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• get rid of toxic houseplants
• get rid of candles, air freseheners, other smoke
• get rid of teflon and non-stick cookware
• have a vacuum cleaner
• put shiny things (like jewelry) into safe places

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• African Grey
  • big
  • good talker
  • loud
  • very intelligent
  • very trainable
• Amazon Parrot
  • big
  • good talker
  • loud
  • very intelligent
  • very trainable
• Budgy (Parakeet)
  • low-maintenance
  • might be a talker
  • small
  • very friendly
  • very trainable
• Cockatiel
  • lower-maintenance than other parrots
  • medium-sized
  • might be a talker
  • very friendly
• Cockatoo
  • big
  • loud
  • very friendly
  • very intelligent
  • very trainable
• Eclectus Parrot
  • big
  • very intelligent
• Indian Ringneck Parakeet
  • good talker
• Lovebird
  • small
• Macaw (blue and gold, hyacinth)
  • big
  • friendly
  • loud
  • very intelligent
  • very trainable
• Parrotlet
  • small
  • very friendly
• Quaker Parrot
  • medium-sized
  • talker
• Rainbow Lorikeet
  • medium-sized
• Sun Conures
  • loud
  • medium-sized

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• blue-winged parrotlet
• budgerigar parakeet
• fischer's lovebird
• green-rumped parrotlet
• indian ringneck parakeet
• lineolated parakeet
• pacific parrotlet
• yellow-faced parrotlet

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  • cleaning the cage
  • safety tips for handling
• health
  • common diseases
  • five health issues
  • signs for depression
  • signs for sickness
  • signs for stress
• training
  • correcting bad behavior
  • how to potty train your bird
  • how to teach your bird its name
  • petting birds
  • training an aggressive bird
• tricks
  • 5 tricks to teach your bird
  • 5 words/phrases to teach your bird
  • how to teach your bird to dance
  • how to teach your bird to talk
  • how to teach your bird to wave and say hello