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The answer is NO, parrots cannot eat chocolate, one piece may not kill them but the accumulation will, chocolate is one of the items on the forbidden list of foods our birds cannot have, now for us humans some dark chocolate is beneficial in moderation but I would advise never to give it to your birds.

That was adorable and I love how Shelby has complete trust in you, thanks for sharing that with us.

Greys chew so therefore they destroy lots of stuff, sometimes its things we don't want them destroying but as long as its things that can be replaced like the perches and/or toys its ok, its all part of having a bird with a beak that can tear up lots of things, keep extras on hand to replace them as they are made into trash.

Very well said Dave.

Poor Pepper having to endure such abuse at the hands of that old goat, you lead a sorry life and I feel your pain but better days are ahead I promise.

I think I would just concentrate on establishing the bond with her right now as she has only been with you a week, there is plenty of time to start working with her one on one after she settles into her new forever home.

The colored pellets may be ok to feed to your birds but I tend to stay away from them myself, I figure why add coloring to an otherwise nutritional product, my grey eats Harrison's pellets and they are brownish nuetral color. I know some will tend to eat certain colors if offered the colored variety.

From the comments posted here I say the other pets have more to fear than the other way around, greys tend to rule the roost it seems but total supervision is the answer.

I think in time Phoenix will become more independent as they usually do but remember they are flock animals so they just want to be part of what is going on. I understand that there are times he may have to be caged so you can get some things done especially for his safety so do not feel guilty about that. Provide him with plenty of things to do when caged and he should be fine.

Congrats on picking up your new baby grey and yes as Ray put it, now the fun begins as you work on gaining his/her trust but take it slow and easy and in time it will come. I look forward to seeing some pictures of your new little bundle of joy.

I am so sorry to hear of your loss of Raven, they really do get into our hearts and souls and so it is so painful when we lose one but cherish the memories that you are left with and know that she was loved in the short time she had with you.

Hello Jgerardo and welcome to our family. If you are willing to make the committment to providing what is necessary to make an african grey healthy and happy then go for it. I am glad to hear you are doing your research before you plunge in headfirst, they do require a lot of our time every day as they are flock creatures so want to be a part of what is going on in the household, they need some time every day spent out of their cage and provided with toys and things to keep them occupied when they are caged to keep them from becoming bored. Not sure what you mean about getting one from a "Chino swap meet", maybe if you can explain that we might understand what that is.

Yum yum corn, my fids have had corn almost all summer, in fact we are still eating corn on the cob.

In the picture of the first cage posted it says it is 32 x 30 which is big enough though you don't want to go any smaller but the picture makes it look smaller in my opinion.

Where there is a will there is usually a way so I hope you get it figured out so you can indulge us soon.

It shouldn't be too much trouble to change the name if you want to call her/him something else, just use the new name often and she/he will catch on soon enough.

Either one of those would be good for a grey, I have one similar to the one in the last link, I like the playtop side to it.

It is sexual in nature but it should not be encouraged as it might lead to some biting when she gets frustrated, just imagine your significient other getting you all hot and bothered then walk away, no one wants that so just ignore it or distract her to something else.

No the seeds of the chillies are fine too, just let him have the whole thing if its not too big and even the hot ones. Nice picture of you two, what is his name?

I too order stuff from drs foster smith and get some stuff when we have our bird fair. I have looked at that site but have never ordered anything from them.

Wouldn't we all be so lucky if we could read their minds but I think what Paco is doing is all normal grey behavior.

I'm more partial to parrot pie myself.

That last time you offered him a sunflower seed as enticement to step up was you putting your hand inside his cage? Greys can be territorial about their cages and not like you sticking your hand inside, its best to let him come out and then try it. Just remember they use their beaks like we use our hands and arms, its their way of telling you they don't like something and everyone gets bit from time to time and usually its our own fault for not reading their body language correctly but if you are going to share your home with a parrot then you better get used to a nip or bite from time to time, I know it hurts but just don't take it personally as its just their natural instinct to do so.

Its not Josey for she is still a young bird at 7 1/2 years old but she has been with me since she was 4 months old.

Hello Glenn and welcome to our family. Thanks for taking Jacko into your home and many thanks for doing all you could to find his previous owners for surely he belonged to someone. He looks like a well adjusted grey and you are approaching him the right way to get him more accustomed to you since you are not his favorite person, you may not be able to ever handle him like your mom does but you can still have a good relationship with him on his terms, its always on their terms for we all know the consequences if we try to make them do something they don't want to do at that particular time. Thanks for including some pictures of Jacko in your intro post, we love seeing our member's greys and I especially love the one where he is trying to take a bath, love that wingspread.