaners.  Peroxide and alcohol kill the dead skin around the piercing, making it very difficult to heal back up. Don't use these solutions, or any other cleaning products. Just saline. Don't apply make-up or other cover-up treatments to the area if you're concerned. If necessary, cover the area with a bandage if you don't like the way it looks. It can be very painful to catch a new piercing on your clothes when you're putting them on or removing them. To keep yourself safe, give yourself an extra couple of minutes to get dressed, or you might risk a tough snag. Some people find it effective to sleep on their other side, or use a neck pillow to keep from snagging the piercing in their sleep at night.
A: Clean your piercing at least twice a day. Leave the ring in. Never use alcohol or hydrogen peroxide. Be careful when you dress and undress.

Q: Place newspaper or paper towel along the bottom of the cage to catch droppings and make for easier clean up. Cages with grates placed a few inches above the bottom of the cage to prevent birds from accessing their waste are recommended.  Change the lining every other day.  Avoid using cat litter, sand, wood shavings, or other materials in the bottom of the bird cage. Most pet stores sell dishes that will hang from the side of the cage and are made for a bird to perch on. These allow for easy refills and may be more convenient than placing a bowl on the bottom of the cage. You can also use a water bottle in place of or in addition to a water dish. Birds have many opportunities to bathe in the wild, so be sure to provide them with an opportunity to bathe in their cage. Choose a short, heavy, sturdy bowl, fill it with lukewarm water, and place it on the floor of the cage. Alternatively, you can purchase a bird bath that hangs from the side of the cage to prevent moisture from gathering on the floor of the cage. Birds need perches and will spend a lot of their time enjoying them. Provide your bird with perches of different heights, contours, and textures, and place them at varying heights within the cage. For example, place a thick wooden perch horizontally in the cage as well as a thin rope perch positioned at an angle. Toys are essential for your cage, as they provide your bird with stimulation and keep them from becoming bored. Good toys for your bird include mirrors, ladders, swings and bells. You can also put wooden, plastic, or rope toys in the cage for your bird to play with and chew on. Wash your bird’s toys often with mild soap and warm water. Rinse them thoroughly and allow them to air dry completely before returning them to the cage. Dangerous toys include toys made from dyed leather and those with “S” hooks or small, removable parts that might be swallowed. "Jingle” style bells are also unsafe because your bird’s toes or beak can become trapped in the openings. Avoid overloading the cage with toys. Rotate them out regularly instead so they keep your bird’s interest.
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Line the bottom of the bird cage. Place food and water bowls in the cage. Add a bird bath. Include perches for your bird. Put safe toys in the cage. Avoid dangerous toys.