Living with a Parrot
Living with a parrot parrots are the most rehome pet and a large part of the reason they are so frequently rehome is due to a lack of 
about proper parrot care and what it takes to share our homes with them.
Diet is the most important thing you need to get right. It is going to make the biggest difference in your bird’s behavior, health and overall well-being. Parrots need a whole food diet of raw veggies, grains, sprouts and cook legumes. Pellets should only make up less than 50% of a parrots diet, if at all and not all pellets are creat equal.
Safety
Birds have a much more advance respiratory system which means they are much more sensitive to toxins than humans or animal.Before bringing home a bird, you will need to make changes to many aspects of your household to make it safe for a bird.
Diet
Diet is the most important thing you need to get right. It is going to make the biggest difference in your bird’s behavior, health and overall well-being.
Parrots need a whole food diet of raw veggies, grains, sprouts and cooked legumes. Pellets should only make up less than 50% of a parrots diet, if at all and not all pellets are created equal.
Birds do need seeds & nuts but only a small amount as treats for training or foraging.
Safety
Birds have a much more advanced respiratory system which means they are much more sensitive to toxins than humans or even other animals.
Before bringing home a bird, you will need to make changes to many aspects of your household to make it safe for a bird.
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Cage
Your bird’s cage is equivalent to your own home. It’s where your bird will relax, play, groom themselves, eat their meals, and spend most of its life. This means that making it big and safe is EXTREMELY important!
What size should you get? Bigger than you think: The bigger, the better.
Birds should be able to fully extend its wings, turn around and even fly short distances in its cage OR be allowed frequent opportunities to fly outside of its cage in your home.
Choose a safe material: Regular paint will chip and is NOT SAFE for your bird. Powdered-coated steel or iron is most common but not long-lasting. Aluminum is safe and less expensive than stainless steel. Stainless steel is the safest, lowest maintenance, longest lasting, but most expensive by far.
⚠️ Avoid galvanized steel is widely available and cheap but has a zinc coating – zinc is extremely toxic to birds.
Mind the bar spacing: If the space between bars is wide enough that your bird can squeeze its head through, it can be deadly! Ensure the cage you get has the appropriate bar spacing for the species you are getting.
