If you share your home with a macaw or a cockatoo, you already know the routine: you call around for boarding, and one by one the answers come back the same way. The dog kennel does not take birds. The general pet sitter is nervous about the size and the beak. The one place that does board birds caps out at budgies and cockatiels. For owners of large parrots in Ajax, finding genuine, confident care has long meant either leaning on a friend or simply not travelling at all. That gap is precisely why our large-parrot boarding exists.
The Big Birds We Welcome
Large parrots are our specialty, not an exception we make reluctantly. We regularly board macaws, cockatoos, African greys, Amazons, and eclectus parrots, along with the mid-to-large conures and other strong-beaked companions that fall in the same category. These birds bring real personality and real requirements, and we plan each stay around both. If you keep a species you do not see named here, reach out — the list is a starting point, not a hard boundary, and we will tell you honestly whether we are the right fit.
Why Large Parrots Need a True Specialist
There is a reason so many services shy away from the big parrots. A full-grown macaw is powerful, deeply intelligent, and emotionally complex. A bored or anxious large parrot does not just sit quietly; it screams, it chews through inadequate caging, and it can spiral into feather-destructive behaviour within days. Caring for one properly means understanding flock dynamics, reading subtle body language before frustration builds, and providing enough mental challenge to satisfy a brain that, in the wild, would spend its whole day solving problems. This is not care you can improvise. It comes from spending your days around birds, which is all we do.
How We Care for the Largest Parrots
Every large-parrot stay starts with a thorough intake so we learn your bird's diet, vocabulary, favourite people, triggers, and any medical needs. From there, the care is built to match the species. Housing is sized and reinforced for strong beaks and big wingspans, never a one-size-fits-all cage. Diet is kept exactly as you provide it, because an abrupt food change is one of the fastest ways to upset a large parrot. Days include real out-of-cage time, foraging puzzles, and one-on-one interaction, so your bird stays mentally engaged rather than simply contained. Throughout the stay, photos and short updates land on your phone, and we watch closely for any change in appetite, droppings, or mood so nothing is missed.
Booking Large Parrot Boarding in Ajax
Because big birds need space and focused attention, we hold only a limited number of large-parrot guests at a time, and those spots are the first to fill around holidays and vacation season. If you have a trip on the horizon, the earlier you reach out the better. Drop-off and pickup are straightforward: bring your bird's own cage or familiar perches, its usual food, and notes on routine and medication, and we will walk through the plan together. Whether you are in central Ajax or anywhere across the neighbourhoods we serve, your large parrot is welcome here. Get in touch to check availability, and see what shapes the cost of a boarding stay in Ajax.
Helpful reading: all the birds we board and how to prepare your bird for a boarding stay.