- From $14.75 a day
- Per bird, by size
- Longer stays cost less a day
What will my bird's stay actually come to?
How much does bird sitting cost in Toronto?
$14.75 to $29.75 per bird per day, depending on the size of the bird. Here is the card, and then what a real stay comes to.
Our pricing
Priced By The Size Of Your Bird
- SmallBudgie$14.75
- MediumConure$19.75
- LargeCaique$24.75
- Extra largeCockatoo$29.75
Longer stays are charged at a lower rate per day — the discount is already factored into your quote, so there is nothing to ask for.
Which Size Is My Bird? See Full Pricing
Small
$14.75 per bird per day
Medium
$19.75 per bird per day
Large
$24.75 per bird per day
Extra Large
$29.75 per bird per day
* Large macaws: please contact us before booking.
| Size | Per bird / day |
|---|---|
| Small birdsbudgies, canaries, finches, linnies, parrotlets, lovebirds | $14.75 |
| Medium birdsmost conures, cockatiels, quakers | $19.75 |
| Large birdscaiques, ringnecks, Pionus, Senegals | $24.75 |
| Extra large birdseclectus, African greys, amazons, cockatoos | $29.75 |
- Longer stays cost less per dayLonger stays are charged at a lower rate per day — the discount is already factored into your quote, so there is nothing to ask for.
- Birds sharing a cage50% off each extra small bird. 25% off each extra medium or larger bird.
- Every size is welcomeFor large macaws, please contact us first.
- Statutory holidays$5 to $10 extra per bird, per holiday.
- Busy weeksBook early and you always pay the ordinary price. Only last-minute bookings in our busiest weeks — the Christmas and August holidays, when we are close to capacity — cost 5–20% more.
A real stay, added up
Five Days For A Conure, Added Up
Dropped off on a Monday, collected on the Friday, with fresh chop every day. Worked out by the same arithmetic as our quote form.
Bird Sitting TorontoExample only, not a quote
- Boarding, one medium bird5 days × $19.75
- $98.75
- Fresh chop5 days × $2
- $10
- Before rounding
- $108.75
Total, rounded to the nearest five dollars$110
A few of our guests
- LinniesStayed with us
- BudgieStayed with us
- BudgiesStayed with us
- BudgiesStayed with us
- ConureStayed with us
What will this cost?
The same arithmetic your quote is worked out with. Change anything and the figure moves.
Estimate for 8 days, 1 bird
$140
- Boarding
- $139.75
This is an estimate, not a quote.
- It does not include the 5-20% peak-season charge: only the quote form can see how full your dates are.
- It does not include our shuttle, which is priced on the drive to your address.
Book early and you always pay the ordinary price. Only last-minute bookings in our busiest weeks — the Christmas and August holidays, when we are close to capacity — cost 5–20% more.
For large macaws, please contact us first.
Prices Per bird, per day
One price a day. No surprises.
Pick your bird's size, pick your dates, and the quote is instant. Longer stays are discounted automatically.
- Small birds: $14.75budgies, canaries, finches
- Medium birds: $19.75most conures, cockatiels, quakers
- Large birds: $24.75caiques, ringnecks, Pionus
- Extra large birds: $29.75eclectus, African greys, amazons
Prices per bird, per day, in Canadian dollars
When It Is More Than The Card Says
Statutory holidays
Roughly $5 to $10 extra per bird, per statutory holiday inside your dates. A fixed amount, not a percentage.
Peak season
Book early and you always pay the ordinary price. Only last-minute bookings in our busiest weeks — the Christmas and August holidays, when we are close to capacity — cost 5–20% more.
When is peak season?
Our peak windows are the Christmas holidays and the August holidays. This is a percentage on the stay and the holiday charge is a fixed amount per bird. They are worked out separately and never added into one figure.
What The Day Rate Already Covers
- Photos and video of your bird every day, in the BST Mobile App or by email
- Daily out-of-cage time
- Food changed daily, fresh water all day
- Fresh fruit and vegetables you provide, given daily
- Your bird's own routine, kept as close as we can
Extras, if you want them
- Fresh chop, made here $2 / day
- We supply the food $2 / day
- Medication administered $10 / day
- Extra out-of-cage time $5 / day
- Cage rental $4-$10 / day
- Nail clipping during the stay $30
What each extra covers
- Fresh chop, made here: On top of whatever food you send with your bird.
- We supply the food: Only if you would rather not send any. Sending your own is better for the bird.
- Medication administered: Given on your schedule, however many doses that is.
- Extra out-of-cage time: On top of the out-of-cage time every stay already includes.
- Cage rental: 15 cages, each individually priced by the model rather than by the bird.
- Nail clipping during the stay: One appointment, not a daily charge. Other grooming is priced the same as a standalone visit.
Cage models are listed one by one on the cage rental page, and every service we price is on the pricing page.
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Cost Questions We Get Asked
What does the typical stay cost — how long is a typical stay?
A typical stay with us is about 8 nights. For 8 nights the published card gives a bracket rather than one number — between $104.75 and $118 for a small bird, and between $209.75 and $238 for an extra-large one. The quote form gives you the exact figure for your dates.
Is a day of daycare cheaper than an overnight stay?
No — a day is billed at the same per-bird day rate, from $14.75. There is no separate daycare rate and no minimum number of days, so the only thing that changes is what time you collect.
Are the prices per bird or per cage?
Per bird. Two birds that already live together can share one cage and the second one is discounted — 50% off an additional small bird, 25% off an additional medium or larger one — so a pair of budgies in one cage is $22.13 a day rather than $29.50. Birds that do not already live together are never put in one cage, at any price.
Is grooming included in the boarding price?
No, it is charged separately, and it is the same price whether your bird is staying with us or coming in for an appointment on its own. Nail clipping is $30, wing clipping $40, beak trimming $40 and DNA sexing $90.
What if my flight is delayed and I collect a day late?
Tell us as soon as you know. Extra nights are charged at the published rate for your bird's size and there is no penalty for extending a stay — the thing that matters is that we know, because the space after your dates may already be spoken for.
How do I get an exact number rather than a bracket?
The quote form. It asks the bird, its size and your dates — the three things the total depends on — and comes back with a real figure and whether we have the space. It is faster than a phone call because it asks everything at once. You can also text 647-490-7156.
Looking for something else?
Next steps
The quote form is the only one of these that gives you a number for your own dates.
- See Full PricingEvery price we publish on one page — boarding, grooming, cage rental and the extras.
- Questions And AnswersWhat we need from your vet, what to bring, how drop-off works, and what happens if your bird is unwell.
- Book A Stay Or GroomingTwo choices, side by side. You see your exact price before you pay, and any deposit holds your dates.
Get the real number
Tell us the bird, its size and your dates. You get an estimate immediately and a confirmed figure once we have checked the space.