charlieodio

We tried the potty basket in the cage and she would not use it. I think we have just never given her a chance to show what she needs. We have been too quick to assume!! Thanks for your input:)

Thank you for your input! I am going to try just letting "nature take its course" and see what happens. We are gone from about 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. We won't know what is going to work without trying something different. This week will be a good test of whether we have been worrying too much:)

Thank you!! We have probably been too worrysome about this. We are going to start leaving her in while at work and then get her out to go just as soon as we get home.

We have tried a very large cage with a smaller cage inside of it, an attached cage, and a potty basket in the cage. Anything that seems to be a cage, she sees as off limits for pottying in! We will try this week to just leave her in and see how she responds. Last Friday, our pet sitter forgot to get her out. When I got home, she had not pooped in her cage but did not seem overly anxious to get out to poop.

Charlie is 16. I think we have just worried too much about her health. I was afraid that not gettin her out often enough to potty would create some health problems from holding it. It sounds as though we have been worrying for nothing.

My african grey Charlie has always refused to go potty in her cage. For years we have had someone come in halfway through the day to let her out to potty in her potty basket. This is very expensive. What do others do that have birds who will not potty in their cages?