First time boarding , nervous

Birdlover11

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Aug 23, 2012
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Pepsi and sprite, both are American male budgies
We are going to Pennsylvania for 2 nights and 3 days on wensday . I had to put the fids somewhere , so I first thought of the vet , but it was way too exspensive so my mom wanted to board them at her friends house . Well , she'd busy so I'm more than happy to move them to the vets for boarding . There letting me bring their cage and food , toys to switch out ,ect ... I'm really nervous , I've never boarded them before . I'm going to give the cage a thorough clean before boarding . I've never boarded before so I don't really know what else to do . Any tips ?
 

Featheredsamurai

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Aug 24, 2011
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I've also never boarded, but Rosie and Kenji's avian vet offers boarding.

Is this a avian vet your going to be boarding them at? Mine requires a whole pile of testing before to make sure the bird won't make other birds ill.
 

MikeyTN

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"Dixie"LSC2, and "Nico" Scarlet Macaw.
I'll be afraid to board my babies....I can only imagine what's going through your mind right now.....Do you have a good friend that can watch them for you while your gone???
 

antoinette

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Basically when boarding a bird that is exactly what will happen they are just being boarded.
They check on the birds, but spend no time interacting with them, very detrimental for any bird.
I would never take the chance, what if another bird is ill, without their knowledge.

Please rather try find someone who could perhaps come to your house to see to the birds each day.

Rather be safe than sorry
 

Mayden

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Basically when boarding a bird that is exactly what will happen they are just being boarded.
They check on the birds, but spend no time interacting with them, very detrimental for any bird.
I would never take the chance, what if another bird is ill, without their knowledge.

Please rather try find someone who could perhaps come to your house to see to the birds each day.

Rather be safe than sorry

That depends entirely on who you board with. I know a fair few boarding places that offer interaction with your pets on a 1v1 basis.

I'd rather find a pet sitting service that are insured in all honesty. Bird in it's own home but with someone who is comfortable with birds to come in 2/3 times a day.

If it's only a few nights, I don't think that keeping them in a boarding facility is going to be an issue. Toys to rotate out, etc. Especially if they're at a vets. I know from experience that most nurses will take any spare moment of their day to check up on their 'residents' and play with them too if allowed.

If you just leave clear instructions - regarding feeding and possible interactions. Try and enjoy your trip. :)
 

JDlugosz

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I'm bringing Diamond on an outing once a week to the bird center, and show him the hotels, and have him interact with the staff there.

When I take him in for actual bording next month, he won't freak out since he'll have some familiarity with being taken there.

It's also the same place he was hand-fed as a nestling.

The young women who work there have related to me that Diamond was their favorite bird as a nestling, he's so gorgeous! And they'll play with him as often as I want them to, during his stay, she practically gushed.
 
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