🧳Travel and safety for your bird

Vet visits, holidays, moving house: sooner or later your bird will travel. The right carrier, proper car restraint, journey prep: our guides cover the gear and habits that turn a trip into a non-event.

The key point : A dedicated travel cage, small and dark, with a single low perch: a bird’s journey is planned, not improvised.

Our dedicated guides

• Nonstick pans and Teflon fumes: a deadly danger for pet birds

  Why fumes from overheated nonstick cookware are lethal to cage birds, and how to keep your kitchen safe without giving up nonstick pans entirely.

• Bird and cat (or dog) under one roof: the safety rules you can't skip

  A seemingly harmless cat bite can kill a bird within hours. The cohabitation rules to follow without exception between a bird, a cat and a dog.

• Scented Candles, Essential Oils and Diffusers: Dangers for Birds

  Candles, essential oil diffusers, air fresheners: why these common home scents are especially dangerous for birds.

• Bird-proofing windows: nets and screens that actually work

  Air the room without risking a fly-away: how to secure windows with bird-suitable nets and screens, with solutions from 10 to 150 € per opening.

• Parrot harness: choosing well and training without stress

  Taking your parrot outside safely: which parrot harness to choose (size, model, 15 to 40 €) and how to introduce it gently over several weeks.

• Taking your bird to the vet without stress: the method

  The right carrier, habituation, a cover, the drive: how to take your bird to the vet without stress, with the right kit for 15 to 60 €.

• Home renovation and painting: what's the risk for a bird?

  Fresh paint, solvents, sanding dust: renovation fumes are a respiratory emergency for a bird. The precautions to take before renovating at home.

• Emergency evacuation with your bird: preparing a kit for fire or disaster

  Fire, gas leak, flood: in an emergency evacuation, every minute counts. The kit and the plan to prepare ahead of time to get your bird out safely.

• Carrier training your sun conure with positive reinforcement

  Walking into its own carrier instead of being forced in: the positive-reinforcement method that lowers a sun conure's stress before every trip.

• Carrier Training Your Senegal Parrot Without the Stress

  Walking into its own carrier instead of being chased down: the positive-reinforcement method that lowers a Senegal parrot's stress before every trip to the vet.

• Bird care during the holidays: which solution should you choose?

  In-home care, bird boarding, a friend or travelling with your bird: a comparison of holiday care options so you can leave with peace of mind, prices included.

• Birds and children: making cohabitation work in complete safety

  At what age can a child look after a bird? Safety rules for the bird and the child alike, suitable species and the parents' role. A practical guide.

• Carrier Training Your Ring-Necked Parakeet Without the Stress

  A dreaded carrier, a trip to the vet: how to gradually habituate a ring-necked parakeet to travel and lower its stress at every outing.

• Toxic Houseplants for Birds: The List to Keep Out of the Living Room

  Philodendron, oleander, yew, poinsettia: which houseplants are dangerous for a bird that chews on leaves, and which ones you can safely keep near the cage.

• First free flight outside the cage: how to bird-proof the room before letting go

  Windows, fans, other pets, open doors: the checklist to run through before the very first out-of-cage flight session.

• Moving House With Your Bird: Preparing the Trip and the New Setup

  Moving house with your bird without traumatizing it: travel carrier, the trip itself, and the first days in the new home. Practical tips.

• Traveling by train with your bird: rules and precautions

  An approved carrier, off-peak timing, calm handling: what to know before taking your bird on a train, and how to limit stress along the way.

• A bird panicking in its travel carrier: what should you do in the moment?

  Frantic wing-flapping, screaming, or complete freezing: how to react when a bird panics in its carrier without making the stress worse.

• Carrier training a macaw without stressing it out

  A macaw's large size makes occasional travel harder to manage: the gradual method to get it to step into its carrier without panicking.

• Cockatiel: carrier training your bird step by step

  A cockatiel that panics the moment the carrier appears makes every vet visit stressful: the gradual method to get it used to the carrier gently.

• Wood stove, fireplace and smoke: what respiratory danger for a bird?

  A bird's respiratory system, so efficient for flight, also makes it especially vulnerable to combustion smoke. What to know before lighting a wood stove or fireplace near its cage.

• Monk parakeet: why this species is banned from sale in France

  Intelligent and highly social, the monk parakeet has also been classed as an invasive alien species in France since 2023. What that means for buying one and for owners who already have one.

• Flying With Your Bird: What to Know Before You Book

  Flying with your bird: regulations, an approved carrier and paperwork to sort out before booking a flight.

• Transporting a Bird by Car: Carrier, Fastening and Precautions

  How do you safely transport a bird by car: what carrier to use, how to secure it, and what precautions matter along the way?

• Closed leg band or microchip: how to legally identify your bird

  Closed leg band or microchip: the two identification methods for parrots and protected bird species, how they differ, and what they cost.

• Escaped bird: how to prevent it and organize a search

  A bird that escapes its cage or flies out an open window: the right prevention habits and the steps to take to find it quickly.

• Bird Travel Cage or Carrier Bag: Choosing Well Before the Vet Visit

  Rigid cage, soft carrier or emergency box: how to transport a budgie, canary or parrot safely, in the car and at the vet.

• Bird-Proofing Your Home: Teflon, Toxic Plants and Windows

  Non-stick cookware, toxic plants, windows and insect screens: the equipment and habits to make your home safe before letting your bird out.

Travel & safety by breed or species

• Budgerigar
• Cockatiel
• Lovebird
• Canary
• Zebra finch
• Ring-necked parakeet
• Sun conure
• African grey parrot
• Amazon parrot
• Macaw
• Cockatoo
• Senegal parrot
• Kakariki
• Gouldian finch