15 PARROT OWNER LIFE HACKS 

Also to add! I have a GCC and he's trained to poop only on his stand or cage! He still has the odd accident but he's REALLY good about it. The way I did it was time how long between poops when he's put with me. Then the next day I started putting him on the stand, saying go poop, and waiting. When he pooped I would instantly reward him by bringing him back onto my shoulder now it's been over a year. He flies to his perch or cage to poop then flies back over! It just takes a bit of paitence and rewarding but they are really smart and get it quickly.

Potty Baskets - Potty training is super easy. Put bird on basket handle, reward bird for pooping in the paper lined basket below. Done. No poop anywhere but the basket. Happy birbs, Happy people. They will most likely fly to the basket to get the reward.

My son just got a cockatiel, and I have upcycled an old t-shirt with long sleeves: I have sewn a lot of old, shiny, colourful buttons (saved from old clothes before tossing them out) on it. Now he wears it whenever he takes out his bird, so it protects his other clothes AND the bird loves to climb around on him and nibble around on the buttons. A perfect 2-in-1 use. 😁

I would collect the feathers and donate them to an avian vet for imping procedures. It can save lives! I only keep maybe one or two nice feathers from each bird to remember them by. I don't feel that you need their feathers to remember them... taking photos of them is another great way to keep their memories, as well as keeping them in your heart. :)

I don't use disposable cage liners anymore. I just got a couple of those cheap polar fleece blankets you see on sale in the fall for couches. Polar fleece doesn't really fray so all you do is cut it to the size of the tray. And there ya go! Washable, reusable, whatever pattern you want, ect. Just shake them out over the trash (or, honestly, I just shake the solids off in my yard) and toss it in the wash or rinse in the sink and hang dry.

Great hacks! Another good hack for clean up is to get a small vaccuum. Just for vaccuming up around the bird cage and jungle gym (i built my lovebird one based off of your video!). I also use the handheld part of the mini-vacuum to make cage cleanup easier when changing liners and whatnot.

I've had my conure for 2 months now- she's already learned not to poop on us (for the most part lmao), but comes to either my husband and I to tell us she needs to poop, so we can just hover her over the rubbish bin in whichever room we are in at the time. She's also occasionally going to the rubbish bins by herself to poop. I think I lucked out big time xD

I recently discovered pressure washing and it’s the greatest thing. Of course it’s not an all the time option but every few months I can take the cages outside one at a time and pressure wash all those little corners that are hard to get with brushes and cloths. It’s just fantastic, definitely recommend.

Thank you :) I like the shower curtain idea… & the natural air freshener. People need to know that candles or air freshener are toxic for birds.. I have 29 birds, mostly rescues. (Our house is very noisy😆) Your babies are beautiful! We’ve got 5 gccs, & they’re just so good natured❤️

Number 9- get a mini crock pot so you don't have go have the stove on :) I've been using it this week to smell like baking ;)

My hack for 32 years of owing a parrot - I hung a curtain rod above and behind my birds cage and hung a sheet from it (with curtain clips) to protect my wall from flung food and watcher splashes. Once a month I hung a new sheet and tossed the old one in the wash. Much easier than trying to wash walks!

Notifications: “flying fids just posted a video” Me: YES YES YES

I just use the newspaper that come in the mail as cage liners. We get them delivered weekly and its more than enough.

the poop hacks are a complete lifesaverrrr

OH my goodness.... My GCC, Sidney, is 20 years old this year. I wish I had thought to save her molted feathers through the years! I don't know how much longer she will be with me.... I'll start today!

Love your ideas. I really don't like cleaning the grate at the bottom of the cage, so I place paper on top of it. This way it's easier on the bird's feet when they walk on the bottom of the cage and I just change the paper every day.

This actually will be very helpful for when I get my cockateil, thank you ! :)

I have a hack that makes cleaning my 8 cages fast. I bought a 1,000 foot roll of brown paper, 24” wide, and I put that on top of the metal grate. I no longer have to scrub them. I can clean 8 cages in less than 10 minutes. Once a month, I steam clean all the sides and perches and toys. I let poop in the parrot room dry, use a scraper to lift up the drooping, sweep up everything and then wash the floor. I use glass or ceramic ramekins as dishes for all my birds. I have 2 sets of the dishes so I can put the dirty dishes in the sink to clean later and take out the clean ones and lay them on the cart. Then I load up the food and wheel the cart into the bird room. I have a bottled water dispenser in there. I fill each water dish and pair it up with the food dish, then do my stewardess bit by loading up each cage with the appropriate dishes. I have 3 GCCs, 2 Moustache Parakeets, a Quaker, a Brown head and an orange winged Amazon. I make all their toys because the only one they seem to like, sometimes, are the sola kebab pieces. I stopped buying toys when not one of my birds even looked at them. But, put measuring spoons together with the flat parts facing and they go nuts. I use cupcake liners to make pompom balls, paper cups and straws to make foraging toys and I stock up each Easter with shredded paper used in baskets and I buy all I can before it disappears. A paper cup, cut with 4 slits, stuffed with shred, with a nutriberry in it, or a nut, and then punch some holes in the top, one in the bottom and get a zip tie, a bead and go through the bottom hole and through the holes at the top (it’s easier to do this first), and zip it closed. All my birds love this. For conures up, boxes on top of the cage will keep them busy designing their new condo complex. I have a climbing net that covers the ceiling and part of a wall in the bird room. I have a big play stand at one end of the 20’ living room and a smaller one (table top one) near where I sit in the living room. All my birds are flighted.

Wonderful hacks! I use most of then however I love the feathers in a frame. I must do that with all the feathers that I have.

paint scrapers help SOO much with dry poop! i got mine at dollar tree and use it all the time

Idk if you choose the ads but I found myself watching at least 2 of them all the way through lol and then I’ll come back to this video and I’m like “wait I’m still here?” 😂

I wish this video was around when I was researching how to be a parrot owner before i got my cockatiel. Great ideas i'm going to start using!!

the transitions are just chefs kiss

Thank you!! You have the best timing with these videos, was just going to do more research!

Baby wipes, though... Really great for cleanup. You can use one baby wipe multiple times over the course of a couple of hours before having to throw it away. Technically using anything that you need to wash to re-use may not end up being more eco friendly than using toilet paper. Water is a precious resource too.

I just collect my birds feathers because they look nice not because i have something to remember them by. And I think that putting the feathers in a picture frame is super cool, i will definitely do that when my bird loses some nicer, colorful feathers :)

Yaya early! Also your such a great conure owner 💅👏 your birdos are spoiled! Also your one of my favorite bird ownersss🎀

I’m gonna make a necklace and earrings with their moulted feathers. Maybe even a hair clip.

my daughter got her first 2 budgies a couple of weeks ago, she's been researching like crazy 😁..and I'm trying to do the same. I've only met them once, when we took them home from the store and I think I fell hard for them even though I was against them from the beginning. I even got to name one: San (korean word for mountain, and one of my favorite from the kpop group Ateez). we both love kpop so she named the other one Taemin, after her fave from the group Shinee.

As an owner of a sun conure (Cosmo) and a rescue budgie (Teddy), This really really helped! I definitely needed help when cleaning the poop since I have carpet (unfortunately) Thanks!

Love your videos! There so helpful and your birds are so cute!

Great ideas! For poop wipes, I cut up old T-shirts into squares and use those

Another amazing video 🥰🥰

yay new video this is helpful

Very detailed especially for first time parrot owner like me. Please keep up the content! 👍👍

Thanks for all your advises! Your conures are very lucky ❤️

Is it just me, or are budgies *really really* squishy?! This was a great video and sure did help me a lot!

That was helpful! Thank you!

Great , thanks for the wonderful tips

I just found you and can't stop watching your videos. Very well done, educational and easy to understand. (interesting too) Glad I found you.

thank you so much,this helped a lot. not early this time cuz its early in the morning here 😂 btw your videos are amazing as always love ya! 💕

I will definitely make some origami toys for my conure. I already use the muffin paper hack which I have learned from your video. He just loves to find the treat inside. Thank you! 😊

Awwie thx !✨🌸

Very nice life hacks! Also, funny how so many of them were about poop :D In my case, I use a wide paint scraper for dried up poop on the office mat in front of my cockatiels' cage. The scraper has a good handle and is easier to scrape with than an old card.

ello i love your videos your so informative and i learnt so much and corrected all my mistakes. great video. thanks for being so great i'll keep watching

Great idea's!! I learned some new tips!!

Gearing up to get two budgies. Glad I found your channel.

i learned so many things from your channel thank you

I cut old tshirts and make bird Capes . This keeps my shirts clean and also they don't put holes in them either.

Great tips thankyou...love your site..the best

wow that feather idea really smart, definitely saving them now

Thank you for this

I loved the bird origami idea!!

Thank you very much all of these tips are very helpful ☺️

- I have a gaint placemat on my whole desk, so my desk becomes easely cleanable. - A towle on my gamingchair prevents them from pooping on it. - I have made a little playground with a piece of newspaper underneath it next to me, so my birds can sit there while I work. - Also for cables I use empty toilet rolls to put around them so my birds can play with the cardboard in stead of the wire. - I also use cloth handkerchiefs to clean there poop of my desk. You can easely wash them and it is a little bit bigger then the makeup wipes. - My birds tend to have there favorite poop-space. If it is a good spot to make poop-safe with some newspaper, I incurage it, put some newspaper underneath it and even make it more atractive with some toys. If it is not a good spot, I make it less atractive so they can find themselves an other spot.

Thank you!

Thanks for the tips! :-)

I actually love the last tip so much I just got a conure and I already love him to death his name is link (from legend of Zelda) and I would miss him so much and will so be doing that with his molted feathers 😁 everything else was also extremely helpful especially the poop cleaning tips so many shirts have been lost 😞 because of link I might as well tidy them up and use them as my bird shirt

I’ve been using vinegar for such a long time! And I use it at the end of the day so they don’t smell it Btw I use an old tooth brush to clean food and water (I wash them with hot water and a vinegar/salt mix a and soak it gets it all the corners of their cages and or their bowls or toys

Ahh thank you so much.. As we are on budget like just how it is in the EU mostly, i loce these hacks for my 3 budgies!! And we have an Alexa and if we are home or not we mostly have music etc on, our birds love it as we too👍👍🤗🤗

Loved this! Thanks! Ive saved feathers from my african grey and made earrings and dreamcatchers with his lovely red feathers ❤

Thanks for the tips. I purchased draw liners. They come in different colours and in rolls. Cut it to size place it on the grill tray and tie it with zip ties at each end ever second or third gap. When i need to clean i take the tray out and wash in the laundry tub.

I got two budgie birds and its gonna be super helpful!thank you!

Wow iam amazed at how knowledgeable you are how great youve learned to make n do for your birds. I totally love it. Iam a new conure momma and definitely have alot to learn.

I love these life hacks :)

also they go crazy with a red bell a shiny red bell. they scream and attack but then seem to love it a lot and dance for it

iam getting two budgies soon, thanks for your tips!

This is Super Helpful! Thankyou. I am getting a bcc and honestly the pooping situation has me scared. Thank you for sharing these ideas!

Awesome hacks 💯❤❤❤

Brilliant

I actually recently began to do the ice cubes! I used to just put my huge batch in zip bags but it was sometimes an inconvenience as it wasn’t anyways easy to get a chunk off. Having a poop shirt is also something I do, and having pads or paper always available is a really good idea!

Hack 14 and 15 are f-ing genius

Soo cute

Thank you for your great videos 💞💞 you three are awesome. It's so funny to see that alot of "birdppl" around the world just do the same "hacks" it's so amazing. Thank you for sharing this and maybe help others to handle things more easy 💓 Btw I use microfiber towels to clean the cage stuff and wash them after using :) it s a good way for us to save paper and water and also my 4 dinosaurs try to get to the towel and "help" mommy 🤣😅

I use a dedicated flat scraper from Home Depot to scrape up dried poop the. Mop the floor or vaccum. It’s much faster and does a better job than a credit card. I also use this in their cage on perches for faster cleanup. For cage liners I use butchers paper. If you go to any kitchen. Supply store or Costco business they sell this in large rolls and they last forever ER.

I line my cages with packing paper it's perfect size for larger cages

I’m getting a cockatiel soon and I will be using these hacks !

Those are great ideas.

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Love your videos! Once I begin watching one I can't help but watch more. Lol... My cutie is "Danny Boy ". He is a sweet, shy blue quaker. So special to me because he is named in memory of my son. My beautiful, sweet, blue eyed..... Daniel. , Whom I lost 4yrs ago at the age of 23. The saddest time of my life.. Daniel had the most incredible sea blue, turquoise eyes!!, much like Danny boy's colocolor!.. My grandfather used to play the piano and sing ," O Danny Boy " to Daniel every time we visited and the name became his .. Danny Boy's favorite song is that!! He bobs, weaves, rocks and whistles .. lol. Adorable.. he brings so much joy to my fractured heart ❤️ 💙 Thank you again for your videos and you!! You are a wonderful person ❤️ 💕 ♥️ and I am grateful that I am following you..

One more major life hack: Rope perches can be cleaned in the dishwasher sanitizer setting with no detergent.

I use white vinegar on everything but I didn't know that you can have it sit in poop and it will soften it up. I tried it on my bird's grates while he was playing with dad and it made spot cleaning so much easier! It practically came off with a stiff brush! I used to scrub it vigorously with elbow grease! Thanks for the tips!

Tip 14 immediately brought me into a gloomy mood and my brain started to simulate the situation when my bird has to go.... I'm looking for an available jar right now.... thanks for all the tips

But tooooo gooddddd I have to watch

You are a godsend. Thank you so much for all your amazing advice. Does anyone know what types of live plants are okay for sun conures to have indoors ?

Nice 👌🏻

thanks informative i have a pinapple green cheek conure just like pinapple

I love the last one!🪶so cute Edit: im so lucky that my cockatiel never goes to the bathroom on me and i know that he doesnt want to bec sometimes whenever i put him down after holding him, scritching him he will go to the bathroom when i put him down.

My Sun and Quaker are 18 years old and never thought of saving their molted feathers!

In my area they don't allow newspaper or circulars in the Compost bin. I use inexpensive wrapping tissue paper from the dollar store with a top layer of the repurposed glass-wrapping paper that you mention (it's the perfect size!).

I use the water-vinegar thing and OMG its a life changer to Wash theyre trays for collecting poo i go to the bathtub i make sure the bathtub is clean and i put the tray in spray some HOT water on and spray the water and vinegar on let it sit for 3 mins and take a old tooth brush and i clean it its easy quick and mess free

Gonna try the origami one right now.

Omg ur from nyc same here😁

I really thought of keeping my birds feathers yesterday I list my parakeet it was heartbreaking but I will always have a space in my heart for my bird

I like to use a Car Ice Scraper to scrape dried poops 😂

a paint scraper works wonders for unseen poops that have dried

I put a sheet of old newspaper under the spots where my parrot chills the most and when I do my monthly cage cleaning, (I have a weekly cage cleaning aswell but then I do less) I change that sheet of newspaper. That's probably already a slightly more eco friendly way for wiping poopies

I have been using vinegar for such a long time , I use it after putting them in their cage to clean up I also use old toothbrushes to clean cage bars, food bowls, toys, etc (make sure u wash them well before hand)

Love this! Pineapple looks just like my pineapple green cheek conure Kiwi

Yes!The video i just wanted to be!