Reddit reviews Super Bird Creations SB126 Portable Fold-Away Shower Perch with Suction Cups, Bird Grooming Accessory for Medium & Large Size Birds, 9.5” x 11” x 8”
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For Medium to large birds – The fold away shower perch by Super Bird Creations is the perfect size for ring necks, Medium Conjures, Quakers, Caciques, pionus, senegals, s, African greys, eclectus, small cockatoos, Mini macaws and similarly sized pet birds.Design features – three heavy duty suction cups allow this perch to adhere securely to a shower wall or window. Folds away flat when not in use. Perch Diameter is 3/4" Making it perfect for medium or Large birds.Enrichment benefits - regular bathing opportunities will help your bird to maintain their Feather quality and overall health. Placing the perch in a window will provide a stimulating and enriching view of the outdoors and enhance your bird's daily life.Relieves boredom – Super Bird Creations products are “playthings with a purpose” that help to ward off boredom, depression, aggression and destructive behaviors in parrots by stimulating physical activity, curiosity and mental engagement.Bird safe components & design – Recommended by avian professionals worldwide, our products are expertly designed to maximize the safety and enrichment benefits to pet parrots. Bird owners can be confident that only the finest toy components are used. Proudly assembled in the USA since 1992.
Nope, it's coated in sandy stuff. It's this perch.
As for the getting along bit, they're a little crazy. They've been together for about a year now and they're at that can't live with/can't live without stage. I've had him (IRN) longer than her. I didn't do anything special, I just house them next to each other and let them have supervised playtime together. I occasionally have to step in and separate fights where he bullies her or she tries to steal his toys, but for the most part they're okay sitting next to each other when closely watched. If one attacks the other and I put the the culprit back in his/her cage for a timeout, the "victim" screams bloody murder until I bring the offender back. Five minutes later they fight again. Freaking siblings :P
Here's a bunch of general safety stuff. Hope this helps and is useful.
Check out this list especially Item #10. It happened a few weeks ago to a member on this subreddit--tragic.
I don't agree with Item #2 from that list. For taking your bird outside you're going to want to get an Aviator Harness. There's a video that shows you everything you need to know on it--it's surprisingly easy to get on and off your bird if you follow their approach. The earlier you begin betting your bird accustomed to the harness the better.
Also, be extremely careful around open flames (gas stoves, candles, fireplaces), cooking pots (boiling water, hot oil, griddles), hot stove/range tops, hot baking sheets, essentially anything that poses a fire/burn hazard to your bird. A good practice is to have your bird secure while cooking and after everything has cooled down.
You'll want to get a first-aid kit with a set of needle-nose pliers and styptic powder/gel. Here's an overview of what blood feathers are](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwszSwu4JMc) another video about handling/pulling broken blood feathers--if your bird breaks a blood feather or gets a cut, you need to handle it right away or your bird can bleed to death. In the case of blood feathers, you need to do what amounts to minor surgery to remove the feather shaft cleanly. There's a medical way to hold a bird, you'll want to learn that and get your bird acquainted to being toweled. The main thing when this goes down is you need to be the calming presence--which can be difficult when your bird is flapping and slinging blood and trying to claw/bite you because he's in pain.
You'll also want to ensure that there's no mold anywhere and your bird's cage is kept super clean.
Read up on PTFE/PFOA free cookware. These pans emit fumes when overheated that kill birds. Greenware ceramic-coated nonstick is really good and bird safe. Also things like bake-in-bag dinners can emit fumes that are toxic to birds and someone recently pointed out that the "Oilless Air Fryers" kill birds. Anything you buy that heats up like hair-dryers, space heaters, toaster/toaster ovens you'll need to ensure is PTFE PFOA free.
Be careful with appliances that your bird can get trapped in like Washers, Dryers, Refrigerators. A member of this sub lost a conure recently in a washer-related incident.
Get a gram scale (preferably with a "T" perch) and measure your bird's weight regularly--ideally every day, it's super quick. Changes in weight of 20% or more (assuming your bird is fully grown) is one of the best indicators of a potential health problem--birds are flock creatures and will mask any illness they have so as not to be abandoned by the flock for appearing weak or ill. Also, get good at reading bird poop.
Get a shower perch and shower your bird frequently. Lukewarm water--pressure to taste (good to start gentle and add more as your bird goes to splashing!).
Make sure you're feeding the right foods. Ensure that you have a good high quality protein pellet (I use Harrison's). For seed, avoid sunflower--do not use the black sunflower seeds that they sell for outside bird feeders. I use Volman's Superhookbill--it's safflower seed based.
Don't feed your bird chocolate or avocado. These are toxic to birds.
Get your bird into working with you through target and/or click training. The Parrot Wizard on youtube has a bunch of good videos on this his site and its forums are really good too: http://parrotwizard.com/.
This is a lot of info, but hopefully it gives you a good start toward being super parrot safe!
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I'm on mobile, so sorry about the messy link. I have a rag covering the perch because the blue bit scares Zippy half to death. The rag is more up his alley. He's a weirdo. But the perch is great!