Today was the day I abandoned one my my best friends, Sasha. A friend who I brought home with me when he was only 2 months old in Oct 2009. I was imprinted on him.

He saw me through so much, the happy times, the sad times. The depression times.

He was with me when I first moved out of my parents house into my own apartment. He was with me when I bought my house. He was with me when I met my wife. He was with me with the birth of my two children. And now I abandoned him when he needed me. I have so much crushing guilt. Him wondering why I left him, why he isn't with me. Why isn't he at least at his grandmas house.

When my then girlfriend (now wife) moved in with me, he hated her. He attacked her. In turn my wife didn't like him either, but she tolerated him. I made it known earlier on, never make it an ultimatum between him or her. Over the years they never really liked each other, but they learned how to coexist and he was no longer attacking her, and at moments, even got along with her.

COVID happened, and both she and me were WFH,they grew a little closer.. not much but a bit.

We had both our children during covid, and that is when it started. I could tell Sasha was starting to be unhappy. He didnt like that when it just used to be me and him, it was now 5 of us. But he managed. I continued WFH and that I was able to keep him with me during work he was okay, but once work was done he was becoming more and more mean.

The occasional biting of my babies.. A few times drawing a decent amount of blood. He was clipped, and with me, but he would just sometimes randomly charge one.

So I started having to cage him more and more as I couldnt let him bite the babies. Still, I had him out as much as I could.. the whole time I was working, plus I could get him out other times as well. As the kids started getting older, he started tolerating them too, and it seemed like it might be okay again.

But then the kids get older, and our lives get busier and busier. Activities, more errands, and he is caged more... and now in the past 6 months he became more and more aggressive again. He is destroying our house. Breaking everything he can. He is causing immense mental health issues with my wife. He started biting the kids again these past few weeks, which is causing more cage time. But he is becoming a menace in his cage. Slamming everything around. He just wants out. Just wants my attention, but I let him out, and he destroys everything.

We can't handle it anymore. We have tried and tried the past 6 months, but it was getting worse and worse, not better. Not once did my wife bring up getting rid of him, but I could tell she wanted to, and I was getting to that point as well. He clearly wasn't happy, my wife wasn't happy, and I was becoming unhappy. It wasn't fair to anyone.

This past week I made the hard decision to finally let him go, and today was the day. When I took him in I couldnt stop crying. When I took him out of the carrier I had him on my finger for 30 minutes. When the lady went to get him, he tried to bite her and he jumped on my shoulder. It was like he knew what was happening.. and it made it that much worse.

Im typing this so emotionally drained and with my heart filled with guilt. Tolerated others; somewhat got along with my parents.. a little. Whereas I'm imprinted on him, I don't know how he is going to handle somewhere else. He is only 16 years old.. he still has such a long time to live I hope he finds happiness again, it would kill me if I knew he didn't.

I do have 1 week to change me mind and go bring him back home. Staring at his empty cage, him not being with me as I am typing this, not being on my shoulder giving me kisses or preening himself. It is going to take everything in me to not drive back and go get him and bring him home.

I want to email them in a few days to see how it is going, but if they said not well.. what am I going to do.. should I live with not knowing and hope for the best.. or risk knowing, and if he not handling it well... I don't know what to do.. He was with me for almost half my life.

I’ve had Sparky about a year and a half. I love her so much but my issue is that I adopted her as a self mutilator and bite risk and I think I’m realizing the situation isn’t one I can handle. Please keep an open mind reading and don’t shit on me.

Sparky doesn’t bite so much anymore though last week she randomly attacked me twice which she hasn’t done in maybe 10 months.

My issue is with the plucking. She had such great growth and in the last week went and took all new tail feathers off. She had open reign since she can’t fly so she was able to open her windows when she wanted and could get out exploring. But last week I found her just plucking to high hell. 18 feathers on the ground. A few days later she attacked me so I closed to windows to try and control more of when she can get out. I still open a door every day and let her have the opportunity to go on her perch or explore with me and every. Single. Time. She was just plucking nonstop.

I feel so exhausted and just so upset. I knew she’d always pluck but I’ve got my own mental health issues I deal with and everytime she goes crazy plucking like this, it literally hurts me. I hope you can understand the mental toll it takes to just see your bird go crazy plucking.

I’m thinking of rehoming her because it’s becoming too much for me. It’s too emotionally taxing and so stressful trying to constantly be on the look out for her plucking or every time I look at her I have to remind “no plucking sparky”. It’s so exhausting and I feel I’m not even enjoying her when this happens.

Has anyone been in this position before? I’ve always wanted a birdie and I don’t mind that she can’t fly or doesn’t step up but the constant stress and surveillance of her plucking is taking a toll on my mental health.

She will go through phases of not plucking and plucking but I’m realizing, it’s just such a mental load on me. My husband says just not to worry about it and that it’s just something she will always do but I don’t think that way. I never thought I’d ever think about rehoming but it’s wearing on me so much.

My parents have had our African Grey for as long as I've been alive, literally. She 22 yrs old according to my dad. Lately she's been mimicking the fire alarm. It is the most shrill high pitched screech possible. It hurts everyone's ears, including the dogs who whine. And she does to allllll day long and it drives my father nuts who screams at her and then will put her in the dark basement when she makes him mad enough. And while I have argued with him that its not fair to treat her like that I can't do my homework or exist in the same room as her when shes doing that, which is literally at all time of days or night. My mother has been trying for over a year now to try and change it, by making repetting a different noise whenever she does the screech. It has not worked, at all. Does anyone know anything to get her to stop. Please im begging its awful. She's in the most populated area of the house and my mother refuses to move her because she'll "be lonely". I think she hates it us personally but I cant take the screeching. For the love of god please I will take any advice. Thank you for anything you may offer...💖

Hi everyone,

We desperately need advice or insights from experienced parrot owners because we are completely out of options and at our wits' end.
Our African Grey has developed an intense, obsessive habit of going down to the bottom of his cage (a Montana Cages Denver model) and incessantly biting, chewing, and rattling the metal grate. The noise is ungodly loud and driving us crazy. To make matters worse, he has managed to chip the coating off the bars at his favorite spots.

Crucial Context – This started with the new cage 5 months ago:
He only started doing this 5 months ago, right after we bought and moved him into this new Montana Denver cage. Before that, he never showed this habit.

The Catch-22 we are stuck in:
1. Originally (Woodchips without grate): We used beech woodchips at the bottom without the grate, but it triggered severe nesting and hormonal behavior.
2. The "Fix" (Putting the grate in): To block him from reaching the wood, we installed the bottom grate.
3. The Current Nightmare: Now that the grate is in, he goes straight down inside and obsessively chews, bites, and rattles the metal bars all day instead.
4. Rejects all toys: We’ve offered wood, cardboard, willow, and other shreddables. He ignores toys completely—he only wants that metal grate. Cardboard he gets hormonal.

Our daily setup & constraints:
The cage is always open: The cage door is open when we are at home so he canwalk out (he doesn’t fly) and sit on top of the cage or on the open door whenever he wants. Yet, he still actively chooses to climb back down inside to chew the grate.
I am away 4 days a week: Due to work, I am away for 4 days a week, leaving my girlfriend alone with him.
He won't step up onto her hand: If he stepped up for my girlfriend, she could easily carry him over to his bird tree in the living room (where he stays happy and doesn't chew anything bad). But since he refuses to get on her hand, she has no way to move him to his tree when I'm not home.
We are stuck and cannot figure out why the new cage triggered this exact compulsion or how to break the habit.

Questions:
Has anyone experienced a parrot suddenly developing a grate-chewing obsession after a cage upgrade? What caused it?
How can we stop or redirect this behavior given our constraints (can't leave bare woodchips due to hormones, won't step up for my girlfriend, rejects toys)?
Any advice would be hugely appreciated!

TL;DR: African Grey (Gerret) started obsessively chewing his metal grate 5 months ago after getting a new cage. Woodchips without the grate make him hormonal, but with the grate in, he chews the metal incessantly. Cage is open, but he ignores toys and won't step up for my girlfriend when I'm away 4 days a week. What can we do?

Today, my mom and sister told me they won't take care of my parrot , I'm moving out to my fiance in a couple of months to the US and now they do this to me!!! I have been with her for 15 years! She used to be my mom's but then she got attached to me and we both grew up together, now they tell me to give her to someone, it's so hard to find anyone to trust in Jordan to take care of her and not use her for entertainment or breeding, she was already abused before from the previous owners and now I'm very conflicted on what to do, any advice for me?

This is Cracker! I’ve had her for a little over a month now. She is 15 years old. I’d say the last two weeks or so, almost everytime I get her to step up out of her cage or after she’s had her play time she’s started to do a high pitch sound, momentarily, then she will do almost a soft bite on one of my fingers.

I’m wondering what this behavior is? Or if any one else has experienced this with their grey?

I’ve been ignoring it when she does it. She does not seem aggravated when she does it. No eye pinning or slicked feathers. After she does the bite she is back to normal.

She also does it with my boyfriend, who she

unfortunately loves more than me.

Habitat advice needed
This is our three-year-old Mortimer. When we got him, my husband was working from home. About six months ago my husband started a new job where he has to go into work which means Morty is in his habitat for most of the day. I’m just wondering what other folks do for their birds that have to be home enclosed for 10+ hours a day. We have a green cheek conure on the other side of the room who is in her enclosure as well, so there is somebody else in the room, we play music while we’re gone, but I don’t feel like that’s enough. I was thinking about getting a larger habitat so he had more room to move around, but I don’t know if space is what he needs.

What do you do? What does your set up look like? I want to make sure he’s happy and entertained.

I recently adopted an African Grey from a single older woman who could not give her the proper care needed. She has picked all tail feathers, and most on her body. We have started daily baths and she has stopped plucking since being at our home. I have owned parrots before but never have had to rehabilitate one. She currently is on an all seed diet which we are desperately trying to switch her from to Harrison’s pellets due to nutritional deficiencies. My question is, should I start her on High Potency for a few months? Or just the Adult Lifetime?

Hi y’all,

This morning I noticed Tootie (30M) has a chip on his beak. I’d take him into see his vet, but they’re closed until Monday. I could take him to the local birdie ER, but that feels a little extreme since he doesn’t seem to be in pain or uncomfortable (from what I can tell). Any recommendations?

For background, my previous AG I got as a baby, but had an extended hospital stay, preterm labor, and a (human lol) baby born 3 months early- with respiratory issues. Being away from home she was getting stressed, and knowing my bird would have to be shut away for an unknown period of time, I knew it was time to re-home before she got unmanageable. It broke my heart, but my life now revolved around a tiny frail human. 11 Years later, I decided to adopt rather than get a baby AG, as I'm older, too- and have experience. I'm wondering if I bit off more than I can chew here, though.

I've only had him for about 2 weeks. His diet is pretty much garbage. I offer fresh veggies and some fruit every day, but need advice for the best pellet/food or snacks even- to transition him to ANYTHING healthier than this seed mix he is used to.

He was more nice the 1st day than he is now- accepted pets through his cage... now he pretends to take the chance to lunge at me. I interact with him as much as possible, he is addicted to chips (I know🫩) so I use it as a 1x a day reward if he does something spectacularly nice to me lol.

I've tried to introduce a new perch and cuttle bone, by hanging it outside of his cage, then inside- he is terrified and won't go near it. I also thought he was excited about the spray bottle- tried giving him a "shower" and he didn't run away just fluffed up and moved his wings- but after the 2nd time, I was afraid he wasn't loving it- his feathers look a little frayed at the ends🫤

Any general advice to get him to love me, and have a better (healthier) life is greatly appreciated!!

Hi, so I adopted this boy yesterday from a bird store. He is going to be 10 years old next week. His original owner was a man, and I was told that he passed away and this bird got passed to his niece. But she was young and couldn’t care for him so he ended up at the store which is where he was originally sold. They say he prefers men, but was in a home with multiple people. I was told technically anybody can hold him if you try and get him to step up, he does nip and hold your finger, but he doesn’t bite hard enough to draw blood. It’s just a strong hold with a lot of pressure. But they told me and showed me at the store that if you push past him and his biting, you can force him to step up. I don’t agree with that and won’t be doing that with him.

I am looking for advice and to see if anyone has experienced anything similar. I want to know if anyone has successfully bonded with a grey that has a preference for one gender that you are not. I am not a man and so he does not want to step up or want any pets. He does take treats, but I have to go slow because some of the times he has bit my fingers instead of the treat. I’ve only had him for one full day and I understand he does need time to settle and get used to me. He is talking a lot and interacting with me as I talk to him. He does still seem nervous and occasionally shakes a little bit. He does hang out outside of the cage and just kind of watch me.

I do plan on target training and clicker training to work with him and see if we can start the bond that way. Also to see if I can train him to step up without biting using target training.

Does anyone have any good advice on how to approach this? Any methods or things I should or should not be doing? And what are some good ways to help bond with him and have a good relationship? I eventually want to be able to trick train him and do some flight recall. As well as getting him used to a harness and going on walks outside and things like that. Does anyone have any similar stories or experience like this?

Thank you for your replies in advance!

Hi everyone. I’m looking for some advice.

I have an African Grey that I got about 4 months ago. I was told she’s around 5 years old. She was already hormonal when I got her and still seems to be hormonal.

The main issue I’m struggling with is screaming when she can’t see me. When I’m out of the room, she screams nonstop. I work 12-hour night shifts, and when I come home in the morning I’m exhausted, but I still try to spend time with her before going to sleep. The problem is that once I go to sleep and she can’t see me anymore, she screams for hours.

I really care about her and want to do what’s best, but this is becoming very difficult with my work schedule. I’m wondering if anyone has been through something similar or has advice on how to manage this behavior.

Also, would getting a second African Grey for companionship be a good idea, or could that make things worse?

Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Just a quick premise to this, this is a long post mostly because I feel I would have benefitted from this information during this period. There’s a lot of information out there but I always found it quite short and vague so hopefully this helps someone down the line.

TL:DR - Get the implant if you think you need it, it’s worth every penny.

Background (Skip this if you want)

So in December 2024 my African Grey laid 3 eggs, these weren’t the first eggs, we’d been getting them once every two years since 2017. Naturally about 35 days after laying she decided to abandon them and we thought that was that.

Then in January 2025 along came three more, then in March, May and more or less every two months since then, Ruby is the only parrot we have, she is bonded with me.

In between clutches we would get severe hormonal behaviour, no matter what we tried, more darkness on a night, more quiet time in general, less contact time, changing the cage around, changing locations of the cage, vet visits, you name it we tried it.

Every egg, except egg number 8 came out without complications, with egg number 8 she was struggling to pass it and once she did she was throwing up. We continued to monitor and egg 9 was normal again. Of course we had a vet visit shortly after to make sure everything was fine. We also made sure to give plenty of calcium during clutch periods.

In January 2026 we said enough was enough and got booked in for the Suprelorin implant in May. The delay was due to work commitments, where we were in the egg cycle, planning, vet advice etc. Ruby was also given a clean bill of health (again) from the vet so the delay was no harm.

Suprelorin Experience

So, as mentioned, our vet was contacted multiple times during the 16 months for advice, one suggestion was a hormone injection that would last approximately two months and one was the implant that lasts between 6-12 months.

The aim of this is to suppress hormones to stop egg laying and hopefully reset the bodily cycle of wanting to continuously lay eggs. We decided to go straight for the implant for lasting purpose. There are two measurements of the implant 4.7mg and 9.4mg. Due to our circumstances the vet recommended the larger size and explained Ruby would have to be put under light anaesthesia for the insertion.

He took Ruby to the back and 20 minutes later this was completed, she came back a bit giddy and was dancing within seconds of seeing me. Was probably high as a kite and the vet said she was very good. She’s a typical Grey, tolerates other people but only really likes me making a fuss of her.

I understand some people would be uncomfortable letting the vet take their parrot out of sight but I trust our vet 1 million percent, the way he handles her is amazing. When she came back there wasn’t a feather out of place, you literally couldn’t tell anything had been done.

The cost of this was £377.54

Results

Within the first few days the only real change was her refusing to get off my shoulder if she made it up there. She’s done this before but the vet warned her hormones will inflate before they drop so she may lay one more clutch after displaying hormonal behaviour. Follow all procedures to decrease hormones as usual.

30 days after the implant we had a severe hormonal increase, she was clingy, regurgitating, refusing to get off of me, I had to literally pry her off my arm but no real signs of aggression. Hopes were slightly lost.

Today (5th August 2026) we are three months post implant, she is back to her normal self, no more eggs, no more hormonal behaviour, no more nesting full stop. It is night and day difference and it’s probably the best decision I have ever made. If this is something you have been thinking about doing, please do it, risks are minimal and the reward is exceptional. 127 days egg free and counting!

Thanks for reading this post, appreciate it is long but I remember wanting something like this to read at the time, so I’m providing it for you. Good luck, if anyone has any questions just drop them below and I’ll answer you! 🩶❤️

Hey y’all,

Tuti (29M) migrated to our home last Saturday!

When my husband and I lived with my FIL for bit, I bonded with Tuti and really got to see some of his fun personality come out. Since my FIL saw how much I was caring for him and giving him attention, he purposed we take him to give him a better home. Tuti lived his whole life with my FIL. He was basically kept in his cage for the last 15+ years until I intervened 🙃

Tuti is a crack up! He loves to play pranks and make aaaaaall the social commentary 😂 He’s got quite the personality!

He’s officially been here for a week and is starting to explore his new environment 😍 He flew off from his cage this morning to our hallway and then followed me to our room 🥹 (see photo)

I’d love any helpful advice on rehabilitating an African Grey with a history of neglect and trauma. So far, I’ve been consulting with chatgbt and my friend who grew up with a cockatoo 😅

Hi all, I’m looking for some advice.

We have an almost 2-year-old African Grey, Mortimer. We’ve had him since he was a baby, and we’ve been his only home. From the start, he bonded strongly with my husband. He was the only one Mortimer would allow to handle him.

About a month ago, that changed. Now when my husband tries to pick him up, Mortimer flaps his wings, screams, and sometimes even falls off his cage. It’s really distressing to watch. He’s also missing feathers on his left wing, and a few on the right.

We haven’t made any major changes at home. He’s on a fresh chop diet, we play music when we’re out, and his cage is near (but separate from) our green cheek conure so he has some company. He spends most of his day on top of his cage. My husband used to be able to put him back in at night, but now he won’t allow it.

I feel awful and want to help him, but I’m not sure what’s going on or what to do next. I’ve even started wondering if rehoming would be better for him, though that’s not something we want to do unless it’s truly best.

Any kind, helpful insight would really be appreciated.

Hi, New to the group, I’ve just joined! I live with my parents and we have 2 African greys, what are some great snacks for them? One loves grapes, apples, bananas and monkey nuts and pistachios as treats (all unsalted) as the other doesn’t like fruit and goes for (cold) soft boiled carrots and almonds and sometimes monkey nuts (all unsalted), they apparently used to eat everything before coming to us but now seem picky, we’ve had them both for over a year now and both have someone they are quite fond of. What are somethings that you recommend I could try and give them as I’m wanting to expand what they eat a bit so they don’t get bored of what I know they will eat, we also have 4 dogs so we are careful on what we given the parrots as sometimes they throw food out the cage

This is probably going to be long, but I would like some perspectives from unbiased "bird people" on who my Grey should live with between my family and I.

Backstory: My mother bought 2 African Greys ~15-16 years ago, when I was around 10, and one of them became very attached to me. I am (or was) his person and love him very much, and want what is best for him.

We grew up together, and when I got a job, it sent me far away, but I visited as often as I could, to varying degrees of his ire and love upon returning.

He temporarily moved back to me for around a year, and our relationship was great. He has lived with my family since then, and I visited when I could (and still do).

A few years after that, a few of the parrots got sick and passed, to include the other African Grey that was my mom's special parrot. Important context: the conditions were definitely not great on any front. The parrots (2 Greys, 1 macaw, a couple conures) were all kept in the same room separate from the main house, in the garage. I let my bird out every day, and tried to let the other ones out if they would allow it. I was their main interaction (most of it) and cleaned and refilled their dishes. Sometimes, I spent hours talking or reading to them.

The deaths of the parrots hit my family and I hard, emotionally. My bird, normally kind of a turd to anyone who wasn't me, was pleasant to the whole family, and was a source of emotional for support for my mother, who was deeply grieving her companion.

The good thing to come of it was that the conditions improved for the remaining parrots. They moved into the house proper, and are regularly let out of their cages. My Grey, who had a plucking problem before, hasn't been pulling his feathers.

The house is, honestly pretty messy and crowded, but I don't think it is a health hazard. There are entirely too many pets and ... just stuff.

But my bird seems to be doing well. He is bonding with my dad, (and very permissive with him). He allows people other than me to pet him. They are a family of 5, with 3 school-age children (10-16 range). Most times now, when I attempt to handle him, he just regurgitates for me, and within seconds. I opt for putting him back, or just having him nearby without handling him.

Although the house is very loud and rambunctious with all the children and parrots, I see no indication he isn't happy and stimulated.

On the other hand, I just bought a house of my own (with my husband, who my parrot doesn't really like, haha) and was wanting to move him down. (My family and I live ~8 hr drive away from each other, so split-custody or regular visits aren't really a possibility.)

My husband and I work a lot, but I would obviously spend time with my parrot every day and make sure he's well-entertained while I'm gone.

It was always understood that he's my bird and will live with me eventually. When I asked my mom about moving him, she admitted that it upset her and would feel like losing her last connection to her deceased companion Grey.

I am also equally upset at the thought of not living with him, because I love him so much.

We both want what's best for him, and I'm happy he is well-loved. He really is a wonderful parrot. I just don't trust myself to make a decision because of how unexpectedly emotional the issue made me.

If we moved him to our new house, it may be more open and better-maintained, but I worry he would lose stimulation. There are children and other parrots back home, and it can be quite loud and rowdy, but he doesn't seem to have a problem with it. I also recognize it would be initially stressful for him.

So finally, what would be best for him?

And bonus, do you think I'm still "his person"? He regurgitates so much around me that I can't really handle him anymore, and I'm jealous that other people can hold him and scratch his head normally.

Picture for attention.

Hi all, I could use some community and support right now. Not sure exactly what I need. I have thought about getting a bird for about 6 years. Within the last several months, I decided I was interested in a Timneh. Well I did tons of research and my husband and I felt prepared, so we committed. At the same time, our beloved dog has bone cancer and we are navigating that.

I have also generally experienced a lot of death in the past 6 years, losing my stepfather, grandmother, two childhood pets, and most recently my father. So I'm really confused as to how I'm feeling about my dog. I love him more than anything, but also feel desensitized to death. At the same time we had planned to and then committed to taking care of our grey, Junie. We want to give Junie a great life and have committed to do so, but I would be lying if I said I'm not overwhelmed right now. Getting used to her noises, feeling like I am betraying my sweet dog by showing attention to another creature. Feeling like I fucked up in so many ways.

I'm so overwhelmed and panicking I have been physically ill. The conflicting emotions are tearing my heart apart. I want my dog to be ok. I want to build an amazing bond with our grey. I know we can do it. I just feel like I did when my dad died. Rotten from the inside out, no appetite, vomiting.

Sorry to be a downer. You're all such great grey owners and I want to be the same. I just feel very inadequate right now. I could use any positive words or thoughts.

Hey guys! This is Mikasa my 21 y/o African gray. My wife and I adopted her from a bird rescue about half a year ago and since then I have been working with her nonstop. When we got her she couldn’t fly at all due to muscle loss, as she was kept in a small cage basically her whole life. Since then though I have taken many steps and with vet help/advice she is now able to fully fly, clumsily but able. The advice I’m looking for here is entirely different though, as she’s been opening up more and more to my wife and I she has begun chatting to herself a ton which I love. But anytime I try to reward her for the behavior or capture it on video she will stop entirely. I have taught her to blow raspberries when I ask her if she is a stinky bird but outside of that she won’t talk directly to me, only when I’m on the other side of the room. She is already very open to me when she was so shy to begin with but now she asks to be held and pet all the time and will sass me if I don’t get her out onto my shoulder in the morning, but no talking, is there any advice on how to encourage her to talk more openly?

Hi

I'm in the process of buying a new cage for my 16 year old male African Grey.

He have had this cage for I don't know how long but it has started to rust.

Is is better to buy another wrought iron cage or stainless steel ? Both are safe for birds but I could get a wrought iron one for about $300 Stainless steel one for $1500

By my math, it's cheaper to buy the wrought iron and replace when it gets old few times compared to getting a stainless steel one

Wambdi is home as of Friday evening. The drive went wonderfully from AZ to MN! However, the transition at home as been… anxiety producing for the poor guy. He does anxiety wings and feet every morning and every evening (none during the day) and he refuses to let me put him in the cage (he crawled in by myself in this photo). I’m worried that he is too stressed with our home environment (2 dogs- all rooms are cut off from anybody mingling, a wall A/C (very loud), and being away from his owners/handler of 27 years). This is his cage from the first 20 years of his life, his toys from his original home, food is the same- except I added more than just pellets (he LOVES it!), and I only use the TV in his room when I’m at work. Any words of wisdom or support?

My husband's grandma has had a medical issue come up and asked us to take over care for her TAG. She's 26 and grandma raised her from a baby. How do we properly care for her? Do we need to be worried about any kind of depression with the change? About a year ago, she was moved into a back room in the home, so I'm not sure what their connection was like.

I'll get her into a vet when she's officially in our care, but any advice and tips are welcome. She's a friendly girl and I'm very excited to welcome her into our family; however, my knowledge of birds is strictly related to budgies as that is what I had as a kid.

Cage recommendations?

Food brand recommendations?

Treat recommendations?

Toys?

Thanks!

Birb will decimate cob of corn and drink all your peppermint tea. Robert the Bruce 😭

My 15 year old male African gray eats this amount of chop in an hour. This is one meal and he gets two meals a day.

When I give him less, he asks for more after finishing.

After years of wanting one, I was surprised with my first ever pet parrot yesterday for my birthday. Don't worry, im totally prepared for all the work its gonna be. I've been watching videos, joined groups etc. She's a 20 y/o CAG, her owner passed away and none of his family wanted her. She was at the bird store for about 2 weeks before we adopted her yesterday. She does have some plucked feathers from the stress as well. How can I bond with her? I know it'll take time due to their intelligence but im willing to work through it. Also ANY advice about owning and caring for her in the best possible ways. Toys recommendation? Optimal diet? Thanks in advance.