BirdsOfMississauga

Update: took everyone's advice and things are improving. Pickle is slowly coming around. This forum is the best.

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

When I had to travel, I used Bird Sitting Toronto and they were incredible with my umbrella cockatoo. Daily updates with photos and everything.

Reading this hit home. My budgie went through the same phase around the same age. What helped us was putting treats inside paper cups, folded paper, or tissue for foraging. Also just accepting that birds are gonna bird, you know?

Bookmarking this thread! So much great info. This is why I keep coming back to this forum.

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

If I look at my phone for more than 30 seconds, Kiwi marches over and sits ON the screen. They've accidentally liked posts, called contacts, and once placed an Amazon order. I now have to keep my phone face down or deal with a jealous African Grey. Relate?

If you're in Oshawa, check out the avian vet on Yonge St. They're amazing with zebra finch specifically.

I could have written this post a year ago. Same situation, same frustration. Here's what I wish someone had told me: clicker training for 10-15 minutes a day. Would have saved me weeks of stress.

This made my day honestly. lineolated parakeet owners are the best people. We're all just trying our best for our feathered kids.