bonding

We recently adopted a 13 year old sun conure. He was with his former parents for almost his whole life. I sit by his cage at least 3 times a day, reading and talking to him, for about 1-2 hours per setting. He is not cage aggressive I don't think. I do put my hand in his cage so that he can come...

It's 9pm & my little lovebird just decided to preen my face for me for the last 20 minutes. No need to go to the facialist anymore, every bit of my face has been careful cared for by my little girl. I was propped up on some pillows in bed planning out a vacation and decided she had the perfect...

Hey there, I'm new to the site and trying to find a little information on how to deal with an extremely bonded severe macaw. So I got Zazu when he was 8 months old from a guy off of craigslist. I did extensive research on the breed and meet the guy at his home. The man was very professional, had...

Really simple questions and curiosity stuff... First Question: that I am wondering if she will grab food with her foot in the future. She is about 4 months old and I haven't seen her do it yet. She will just let the food drop after a few bites. Even if she loves the food. Second...

[[[[[[SKIP UNTIL THE NEXT BRACKETED ALL CAPS TEXT TO GET TO THE ACTUAL QUESTION. OR READ MY SOB STORY BELOW :09:]]]]]]] Hi, it's Toots here and my brother is going to get a green cheeked conure soon--he's 6 and I know 99.9 percent he's not going to provide the out of cage time that GCC's need...

Hello, I have four male parakeets which haven't been mine for more than a month. It started with one parakeet (Articuno), then a friend gave me Sheldon because she thought he'd be happier with a friend, and finally I got two others from a lady who knew I had two parakeets and couldn't take care...

Hey Guys, I fell in love with a green cheek conure at PetCo over a few visits, so my husband bought Sweety for me Wednesday night (5/22). I am looking for information on how to best bond with Sweety and make sure he is comfortable in his new home. The first night, Wednesday, he stayed in my...

Hi! I need help, my cockatiels are not bonding. The male Paga is 2 years and the female is Lulu which is 14 months. We had Lulu before and decided to get her a friend. When we first got Paga we clipped his wings to make sure they were on the same level. The live together in the same cage and are...

Hi, my name is Katrina. Today my partner and adopted a 7 week old baby blue/pastel violet male indian ringneck from a breeder. We already have a 12 month old violet male indian ringneck who is getting cheekier and sweeter every day. Our violet is named 'Link' after the character from the...