hello! im a college student looking to become a bird owner. college tuition and apartment life is pretty rough financially sometimes but i have been saving up and soon plan to make the big leap to getting a quaker.
ive been doing my research on temperment, cage agression, training methods, different types of wing clipping techniques i might need to stay legal in certian places, diet, etc.
however one thing that has been thwarting me is the chaotic nature of the internet on *crafting materials* of all things. i was hoping to pinch pennies by designing my own parrot toys out of crafting materials but everyone seems conflicted on whats safe, whats not. for example, metals. i got a definate answer that stainless steel was safe, and zinc was bad. but every other metal under the rainbow im getting both positive and negative answers to.
between that, and advice on maybe a checklist of things i will need i might not have thought of, would be increadibly helpful.
ive been doing my research on temperment, cage agression, training methods, different types of wing clipping techniques i might need to stay legal in certian places, diet, etc.
however one thing that has been thwarting me is the chaotic nature of the internet on *crafting materials* of all things. i was hoping to pinch pennies by designing my own parrot toys out of crafting materials but everyone seems conflicted on whats safe, whats not. for example, metals. i got a definate answer that stainless steel was safe, and zinc was bad. but every other metal under the rainbow im getting both positive and negative answers to.
between that, and advice on maybe a checklist of things i will need i might not have thought of, would be increadibly helpful.