Hello, Lovemybird, I am afraid you will have to put the candles away, their respiratory systems are much more sensitive than ours. I used to use them too but now I don't, but we do use a fireplace in the winter and no harm from that.
If you are looking for info we have oddles of threads with a wealth of info for you to read. But you can ask specific questions and we will do our best to answer them for you.
Welcome to our family and we look forward to hearing more about Zuri, I like that name. Post a picture of Zuri if you have one.