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Mental Wellness & Enrichment: Can Parrots Get Depressed? Warning Signs & What You Can Do

Mental Wellness & Enrichment: Can Parrots Get D...

Mental Wellness & Enrichment: Can Parrots Get Depressed? Warning Signs & What You Can Do By your resident feather‑philosopher Zhivago the African Grey Our squawky friends—intelligent, colourful, socially complex—can sometimes slide into a...

Mental Wellness & Enrichment: Can Parrots Get D...

Mental Wellness & Enrichment: Can Parrots Get Depressed? Warning Signs & What You Can Do By your resident feather‑philosopher Zhivago the African Grey Our squawky friends—intelligent, colourful, socially complex—can sometimes slide into a...

Prolapse vs Egg Bound in Birds: What’s the Difference?

Prolapse vs Egg Bound in Birds: What’s the Diff...

Prolapse vs Egg Bound in Birds: What’s the Difference? When you hear about a bird having “reproductive trouble,” it can sometimes involve egg-binding or prolapse (or even both). Though related...

Prolapse vs Egg Bound in Birds: What’s the Diff...

Prolapse vs Egg Bound in Birds: What’s the Difference? When you hear about a bird having “reproductive trouble,” it can sometimes involve egg-binding or prolapse (or even both). Though related...

Hormone Season Survival Guide: How Not to Lose Your Mind (or Your Bird’s)

Hormone Season Survival Guide: How Not to Lose ...

Hormone Season Survival Guide: How Not to Lose Your Mind (or Your Bird’s) Greetings, featherless minions. Zhivago here, your resident African Grey professor of sarcasm and science. Today’s thrilling lecture:...

Hormone Season Survival Guide: How Not to Lose ...

Hormone Season Survival Guide: How Not to Lose Your Mind (or Your Bird’s) Greetings, featherless minions. Zhivago here, your resident African Grey professor of sarcasm and science. Today’s thrilling lecture:...

Why Smoking and Vaping Are Dangerous Around Birds

Why Smoking and Vaping Are Dangerous Around Birds

Puff, Puff… But Your Parrot Can't Puff: Why Smoking and Vaping Are Dangerous Around Birds Picture this: you're curled up on the couch with a nice cup of coffee, and...

Why Smoking and Vaping Are Dangerous Around Birds

Puff, Puff… But Your Parrot Can't Puff: Why Smoking and Vaping Are Dangerous Around Birds Picture this: you're curled up on the couch with a nice cup of coffee, and...

Natural pest control plan

Natural pest control plan

Here’s a simple, effective, natural pest control plan tailored for South African homes with parrots. It’s bird-safe, eco-friendly, and works well against common pests like ants, cockroaches, flies, fleas, and...

Natural pest control plan

Here’s a simple, effective, natural pest control plan tailored for South African homes with parrots. It’s bird-safe, eco-friendly, and works well against common pests like ants, cockroaches, flies, fleas, and...

The Danger of Using Pesticides Around Your Parrots

The Danger of Using Pesticides Around Your Parrots

The Danger of Using Pesticides Around Your Parrots Parrots are curious. They chew, preen, and explore—often with their mouths or breathing in whatever’s in the air. That makes them highly...

The Danger of Using Pesticides Around Your Parrots

The Danger of Using Pesticides Around Your Parrots Parrots are curious. They chew, preen, and explore—often with their mouths or breathing in whatever’s in the air. That makes them highly...