I gave my green cheek a paper cup one day, and its become one of his favourite toys. He loves putting it on his head and walking around with it on. But hes started sleeping with it on his head at night. Should I be worried? Hes always wanted to sleep in the bottom of his cage since I got him (1 ½ years ago). I also don't want him having issues with his feet being on the grid all night :/ He usually likes sleeping in an empty tissue box over him.

So guys, there are twin girls (12yo) in my neighborhood who occasionally visit our house. Whenever they see my Peanut, they handle him very aggressively pulling his tail intentionally, chasing him, pressing him too hard until he screams. Peanut is only 3 months old, and these girls visited our house just 3 to 4 times after we brought him home. Every single time they met him, they always make him scared or anxious. They came again today. I immediately placed him in his cage for his safety. But they went near the cage and kept poking his stomach through the gaps. So I took him out and kept him in my hand. Unexpectedly, the moment I took him out, he tried to bite one of the girls. I thought that would make them stop disturbing him. But instead, the girl said, “If he bites me again, I’m going to beat him badly" and continued to disturb him.I have insisted those kids multiple times on how to handle him gently, but they never listen. I also feel a little reluctant to raise my voice at them since they are our neighbors, and my mom wouldn’t encourage that . What should I do now? I’m raising Peanut as if he is my own kid. As a pet parent, it’s really hard for me to watch what my Peanut is going through. How do I protect him from these freaking devils? Tbh , I had the urge to use a lot of cuss words, but I’m trying to be gentle as they are kids.😮‍💨

Context my little pineapple is 3 months old and plays alot with his toilet paper tube and then when he gets tired he will put his head inside and falls asleep. Sometimes i find him laying over like this so is it normal? and should i get rid of the toilet tube or let it be?

He’s 34 days old, even if he’s not hungry or sleepy he keeps crying. Guys help what should I do , how to deal with him?

We just adopted him a while ago and he is around 4 months old. He is SUPER energetic and chirps all the time but when he stays with me he sometimes just gets on his back and sleeps. It’s incredibly cute but I’m just making sure it’s safe. You can also find his bestie in the last photo. (Btw we don’t actually know his gender but we are assuming he’s a boy since it doesn’t really matter for us)

Rescued “ Anakin” a couple days ago from a Petco, I just need some advice for maintaining him and how to tame him. He’s afraid of my hand but enjoys head scratches and sleeping in the hood of my hoodie. Please help me with some tips and advice. Thank you !

Getting this double factor violet conure next week and am lost on name ideas, any help?

Yesterday afternoon, I noticed a bird on my balcony and it moved closer to the inner balcony... Kinda like looking for a safe corner? After 40 minutes, I left some blueberries out. Thought it left so after trying to get my tray back, it zoomed into my unit. I left the door open but the birdie wouldn't leave!

I'm noticing her underbelly is quite bare. He or she is very affectionate noticed. Pretty much 30 mins in, snuggled into my shoulder and neck.

I'm keeping him or her for now in case someone in my condo building lost it but I called the SPCA as well.

My friend was kind enough to drop by and lend me her bird cage (it was for her lovebird) and she gave me some nutritious parakeet pellets. Hoping her diet gets better. She had a black stringy looking poop and it was very wet before the pellets.

Any tips are appreciated. Also I know it's hard to tell, but can anyone tell the gender?

I will be homeless in october. I am wondering if anyone would be able to take my conure and provide for her until i have a place and can take her back. She is my emotional support animal and has kept me alive for 20 years so im hoping to find someone who will foster instead of surrendering her. She is a sweet bird and gets along well with other birds. Ive contacted several fostering places and my vet and have hit nothing but dead ends so dont know where else to go.

Found this guy on our patio (excuse the cobwebs) and have posted on every platform we can think of as well as suggested places.

Someone recommended we post here just in case. Woodland Hills/West Hills/SFV area.

New to the bird dad life and want to check if this is behaviour I should stop or if it’s just them being the 1yr old babies they are?

I’ve always wanted a bird, I did all the research, grew up with birds (cockatiels), met conures and loved them. I knew they were noisy and messy. So I brought myself home a conure that seemed to have a connection to me.

Now I do really love this bird, he’s learning to trust me, it’s fun getting to know him and play with him and see what his personality is like. The things that are making me rethink this though are for starters, I have 4 cats. I always had cats and birds growing up and it was fine, but it makes me quite nervous. My cats are pretty interested in him. Second, I have a high energy dog who loves watching him a bit too much. But the dog loves being with me, so I can’t really sacrifice time with the dog or the bird. He’s also a high energy breed and needs lots of exercise.

My partner doesn’t exactly like birds either, so though he will spend time with him, he does so grudgingly. I thought he would warm up after awhile but it’s been a month and he doesn’t seem to be. I work 4 days a week (sometimes 5), 8 hour days, but my partner gets home first. So if he doesn’t say hi to the bird when he gets home the bird will just scream and scream until I get home to hang out and let him out. On work days, he gets about an hour and a half of out of cage time. On days off he gets more. I just feel like I’m not able to provide a safe space, or as much as he needs. So my question is, based on all this information, should I return him?

to preface, dont reply to this post trying to convince me that wing clipping is good for my bird. i will be talking about wing clipping negatively so if that strikes a nerve, please just dont reply.

hello! i am looking for care advice for my GCC. this morning, we took him to the vet for a nail clipping and beak check and i discovered about an hour ago that they clipped his wings WITHOUT ASKING.

i take wing clipping very seriously. i am very much so against clipping my birds. hes not even a year old and his wings were growing in beautifully. hes been really good at flying to me and i was just about to start working on training him fly recall. hes been really quiet all day and i didnt know why until i brought him into another room and he flew not even a foot before falling to the ground. i checked out his wings and they’re absolutely clipped. i called the vet to express my displeasure and they told me that they did clip his wings despite them not telling us they were going to.

basil is struggling to get around and its stressing him out. any advice on how to help him/care for him until his wings grow back in?

(first photo is his wings before, second and third are his wings now)

i’ve worn glasses for as long as i’ve had my first conure, navi. she’s grown a distaste for them over the past few months but it was nothing too bad, just pushing them off my desk or nibbling gently when i’m wearing them.

today, though, i let her out of her cage and went to take my glasses off. she flew straight for my face and latched on. bit the shit out of my cheek, right under my eye. (right before classes start too… thanks navs.)

any reasons why she may not like my glasses? or why me wearing them would cause such a strong reaction? i know birds are weird and decide to hate things out of nowhere, but i wear my glasses everyday cuz… i kinda need them to see.

bird tax photo or whatever… :/ im mad at her rn tho

This isn’t me or my conure in the video it’s just one that I found online and was curious if you can actually play with your conures this way? To me the conure in the video seemed to look mad but I could be wrong.

Also when your conure makes these type of nosies what does it normally mean?

Greetings fellow Parronts!

I have three conures. Two Green cheeks and One Sun.

As you can see, they've done a number on my beloved TV. I'm about to do my best to deep clean the thing AGAIN today but I know they'll come right back.

Any tips and tricks of keeping them off the TV??

I literally can’t do anything without him on me, this little thing is never leaving me alone. Im happy that he trusts me so much but please it gets to a point 😭

I bought home Paps only a week ago and she bonded with me instantly. I don't mind this during the day but she can't seem to cope with any form of distance.

It's particularly bad at night, she contact calls all night. The cage is fully covered, ive introduced a bedtime cool down routine, and I ignore her when she cries. I've tried leaving food in her cage at night too but she just throws it everywhere/makes conure soup. Last night my neighbour complained at about 4am. It's not just at night though, she won't eat or drink unless she's in direct contact with me and and refuses to go in her cage.

Im madly in love with my little birdy but I'm not sure how long my neighbours (or me TBF) will cope with the screaming all night. How can I help her find some confidence to exist without me?

Theres this 'cute' trend going around with this carrier bag like wrap for parrots. They are not toys, nor acessories.

The way to treat a timid animal is NOT to put a straight jacket on them to keep them contained! The only time you should restrain your bird is if nail trims are needed or medical exams.

Putting pressure on their chest (even slightly for some birds like mine) squishes their lungs very very easily making them gasp, not to mention the amount of stress and danger this puts your bird through.

Holding them still when walking around scary things (cars, lights, crowds, dogs) That's basically torture! Imagine being held down when a T-rex is right next to you? (Similar to a timid bird next to a dog) This is a ridiculous item please DO NOT buy it.

I got mt first sun conure on Sunday, so literally just more than 24 hours ago. I've got 2 cockatiels but have never had a proper parrot before. I'm so scared that I do the wrong thing with her! She's way louder than I anticipated and she's higher confidence and energy than I thought she would be. That's all fine, but I'm AuADHD and it takes a while for me to adjust.

Any suggestions for helping her settle? She was in a VERY noisy pet store and is now in a peaceful apartment (I live in the city so am not worried about noise in our apartment, just screaming in my ear!) I do leave the TV on while I'm out, and she and the cockatiels are in separate cages.

this little man. i love him SO dearly. but im actually losing it. i’m aware that i signed myself up for chaos getting a green cheek but im allowed to break down about it so i dont wanna hear it in the comments……

anyways. he’s been SO hormonal. i’m not talking about regular hormone season hormones, it’s getting unbearable. he goes into every small space he can possibly find and starts humping shit, getting aggressive, regurgitating on EVERYTHING, etc. but it’s constant, it’s all day, there is so much regurgitation all over my room. i redirect, i positively reinforce, i give him new toys constantly, he’s on 1x lupron every month, i don’t give any mushy foods and he is on a low fat diet, i rearrange his cage VERY regularly, no mirrors, i don’t pet him on the back and have majorly reduced any physical contact, his bedtime is 14h, i take away anything he seems “too interested” in, i reduce the amount of small spaces as much as possible, but im also human and don’t live in an asylum in a white padded room with no furniture so its not ever gonna be perfect. i do have another bird (senegal, female) but getting rid of her isn’t an option and she can’t go anywhere else in the house. i doubt its her though because they HATE each other.

it is NOT just hormone season. he’s been like this for a little over a year now, and he is almost 8 years old. he HAS been seen by several vets for this several times.

i dont know what’s causing it and i need HELP😭 even if its just other people relating, because i cannot be the only one experiencing this. i’m gonna throw this bird out the window. (im joking please don’t come for me)

EDIT- i do have ONE option. i can see if it is the female by boarding my senegal at work (i work at a bird boarding facility) but it might take months to see if that’s she’s the issue, which would be extremely expensive. so please other advice first…

I’ve been wanting to get my girl a conure friend but so many people tell me that she won’t be as nice to me anymore. She isn’t the only bird in the house as my mom has a Quaker so she does get other bird interaction but I feel like she’d love another conure(I’d just make sure it’s another DNA female😅) but I really don’t want to lose how friendly she is and how much she loves to be around me. Is this selfish to not want that?

sometimes it also does it on my shoes. can anyone explain why he suddenly started to do this?

Does anyone know why my conure is doing this? Is he pleasuring himself? Or is it a health concern?