advice needed

hi all , I wanted some advice from those of you that have alot of experience with budgies.My budgie has his left eye closed as of today and his right eye is most normal , he is playing and eating as usual and there seems to be no discharge or anything of that sort.In the past the vet gave me...

Hello and thanks in advance to everyone! I'll provide a summary first and detail after, since I'm long winded, and many may not have time to read everything: I can certainly take her to the vet at any time, but as I had a full workup done around 6 months ago, and understand these issues to be...

Hey everyone, My rainbow lorikeet Loki is six weeks old and has been with me since saturday. He's just getting used to being hand-fed. We fed him yesterday at around 21:00 and this morning ar 7:00. I can see that he has pooped in his cage yesterday after feeding-time, but he hasn't pooped yet...

I just bought a beautiful little 14 week old lovebird. She's really sweet and seems to be settling in nicely to our home. I have a quick question to start with... There are conflicting methods on how to gain your parrot's trust. A lot of people have said that I should just let the parrot be and...

Hello! I would appreciate it if someone could give me advice on how they keep their parrots safe from their cat! Sorry if this is too long~ I have a Sun Conure: Mochi, a ragdoll: Cody, and a newly rescued kitten: Nimbus. Mochi and Cody got along completely fine. Cody has had no interest in him...

Hello everyone! My name is Adrienne, and I have had my lil guy for 2 weeks now. He is 5 months old and I am a little concerned. I read that green cheek conures are very cuddly and playful. However "Stinker" isn't that much. Actually, he doesn't play that much. His favorite pass time is...

hello guys i am in desperate need of answers because i read online somewhere it had said that conures cant really taste peppers and spicy peppers like ceyenne peppers simply because they dont have saliva. This is the first time i am noticing my bird have saliva because as i was on my phone...

Hey everyone! 2 days ago I adopted a Blue and Gold Macaw named Sunny. He is 34 years old. The woman who owned him previously had to move accross country and was not able to take him with her. Ive been doing alot of reading and research to be able to provide a great new home for him but I still...

Hello, you guys had helped me a while back with Raiden, but I had some more questions. He or she is currently 84 days old (12 weeks) today and I am aware that this is around the time they start weaning and trying to fly. I was wondering, how much am I supposed to feed him because he won't take...

Hiya folks just after abit of advice I brought a male African grey parrot yesterday I believe he is 2 years and 7months old how long will it take for him to settle down I don't want to force too much on too him I ideally want him to come to me rather then man handle him last night he said hello...

Hi, everyone! I'm ecstatic that we should be bringing a new feathered baby home with us in the latter half of next month. He was hatched in December, and is a Crimson Bellied Conure. I've done lots of research into what the best foods, habits, and toys to help him be trained early, but I find...

:green1: I need to downshift. So I got him (gender unknown) from an exclusively bird pet store. In my opinion, looking back, I might've rushed into it. No one else in my family wanted a bird, and it was just me (I was still in middle school, and am now in high school) to take care of him...

hi all , i recently noticed some strange behaviour from my amazon parrot , the other night while he was on my shoulder he started to bite and ears and neck like he always does when he's playing and then he started moving his foot around like it was out of control lol i know it sounds funny but...

I have never owned a bird before. Recently I have been searching for a small companion/pet and have seen a few local dogs needing rehomed and that sort of thing. I have always owned dogs. But there is a family that is moving out of state and has to give up their 3 year old female sweetheart...

hey an accident just occurred , basically my baby amazon was in her cage and one of her toes got tangled between the bars but by the time i reached in to help her she had already got it out , she is pulling her foot inside and out but she is walking and holding up toys with the same foot most...

So I've had Edgar a few months now and hes finally adjusting but I have one problem HE IS SCARED OF EVERYTHING. When he's out of his cage he won't leave my arms, he won't go on the couch, on the bed, on the floor, on a chair, I even bought him a portable perch to see if he would get off my arms...

Good morning , I would like to get your advice on a current situation.Last night i noticed that my parrot breath smells rather strange , I searched google and found out that sour breath and breath similar to those of feces is caused by a bacteria in gastrointestinal tract , however my parrot...

Hello! I am new here, and am in need of major advice... I recently added an African Grey to my household. This is my first time experiencing a parrot in my home. His name is Gilly, and he is most certainly a very special bird. His previous owners majorly abused this poor bird. Dogs would...

:blue1: My Name Is Breanna and i'm 20 years old i have had my blue and gold macaw Vini for 2 years now i got him when i was 18 he was six months old then. i love him so much but since he is 2 now he has been taking to running up to me and latching on to my fingers hard! he always wants to eat my...

Hello everyone. I'm Miranda and live in Ohio. My husband and I just bought a 3.5 mo old female African Grey named Gypsy. She's been with us a week today. This is our first time owning a parrot ( or should I say, this is the first time a parrot has owned us) :-) We do not have much experience...