Unpopular opinion: boarding is better than in-home sitting for most birds

I know everyone says keeping birds in their own environment is ideal, but honestly? A good boarding facility with experienced staff who monitor them all day is way better than a random sitter who checks in twice. My caique actually thrived at BST when we went on vacation.

Interesting take! I see your point but I've had a completely different experience. My lovebird actually...

Dealt with this for months. What finally worked was changing the cage liner material and just being really patient. They come around eventually.

Just wanted to come back and say the advice in this thread WORKED. My zebra finch finally stopped refusing to go back in the cage after I tried clicker training for 10-15 minutes a day.

I joined a bird owners meetup group in the GTA — great way to get in-person advice and let the birds socialize. Check Facebook groups!

My Quaker parrot did this too! Turned out it was because of molting — they get uncomfortable and cranky. Once I addressed that, everything went back to normal.

My Snowball read this post over my shoulder and started nodding. I'm only slightly concerned.

Have you tried using a shower perch so they can bathe with warm mist? That's what solved this issue for us. Game changer honestly.