Talon

Would love to see a video of him being so happy!

Congrats! merlin is beautiful!!! I don't know much about them, but soon we will have a Senegal sub room in our Other Birds Room and you can teach me!

Just to add.....have you ever touched that the second day is when the bite is at its most painful? And a bite from my grey Rikki always results in an infection.......not my other two tho

Acappella is correct, I have had some terrifying moments with the boing rope toys, they are under my watch all the time, I cut the frayed rope away and replace them as needed. Talon once got here foot stuck and we went thru that horrible screaming and a few bites trying to flee her....never again tho!

Yes it is safe. There is a thread here that I started about a deep fryer that is made with the same materials, and we find it to be safe.

Those moments are wonderful!

Yes, as Dan says, why not just use your daytime cage with a nightlight and cover it partially until he understands the routine ad is more comfortable. He has only been with you for 6 weeks, hardy enough tie to settle in and be comfortable. Don't AR too many changes in the beginning by trying different things. I gave 3 parrots, 2 of them sleep downstairs in their cages covered, and one sleeps upstairs in my room in a large sleep cage. She also has a daytime play cage downstairs. My upstairs one does have night terrors, always have, so she has a nightlight and a soft towel on the bottom of her cage for the times when she has them.

Wow, poor you. I can say with 2 greys, I can feel your pain! We have all at one time or another experienced a similar episode, and it can be a shock at how painful it is. You can't get mad at them, as they are only using their instincts in a scary situation, they don't realize it is YOU they are biting.......

Congrats! Can't wait for pics!

GRRR..................JUDY!!!! I think Nilah would bully it...

http://www.nbc.com/americas-got-talent/video/miss-less-and-her-birds/1401581

Nancy, step back and take a deep breath. I have been watching you and reading all you post. You have been on Jays case for quite some time. Please stop trying to have the last word. You have YOUR opinions and we have ours. You need to learn to respect others even though you don't agree. I have seen ENOUGH and I am lockong this thread because it is no longer being helpful to others by the bickering that is going on. Time for a cool off.

Thank you so much! It actually looks quite yummy. Wish we had some here to try in the States, but haven't ever seen or heard of them before.

Welcome to uur family! Great intro, thank you for that. If you post your questions in the other rooms, you will get quicker responses. Feel free to ask anything, we have lots of greyt members and you will enjoy being here. I look forward to hearing more from you. It is great that you are doing your research before getting your bird, that shows you will be a great parront!

Never heard of it.....would love to see a pics of it tho....

Hmm, don't know much about mites, maybe Dave, Ray or Jay will be here soon to help. DEFINATELY encourage the wood chewing, they really have a need to do that and it may help with his recent behaviour changes. Keep us posted, we care and understand how frustrating this can be, but hopefully soon you will figure it out with help from others.

Oh my! That is the BESt news ever!!! He steps up?????? WOW! This has been a long time coming. I don't know anyone with more patience than you, and big has it paid off. You even got that wonderful ZON smell, isn't it great!

Ray that is soo funny! And Jay, thanks, but NO THANKS! I have enough wood splinters to clean up daily in my house..

10 min is a long time for practicing step up. I have never had to spend time training my birds to step up, it happens naturally through out the day when we interact and move to different places in the house. They all will step up when asked.

I know most owners talk about the Terrible Two's, but both my amazon, Nilah & Rikki my cag went thru the terrible threes. That is the time when they fly to every piece of wood in my house and destroy it! Rikki did it for a while when she was three, now it seems to be Nilah's turn....she has chewed every bit she can get so fast before I can chase after her!! Any other Terrible Threes here, instead of terrible two"S?

When ever I take Nilah out of her cage or talk one on one to her, she makes a clucking sound, you can tell she is full of excitement, as I can see it in her eyes and body language. Does anyone else here have an amazon that clucks when she is excited or is it just mine...????

I am very sorry for your loss. Always sad when you lose a member of your family.

I ask, because most greys that get extensive daily training have been known to be pluckers. I personally feel that a training regimen is stressful to a grey. I have seen many a plucker, and when asked, many of them are worked with alot on training...just my experience and opinion, I am sure others will argue this fact, but it should be looked into more. Although there is no SCIENTIFIC evidence to prove my theory, there SHOULD be...as I have seen it too much.

Good advice Dan! I have many forbidden places, however, all 3 of my parrots chew the wood, door frames, window sills, etc..... I dont allow it, but it still happens....I have many things I purchase at the Dollar Store in hopes of using them to put in places that are no-no's. I recently purchased a giant fly swatter, a spinning flower garden ornament, and a loud long noise maker. I place them where ever they want to go and I don't want them, and they fly off and stay off. Mostly, I use a large, long handled duster that they hate! That works best. I also have some hand held items that they won't go near, you could try holding them when your bird is out and your dog is next to you, you may find this solution works best.

My tag LOVES candy, my cag, loves cheese nips, my amazon, LOVES EVERYTHING!!!!!