advice needed

Hey guys, My 16 year old cockatoo who takes heart medicine for the past five years has been taking Cherry Flavour on his liquid meds for a while. He takes it on a treat and is the only way he will. And his pharmacy has recently stopped making the cherry flavour, which he only loves, and I had...

I'm new to this website. I kind of only joined because I need some advice, and so far this website has been extremely helpful compared to any other platforms I've looked up. I recently adopted a Starling (by recently, I mean a few weeks ago) and it's been relatively easy to care for him. I...

My bird seems to have a scab/small sore under her beak. She flew into the wall the other day when she got spooked and she seemed a bit shaken up but otherwise normal so i’m thinking that’s when the injury possibly happened. She’s been acting completely normal, eating, drinking, etc. It doesn’t...

Hi. I used to have budgies but they've unfortunately passed away. I made a lot of rookie mistakes with them, such as being too touchy when they were scared of me, placing them in my bedroom instead of a more public area (Several people in my household). I want to get a larger parrot but i'm...

Hi, I have a cockatiel, I'm pretty sure he's about 10 years old, based on his band. He was abandoned by a family in my neighborhood and he's been with me for 6 years. He is social and loves people in general. He's the most bonded to me for sure, but he does sometimes really take to random new...

Hi all, I've recently decided I want to get myself a little feathered friend though I'm struggling to decide if I would like to get a Cockatiel or a Green Cheek Conure. Having gone to a couple places over the weekend unfortunately the places I went didn't have any Tiels about but they had some...

Before I start this, I will say that any replies to this made after this coming Tuesday, February 4th will not be relevant anymore, as I have decided with a heavy heart that Mickey will be going to a different owner. I've lost my income recently and thus I will no longer be able to afford to...

So I've been trying to play with Mickey for the past few days now, but he's acting nervous like he's regressed. I think this is somewhat normal, but the difference with this is that I'm currently sitting in front of his cage with the door open, and there's a faint nasty smell coming from the...

So Mickey's starting to take to the idea of having his cage door open with him on the perch that's on it. I'm more than enthusiastic about this, except for one thing; there's a mirror right next to his cage. His cage is partially covered by a towel to keep him from seeing it, but I need to know...

Is there anything I'm able to do with Mickey while he's adjusting to his new home environment? Do I just do what I did when initially bringing him home, or should I just leave him in his cage with the blinds half up and down for a few days, slowly adjusting them until he's comfortable with them...

So last week I took Mickey to the vet, and one of the things that the Doctor said to do was to get him out of the cage, forcefully if I have to, and set him in a corner of my room with me so he can get used to me. Does this kind of thing work and will it ruin the bond I have with Mickey? He does...

Hello! I have a sweet lovebird that is new to our family, we are in an old apartment where the heating isn’t good. We need to use other sources to take the chill off the room, I am aware of harmful PTFE chemicals and Teflon to avoid and looking for advice ! Are Dyson hot + cool Fan air purifier...

Hello! I got my BC back in february. She’s 3 years old, spent her entire life in a cage in a pet store with minimal human interaction/handling. When i got her she was terrified and wouldn’t eat or drink for like a week, so i set up a camera above her cage to keep an eye on her and would give her...

Mickey's :tiel5: got his first vet appointment in about a week. I'd like to get him used to moving between his travel cage and his regular cage, but he doesn't leave his cage or step up. Any ideas on how I can start training him to get into the travel cage? I thought about moving his food into...

So earlier this week my house had a Covid scare and so I had to leave Mickey :tiel5: home alone with my relatives because I have a weak immune system. I left for a few days because all of the Covid positive people tested negative and were determined to be non contagious, and while I was gone my...

Hey guys, im Georgia and im from England. I have two conures, one male green cheek 13 years old and one female pineapple 10 years old. Both are paired Im looking for advice. I got them around 4 months ago from a run down pet shop by the seaside and I got them not knowing anything about...

Not sure if this is considered holistic lol but I was wondering if anyone’s used this for their birds? My birds hate baths so every time I get them to bathe I wanna make the most of it, would this help their feather health? Or does it not do anything

I recently brought home a 5 month old green cheek. He’s been really good so far… except for the fact that any time there’s fingers near his feet, he bites HARD! He doesn’t seem to be afraid of hands. He happily accepts treats, head scritches, and will even rub his head against me if he wants...

my new cockatiel will be home next month. i have a green cheek conure and 6 budgies, i know my budgies will do fine but i have never introduced my green cheek to a new addition before. shes very friendly towards other birds, and she is very gentle with the budgies, but i want to make sure the...

Hi! I have two cockatiels and need some advice on feather health. They’re molting and preening each other just fine, but since i’ve have them i’ve struggled to get them to bathe! I’ve tried putting out bowls of water of different depths (shallow, deeper, etc), as well as misting them (they HATED...