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He is beautiful! So friendly, just like my timneh was when I got her. I am so excited and happy for you! Please feel free to post anywhere, your bird really isn't a baby, so please post more in the grey lounge, more members will see it. Can't wait to see more pics and hear more!

Well said. May our future generations find peace, I don't believe it's possible though, there is evil all around us, they walk among us, as the terrorists did on that fateful day that changed our lives forever.

WOW! I love the thought, care and consideration you are putting into this decision. I wish ALL owners would do the same. Dave is right on, you have experience, and understand what to watch for regarding your dogs. I have 3 parrots, 2 parakeets, a cat and 2 dogs. We all live very nicely together. BUT I never trust my dogs or cat even tho they have never tried anything, it is their instinct to if a scare arises. Having experience with an amazon already, you are set with a tag. My tag is much smaller than my amazon, much easier to get along with than my cag. I think you will love a tag. And hats off to you for adopting!!

That's a GREAT idea! The only species I know is the yellow crowned one which is what Nilah is. She is the BEST! a far better talker, fun loving, sweet, cuddly, but she does have that amazon "I WILL DO WHAT I WANT WHEN I WANT, AND I WILL BITE YOU" when SHE decides to use it...

Gypsy sounds slot like my Rikki. She loves to dig in empty boxes. Also, if I don't pet her when SHE requests it, she will lightly nibble on my fingers...

Yes, I agree with Jeff. It is a small cage, and outdoors is not a calming place, never mind weather issues. And why a leg chain?????? I dont mean any disrespect, but i have to say......Seems like more of a prisoner than a family member.

Cupid, wise choice at this time in your life. The day will come when you are ready and the perfect addition to your flock will enter your home. Best of luck. I understand how you felt, the thought of a new bird can sometimes over take your good senses....

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...