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I wouldn't recommend the fluffy huts- too many stories of birds picking at the hems/fabric and ingesting it. I wouldn't want to risk it personally.

I always view any kind of tunnel/bedding like a nest -- I discourage that (although yours is too young to be broody). If you are comfortable, your grey should be comfy also. They literally have a down blanket built-in that they can fluff-up! I truly believe parrots have a more difficult time with high temps than lows.

I doubt your house is too cold for a Grey, or you'd be pretty uncomfortable too. They're fine as long as there are no hard drafts on them.

Hi all! We're new bird owners to Lulu, our 5 month old. She seems to get cold at night, but we're not completely sure. I just know her feet are kinda cold when I wake her up in the mornings. I've been putting a comforter and cage cover on top of that to keep her warmer and that seems to be working. But wanted to get her something that's more comforting bc when she gets tired, she'll cuddle her way into our shirts, hoodies or blankets. We bought her something from Amazon, but found out it's too small, so I'm going to return it. I thought about getting her a bigger one, but not even sure if she'll go for the bigger one. Does anyone have any experience with comforting or warming up your babies? I'll attach a photo of what we ordered. TIA!

Greys can be pretty change adverse, so the fact Vim has just been lifted from an environment she knows, put in a new strange house with new people- it's a LOT to take in for a grey. She needs to get used to her new surroundings, her new home, her new flock, her new routine etc etc. So she might be a little wary and frightened to begin with. But once she settles and gets used to everything she'll come round. The most important thing you can do is respect her space and her feelings. Take things at her pace and if she seems uncomfortable or scared, just take a step back, tell her it's ok and let her calm down and adjust. If you try and force a grey to do something they're not comfortable with then they'll either try and move away or if they feel they don't have a choice they'll bite to try and make you go away. It sounds like you're doing all the right things so far. It may take a little while to win her round but it'll be so worth it when you do. 🙂

I can't give much advice about potty training as I've never tried it. I have read that some people have had difficulties where their bird will try and hold it in until given the command to go though, which can be bad for them. However it's easy enough to clean up. You can put paper under playstands etc to catch most of it. They do tend to have their favourites and will interact with people in different ways. If she is biting your daughter then I would get her to take a step back for a while. Get her to read stories to him and interact from a distance for a short while. You could also try introducing some training and get your daughter to provide the best/favourite rewards. Target training is probably the easiest one to start with- where the bird touches the end of a stick on command and gets a reward for it. (It has to be a gentle touch, not a bite).

All mine would go on demand with me saying "Be a good bird." I truly regretted that training and stopped saying it. Usually you can tell when your parrot needs to go (subtle little signs they give) and you can just position them over some paper. Accidents: It's not the worst cleanup ever -- in fact, over carpet (forgive me) but you can let it dry and then scrape the end of the vacuum pipe over the carpet-stuck-poop to lift it and voila! (it's the same trick for cat hair balls). Dry IS easier. Please -- no hate! lol

Never really heard of anyone being successful with potty training. Their natural instinct is to go wherever. Mine will even try to sneak one knowing that if I sense the wiggle I'll come a little unglued and she flies off. She still tries to sneak one out on me.

So cute! I'm not sure about the potty training part. I always have paper below my birds so that when they give that 'ready to poop' look I hold them over the paper to go. Greys definitely do have their favorite people. She's still pretty young, so my advice is to have your daughter not try to hold her for now, but to spend time near her cage talking softly and singing to her, and giving her treats through the bar. And welcome!