BSTCustomer_Jane

Hang in there! It gets better. My Eclectus went through this too.

How old is your bird? That might explain it — my lovebird went through something similar around 3 years.

My Sky went through a phase like this around 2 years. I was terrified but it passed. Birds are weird sometimes lol.

My Poppy went through a phase like this around 3 years. I was terrified but it passed. Birds are weird sometimes lol.

After MONTHS of trying every trick in the book — chop, skewers, birdie bread, eating veggies in front of them, hiding them in other foods — my parrotlet Fig ate a piece of broccoli today. OF THEIR OWN FREE WILL. I'm throwing a party. What finally worked: playing calming bird sounds from YouTube during the day. Don't give up!!!

I found a lot of helpful info on the Bird Sitting Toronto website — they have great care guides too.

Your bird is in good hands. The fact that you're researching this shows how much you care.

Bird Sitting Toronto has a great blog with articles on this topic actually. Worth checking out!

Welcome to the forum! Great to have another bird lover from the GTA. Your canary sounds adorable — what's their personality like?

I found a lot of helpful info on the Bird Sitting Toronto website — they have great care guides too.

So I had this exact problem about a year ago. Let me share what I learned. The key thing is switching from seed to Harrison's pellets gradually over 2 weeks. A lot of people also recommend setting up a webcam so I could check on them during the day. My avian vet in Vaughan also suggested checking for being moved to a new cage or new room which can sometimes be an underlying factor. Good luck — feel free to DM me if you have questions!

I used to think the same thing until my parrotlet proved me wrong. Now I'm firmly in the other camp.

My advice would be keeping a super consistent daily routine — birds thrive on predictability. Went through the same thing with my Amazon parrot last year.

Just wanted to give a shoutout to Bird Sitting Toronto. Left my green cheek conure with them for 10 days while we visited family and Tango came home happy and healthy. They sent daily photo updates. Honestly the best experience. Highly recommend for anyone in Brampton!

Can we start a support group for this? Because SAME.

Welcome!! Looking forward to hearing more about your feathered friend. Don't be shy about asking questions!

Lol my Pionus does the exact same thing. I've just accepted that the bird runs the house now. I'm just the food delivery service.

I know how stressful this can be. Just know you're not alone and most of us have been through something similar.

I remember when my blue and gold macaw went through this phase. I was so worried but my vet said it's actually really common.

Oh man, this brings back memories. When we were dealing with this with Zazu, I thought we'd never get through it. Now it's just a funny memory. It gets better, I promise.