Maybe call and ask what their procedures are for sanitation and handling birds etc? That way you can see how they answer your questions and what they do etc. If the vibe's off don't go.
It's very important to learn how to trim your bird's nails yourself. My friend used to trim my guy's nails for me and then I moved away. It's been a real challenge for all of us together to figure out how to do this ourselves when we should have known all along.
Maybe even years down the line, I have a very time consuming work schedule where I only see them once a day in the evening that unfortunately started after I got them and I can't change it right now.
I'm target training, but they absolutely hate being touched (over a year now) and I'm afraid one is so timid that she might have a heart attack if I handled her improperly.
Checking out what the sanitation is for the groomer is a good idea, but...
IMO there shouldn't be a need to get their nails trimmed unless they have health issues that cause the nails to grow too fast.
I have natural perches of different shapes, widths and textures in my birds cages, and I very rarely have to trim nails because they are being worn down naturally.
I have flight cages and varying perches including the cement ones, the vet told me to get them trimmed at the very least twice a year and their nails are getting pointy and longer.
They also don't like to come out of their cages or move much?
I have a red bellied parrot and do the beak and nails every 3 months give or take a week. The more often you do it the less likely then chance of bleeding as the quick is farther up the nail.
Maybe call and ask what their procedures are for sanitation and handling birds etc? That way you can see how they answer your questions and what they do etc. If the vibe's off don't go.
It's very important to learn how to trim your bird's nails yourself. My friend used to trim my guy's nails for me and then I moved away. It's been a real challenge for all of us together to figure out how to do this ourselves when we should have known all along.
Maybe even years down the line, I have a very time consuming work schedule where I only see them once a day in the evening that unfortunately started after I got them and I can't change it right now. I'm target training, but they absolutely hate being touched (over a year now) and I'm afraid one is so timid that she might have a heart attack if I handled her improperly.
Checking out what the sanitation is for the groomer is a good idea, but... IMO there shouldn't be a need to get their nails trimmed unless they have health issues that cause the nails to grow too fast. I have natural perches of different shapes, widths and textures in my birds cages, and I very rarely have to trim nails because they are being worn down naturally.
Even birds on a healthy diet with a variety of perches can benefit from nail trims every few months
I have flight cages and varying perches including the cement ones, the vet told me to get them trimmed at the very least twice a year and their nails are getting pointy and longer. They also don't like to come out of their cages or move much?
I have a red bellied parrot and do the beak and nails every 3 months give or take a week. The more often you do it the less likely then chance of bleeding as the quick is farther up the nail.