Parrot Care for Your Sanity

So you want to buy a parrot – or you already bought one. You were told what kind of parrot cage was best for the parrot breed you selected. You were sold parrot food, perches, and a few other items. You were advised on how to feed and water your parrot. Parrot care sounded easy.

You probably were not advised on parrot care that would protect your own sanity around this new companion.

Don’t get me wrong. I am not saying that a parrot in the home is such a bad thing that you may suffer mentally. I am just saying that certain parrot care tips reduce the possibility that you will sometime be sorry you bought the bird. After all, a parrot has a long lifespan. You want to make that life happy for both you and the bird.

Parrot Care Purchases

You invested money in your parrot. Investing a bit more will not be throwing good money after bad. Half a dozen extra parrot care purchases will make life easier and happier.

1. Tray and grate: A cage with slide-out tray and grate will make parrot care much easier. You can clean the cage better and without struggle.

2. Seed skirt: Be sure the cage has a seed skirt. You will avoid accumulating a carpet of seed hulls on your floor!

3. Storage base: Parrot care involves storing a number of supplies. Keep them in one place, near the parrot, by purchasing a cage with a storage base.

4. Shower perch: Did you know that parrots need baths? Good parrot care calls for a shower perch that will let your bird bathe itself, saving you work. No water around the cage. A shower perch lets your parrot bathe in your shower.

5. Bedtime Hideout: A parrot can soon “drive you up a wall” by squawking at night or when you want a quiet evening with guests. A cage cover is essential. A “snuggle sack” is an additional incentive for your parrot to sleep soundly.

6. Bird droppings remover: Letting your parrot out of the cage for exercise is great, but the acid of its droppings can destroy furniture. Proper parrot care for your sanity includes bird safe cleaning products.

Investing in these six products at the beginning will prevent a lot of stress. We went hunting such products, and found a great supply at Windy City Parrot. This online parrot supply store seems to have everything we need for parrots. We review Windy City Parrot on this website. To read that review, click here or on the dark blue Windy City Parrot button at the top of this page. To visit the Windy City Parrot site right now, click here.