Hello all. DH and I plan on replacing our living room carpet in late winter/early spring. We're leaning towards a laminate wood (based on some great feedback here from those who have it!). My M2 is 80% trained to go to her cage when she makes a dropping. My concern is the other 20% of the time. If she makes a dropping on the laminate floor, will it discolor it? Are there certain types/brands that are more "cockatoo resistant?"

Thanks for reading!

I have had hardwood and tile and carpet and laminate I use diluted simple green for all spray it on wait a few minutes, if thick and dried on use a scrubby/tooth brush, then warm water to wipe up, no stains or problems even on the wood!just make sure IF they use Glue that the bird is away from the fumes, fumes are very dangerous. the only thing I didn't like about laminate was it looked dull/dusty, and was way slippery for my dogs!

I put in laminate because of the birds. I have never had a problem with it staining or looking dull. I used grape seed extract for all cleaning when the birds lived here.

Hot water and vinegar work wonders as well!

I recently did an extensive remodel of my bird's room. The floor was carpet, and pretty impossible to keep clean. I did quite a bit of research, and ended up with choosing between tile and laminate flooring.

I have tile in my sunroom (bird has also lived there) so I knew it would be easiest to clean. It is okay to use wet solutions to clean. However, it is also expensive, cold and hard.

I ended up installing a snap together laminate flooring a few months ago. It has been easy to clean, a little softer, not as cold and much less expensive. I wouldn't recommend it if your birds leave puddles of water (either tossing water bowls or bathing). Otherwise, I have been very happy with mine. We installed it ourselves (it took about 3 afternoons).