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House Plants and Parrots
House plants are beautiful but some can be very toxic to your birds it is best to only keep bird-safe plants. If you would like to keep plants that are unsafe or you are unsure if they are safe, just remember to put them away in something like a closet or bathroom with the door shut while your bird is out. Always consult your vet if you have any concern as plant names can vary region to region. These are not plants that you should be feeding to your parrot but ones that can be around your home and you shouldn’t need to worry as much. That being said you…
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5 Mistakes New Parrot Owners Make! – don’t make these!
We all make mistakes when we first get a parrot and sometimes even years into parrot keeping we find out we are still making mistakes. These are not something to feel bad about but simply to fix or if you are reading this before you get a parrot you will start off on the right foot! All seed diet – an all-seed diet is a very fatty diet. birds in the wild may eat a large portion of their diet as seeds but they also fly anywhere from 50 – 100 miles a day they also don’t always eat seeds and they don’t always find seeds. Some days wild…
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Gifts For Parrot Owners!
Parrot owners are crazy for their birds, but also can be picky about what their bird receives, some of the items big box pet stores sell are not so safe. This is a safe list of items you could gift your the parrot lover in your life! All the photos of these products are off amazon and can be found there. “poop off”; poop off is an amazing cleaner that is completely bird-safe made from plants that are safe on nearly all surfaces. It makes it much less time-consuming to clean up the stuck bird droppings. Less time cleaning = more time with the birds = happy bird owner. Scrub…
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Do Parrots Sneeze?
There are two different types of sneezes a parrot can have. It is important to distinguish which your parrot is experiencing because that will determine your next course of action. Your parrot can have a dry sneeze where it is just air, or a wet sneeze (this is serious). Dry Sneeze Causes Dry air – If you live somewhere where the air gets dry during winter or is generally dry your bird could be reacting to the dry air. Parrots naturally come from a more humid environment so that is what their respiratory system is designed to thrive in. Click here to learn more about humidity and parrots Dust –…
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Why Is Your Parrot Pulling Out Their Feathers – Feather Plucking In Parrots
Feathers Plucking is something that can be seen when keeping parrots. Feather plucking is something that requires you to take a deeper look into the care you are providing. This is not something parrots do in the wild. CALL YOUR VETERINARIAN IMMEDIATELY IF YOU NOTICE YOUR PARROT PLUCKING! – this is something that can be a symptom to a health condition and that must be ruled out first and foremost. Plucking becomes habitual if you do not get help from a professional as soon as you possibly can, that being said this shares common reasons your parrot could be plucking and steps you can take to help fix it ALONGSIDE…
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Humidity and Parrots – Essential part of keeping parrots
You see all these parrot owners on social media sharing about their humidifiers, the question is are they essential to a happy healthy parrot or are they something overhyped? Most parrot species come from the rainforest. Their respiratory system and entire body is designed to live in those conditions. often times our human homes are far to dry for a parrot, unless if you live somewhere that is humid year around and your home is humid it is good practice for optimal health to have a humidifier in the room or home you keep your parrot in. Benefits of a humidifier: Humid air is easier on your respiratory system and…
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How To Teach Your Parrot To Ride A Skateboard – For Beginners
Once your bird is target trained this is a very simple thing to teach. I encourage you to go read my page on – The foundation of trick training for parrots! The Foundation Of Trick Training For Parrots! – How To Start – Optimal Avian if you are unfamiliar with target training. Target Training is a way to train your parrot that decreases your chance of getting bit but also gives you and your parrot a way to communicate with each other. Steps First you want to start by just having the skateboard around your bird, this can be scary enough, once they become comfortable about the bird being around…
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How To Teach A Parrot To Wave
The way I recommend teaching a bird to wave is through capturing natural behaviours. In simplest terms, you click when your bird is doing something you like and want to see more of. When a bird goes to scratch their head and they lift their foot to their head click and give them a treat, do this as often as you see them do it. When it gets to the point where the bird is begging you want to start giving them a cue, for my budgie I would bend my pointer finger up and down and say “wave”. Do this while they are begging click and reward. Eventually, you…
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How To Teach Your Parrot To Step Up – Beginners Guide To Parrot Training/Taming
Often times many people forget that step up is a trick and needs to be treated with as much time and patience as you would teaching your parrot other tricks. Steps Your first task before you take on teaching a bird to step up is to target train learn The Foundation Of Trick Training For Parrots! – How To Start – Optimal Avian Once you have your bird happily targeting around your next step is to start introducing the step up. Target your parrot to a training stand Place your finger 4inches (or more if they seem uncomfortable) away from the bird in the step up cue position. Place your target stick…
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5 Products Small Parrot Owners Need!
Owning any size of parrot is a lot of work. These are a few products that can make your life as a bird owner easier but also improve your birds life! food processor for parrot chop – this makes making chop much faster and easier resulting in you making it more often and not dreading the task. Humidifier – humidifiers have a ton of benefits for not only birds but us humans too. Especially for the respiratory system – which birds have a delicate one. As well as hydrating skin and feet and keeping the feathers looking healthy and feeling good. Air purifier – not only is this good for…