Avoid sudden changes. African Greys are creatures of habit and are very sensitive to change. It is not unusual for our breeding birds to go on hunger strike for two or three days simply because they have dislodged one of their perches, moving the cage to a new location or even putting on the central heating at the start of winter can have a similar effect.

Avocado Pears are allegedly poisonous to parrots and should be avoided, whilst fresh peanuts are safe stale ones contain potentially deadly toxins.

Cooking utensils that are coated in Teflon give off a toxic vapour that will have a catastrophic effect on your parrot.