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I have never used a dremel on a bird...I know to only take the sharp needle tip of of their claw so it is a bit more blunt, but what kind of dremel would you recommend? Thanks for the How to instructions...very helpful! I imagine the noise of the dremel would freak my greys out...

MOST IMPORTANTLY.....I FORGOT TO ADD; Bringing Nilah home was the best thing I ever did...there is nothing like having an amazon in your family..they are so different than greys, I find Nilah to be way smarter in her talking abilities, her cuddles....her bonding with me.....it's like nothing I have ever experienced. And I have owned many different types of pets over the years, from horses, dogs, cats, various rats, hamsters, mice, etc. even very different than owning a grey.

Ooohhh! Great topic! I NEVER planned on getting an amazon. I had heard tooo many horror stories about them.....they were mean, they bite, they had a tendency to be fat and very special diet, are moody, dominate, uncontrollable, noisy, screamers, and very difficult to handle, only an very experienced bird handler would be able to handle one. I made an overnight trip to Bird of Paradise in NJ, (about a 4 1/2 hour drive from my house. I took 2 of my kids, my boyfriend and we drove down 1 night, stayed over, spent the day in the pet store (they have over 40,000 toys) YES< we spent the day!! Bought lots of things, a BIG tree stand, food, lots and lots of toys!!!! They have rooms of birds, a living room type area where you can spend time with any bird as much as you want. Many of their birds are not caged, they are in areas that have a small wall of plexi glass, you can pick up the bird you want to and spend time playing/talking with it to see how you 2 get along. I had alreadt told my kids...NO MORE BIRDS!!! WE HAD 2 GREYS & 2 PARAKEETS ALREADY! They kept coming over to me with various birds, showing me how cute they were and how perfect they would be, how my 12 year old needed his own bird, how he"d take care of whatever smaller bird we got...(Ya right!) well, they kept picking up this cute little amazon and bringing her to me, they would carry her around the store, keep returning to show me how cute she was. When I started to soften, I asked what kind of bird it was...(didn't have a clue) and how much it cost...I was told $1200! I said, NO WAY!!! II had hundreds of $$ in toys etc already in my cart! They kept trying to sweetly convince me we NEEDED her, she was SO CUTE! Finally I looked at her, made a raspberry sound to her 3 times only.......she immediately made the exact same sound back to me!! I beamed and said She's a keeper, SOLD! She's coming home with us! I paid for her with my charge card... We drove her home... I began to try and research Amazons on the internet, couldn't find much, so decided to start up this amazon room since many members here had amazons & greys. I have learned so much here from everyone, all I can say is THANK YOU!!!!!!

My 3 parrots for some reason all have claws like needles.I can't stand to have them on me...it's so painful. They all have various nail trimming perches, but for some reason, this is the worst they have been. Don't really want to go to the vet for just this, any suggestions about a bird nail dremel?

Janet, those are great! I recently had full glass doors installed on all my doors for added protection from the birds getting out. All 3 have at one time flown into them, my mother even tried to walk thru it... Duh! Thankfully, no one got hurt, but I love what you posted, I need to buy some. THANKS~~~

Thanks Dave, I was always a bit confused..NIlah is a Yellow Crowned Amazon and I never knew what category she fell into. So they have their own? So I'm guessing I have it wrong on my pet page signature picture?

Photobucket is the easiest....you can download it for free.

Can't wait!

Consider yourself lucky. My grey has pulled ALL the keys off of our laptops in about 15 seconds! We have had to replace 6 keyboards total...yeah, I know, we are slow learners...

Dave, what is a yellow crowned amazon....a yellow nape?

Great idea dave!

WOW! That is fantastic! I love it and I want one..... My greys FLIP out when they see zebra tape, they think its a snake... I'd be curious to see how your lucky bird likes it.

What a phenomenal first post! I couldn't agree more with you. There is nothing like a zon, and until you own one, you just can't fully understand the magnitude of such a creature.....in my opinion, they far outweigh a grey, although I wouldn't give my 2 greys up for anything!

My birds are locked in when they are put in their cages, I have 2 dogs, a cat, and WAY to many danger s for them to get into. They would also chew my doors and woodwork to shreds if left alone....

I would like to welcome Ray P to our moderator team here in the Amazon Room! We all know, he has lots to offer us here in all the rooms, but of course I have no doubt he will take off with fun things here. Please welcome Ray, and I look forward to seeing this room take off! :cool:

Beautiful photos!

Congrats Louie, You are the luckiest bird around having landed on the doorstep of such a wonderfully patient and kind loving mommy! I love hearing about you and Nilah sends her love and kisses to you too!

Get it, the bigger the better. YOu can't have a cage that is too big, once you fill it with various perches, toys, etc, The cage magically shrinks...

I have 2 greys and an amazon. They are less dusty, but still produce a lot of bird dander even if you bathe them frequently which they love. There will be dander on their feathers which they do lose when molting and anytime they fall out. I would hate to see you adopt a bird only to have to give it up later because of your mom's health...

Hi Ray, I agree wholeheartedly! And as I've said in the past...the Amazon Room deserves a play here at Greyforums because I have an amazon, and I felt after all the free time I put in here running this forum....I deserve to have my own way at least once!! HEE HEE!

I use the custom parrot mix from Bird of Paradise in NJ. Plus I supplement snack munches with Kaytee parrot mix.

Love it .......

Dogs have an instinct towards birds in my opinion, although they may seem disinterested and well-behaved around your birds for years, there is always that time when they get startled by something your bird may do and instinct WILL kick in. ALWAYS supervise them when out together. I have a friend who went out for a quick coffee and left their 2 birds out with their 2 small dogs who never paid any attention to their birds. Their birds wings were clipped. WHen they got back a few minutes later, their were feathers and blood all over the house....sadly they lost one of their very much loved birds to their dogs......They have such sadness and guilt they live with every da. yYou can never be too careful or too watchful.

I have 3 shower perches, 2 I put on the window in my kitchen, the other one for my shower. The problem with the suction cup types (which is what I have) they ALWAYS chew on the suction cups and eventually they will fall as they pull hard enough. Fortunately, my 3 parrots flew off as it happens. I can't tell you how many times this has happened... Be careful with that type, you have to check it all the time as they will chew bits and the suction cups get smaller and smaller until they no longer support their weight.

WOW Robin...you are so lucky...I wish my 2 were great friends like yours.