Talon

Hi Donna, Welcome! Give Capricorn time, he's still adjusting. Show no fear or hesitation towards him. Try bringing a treat every time you go near him. Keep us posted. Glad you have joined our family, and I look forward to seeing and hearing more! Don't forget the photos! We love em!! :cheer:

Heather, beautiful pictures! I especially love the one in the camera lens. Thanks for sharing them with us! He is soooo tiny!! I love it!:cheer:

Julie, in the wild they use their beaks to break open hard nuts, and to chew on things, forage for food. They really can take a beating, and they wear them down in the wild. In captivity, they don't have to work to get at their food, so their beak tends to not get as worn as it should. Our vet recommends you give them hard toys to forage with, putting treats in them so they have the opportunity to grind their beak down themselves.

Just to clarify things....I use the 50/50 juice for Talon when ever she says "thirsty bird". I only leave fresh water on her play stand, and in her cages. She drinks her juice out of a cup, or our glass when it's meal time with us. Sorry about the confusion. And Yes Dan, you'll be wearing whatever they are eating, just like having a little baby around dropping food all over you! :pinch:

Tatee, Welcome to our family, and Congratulations!! You are very lucky! And so is your new grey! Do you have a name picked out? I completely disagree about not allowing them to sit on your shoulder. I have our grey there as much as she wants, and she has never tried to bite us. She loves being there, and respects her position there. If he ever showed signs of getting fidgety, I put her elsewhere. She knows she has to be respectful of our shoulder time, so she is. I also allow her to be out of her cage as much as possible. So you will read very different opinions here, you do wha tworks best for you and your life style.

Thanks for the pictures Tricky. I remember why I loved them so much! They're just beautiful animals.:cheer: :cheer:

Hi Sara, and Welcome! I'm looking forward to hearing all about you & your new grey! Post photo's as soon as you can, we love them here. We're just one big happy family, so again, Welcome, and we're here to help you any way you can. I don't suggest names, there's too many and such a variety, that needs to be your decision.

Mandi, I'm so sorry. How awful to have to be away again. I hope all goes well quickly, and you return asap! We'll miss you, Take care, Penny

Talon does that a lot. It's perfectly normal. They like to make sounds with their beak.

That's a great idea with the coffee filters!:woohoo: :woohoo:

That's for sure........after all, it is a Greys World, we just happen to live it in.....according to Talon anyways! {Emotions-0002011C}

Hi, Rececca, Yes, as Judy says, take her around the house and introduce her to many new things, it will keep her more outgoing, and not so nervous. Our grey hates baths & showers, but I do mist her with a bird mister in her play cage, then I put a bowl of water in the bottom, and she will continue her bath there on her own. You have to see what works best for you, try different things, and give it time for them to get used to it.

Hi Darin, and Welcome to our family. I'm very happy to hear things are going so well for you. I look forward to hearing more and seeing photo's! 5 months is early to talk, so don't worry, Pedro will talk, I'm sure of it! Any questions, feel free to ask. Any stories to share, Please do, we love them!!:cheer: :cheer:

ONE BITE! Is all it takes, she breaks my phone adapter in one chomp before I can get her away from it. I've gone through 4 telephone answering machine adapters, before I finally got smart and taped and wrapped them all together. You might say, why do I let her near it?? Well, she loves to walk all over my desk, I have toys everywhere for her on it, and she walks on my answering machine and reaches over for the cord before I catch her!:evil: :evil:

Talon tells us to "Step Up" when she wants to be moved from one place to another....lazy bird........she has wings, she COULD fly!! She'll also say, "Thirsty Bird" because she knows we will pick her up and take her into the kitchen to get her a drink! (even tho she has one right next her on her playstand!) :silly:

Talon has chewed through more wires on my desk, than I can count. Luckily, she was fine, mostly I catch her just as she has chewed the rubber/plastic coating on them, but on occasion, she has chewed and broken the wires. It's hard to watch her when I'm working every second. I've replaced SO many cords. I just bought cord covers, and black duct tape, and spent Saturday covering everything with both, so I can catch her before she does any real damage. :evil: :evil:

We water down apple juice so that is is 50/50. Talon drink a lot of that. She especially loves it with ice cubes in it! :pinch:

Well, maybe the information I read was incorrect. They are magnificent animals. So large for a cat. How big is yours?

This is a very informative book that has a variety of topics, such as care, feeding, socializing, behavior issues, breeding, the care of babies, etc. The author is Fran Gonzalez Post edited by: Talon, at: 2007/07/31 04:03<br><br>Post edited by: Talon, at: 2007/07/31 05:20

Talon loves any kind of juice, except orange juice. She will suck the juice out of a grape, a cherry, watermelon, cantaloupe, pineapple, anything that has juice!:blink:

Judy is right. If you aren't reinforcing the sound, he will forget about it. That happens even with words, if I don't say the same phrases every once in a while, Talon will forget and not say it anymore. :silly:

Very interesting topic Judy. :cheer: I am the baby of the family, and have one sister 4 years older. No other sisters, or brothers. But I always wanted a little brother to boss around like my sister did to me! :silly:

That's what I'd like to know... Does anyone know that human grade peanuts are safer? :dry:

I have to say that I totally disagree with you Beccy. I've had Talon since she was 8 1/2 weeks old, and never had a problem with her being too dependent on me. I believe it really depends on their personality. AS I said previously, I've never had a problem with Talon not wanting to be in her cage. In fact, I feel badly when she IS in her cage for more than 3 hours! Sure there has been an occasion where she did what Dan said, and not wanted to go in her cage, trying to get out before her door is closed, but that's where she learns that I'm in charge, not her. After a minute, she goes off playing.

That's pretty cool Tricky. A red one....nice! I had read that maine coon cats are not good with children, and since I have 4, I thought it better not to get one until they are all grown.