Tokisdad

I not sure who to ask about this. But I would like to change my screen name to Tokisdad. Anyone know who would be the best person to talk to about this? I know I could just reregister but I don't want to loose my message stuff.

Thanks for the advise. I feel much better about Toki riding in the car. I will have plenty of time to spend with her, no problem there. I think we will have lots of fun. It's great to be able to call on the experience of other Grey owners. Thanks again, Bill and Toki

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Thanks, there is one vote for take her with me. I do have one other question. It will be a 12 to 15 hour drive split over two days. Has anyone taken their Grey on a road trip like that? Did your Grey do ok with it? Thanks, Bill....

I work for NASA, I have to go on remote deployment for 6 weeks or so. In the evenings when I get home Toki will spend most all evening sitting on my shoulder. We eat dinner together, we watch TV, and play the how many times will he hand it back if I drop it game and telling each other stories as she talks like a normal female, all the time, hehehe. She is 15 months old and I have never left her that long before. She has lived in the same cage in the same spot all her life. There are plenty of people at home to take care of her, but I don't know how she will react with me gone so long. I am considering taking her with me. Anyone here ever traveled with your bird like that? How did your bird react to new surroundings? How did your bird react to a smaller travel cage? In your experience would it be better for the bird to just be left home?

I can add to what number6 said; http://parrotpassion.com in Tyler is a good place to get your baby. I have purchased one from them and my brother is waiting for his baby to hatch. The owner, Lon, is a great guy. The baby birds are kept in a special room in his house away from the noise of the aviary. They are all friendly, sweet and not afraid or shy... Post edited by: Loofa, at: 2008/01/06 23:23<br><br>Post edited by: Loofa, at: 2008/01/06 23:26

Well all this talk about Toxic Food is not helping me any. I spent hours on that Spaghetti Dinner, nobody touched it, I poured it out in the dogs bowl...and he ran away. There's some toxic stuff for ya.... {Feel-bad-00020068}

It may sound strange but my Grey seems to be afraid of the color Red. Odd since her Tail is Red and she isn't afraid of it. She won't have anything to do with red things. If I give her red apples she throws them away, same with radishes. I got her a swing, it has red blocks on each end, she doesn't swing on it, only attacks the blocks. I ordered an aviator harness and of all the colors it COULD have came in, yep, it was red. Can't use it. I have had her since she was 12 weeks old. She is now 8 months old. I can assure you nothing red has ever hurt her. So what could be up with this??? Maybe she knows her Tail is red and thinks red is an intrusion by another bird.

Poor baby. I did the same thing to Toki. She always talks to herself in my big bathroom mirror when she is on my shoulder or when I hold her up to it. She tells herself, "itchy bird" as I scratch her. I thought she would like it, so I put a small one in her cage, (Bad Idea), when she saw it she went absolutely ballistic, screaming and striking it with her beak. She must have thought it was an invader. I won't do that again either.<br><br>Post edited by: Loofa, at: 2007/11/09 20:46

I purchased the Aviator Harness also. Or as Toki thinks of it; the "Satanic Bird Eating Noose of Death". My hands are covered with bleeding holes from trying to put it on her. I gave up, it's nothing more than a chew toy now. However, she will allow me to place a Velcro band around her leg. I attached the band to the elastic leash that came with the above item. We go to all over town now and she loves going. Think about making your own, you know what your bird will and won't allow, It's fun to do and saves a chunk of money....

Toki decided she likes biting on finger nails. I want to teach her not to do this. I read here, someplace, that to stop their baby from biting; one owner would grasp their birdie's beak, gently shake it and say "No". Well I tried that approach. Now, not only does she like to bite nails, she also just Loves to have her beak shaken. I'll be watching TV and she will come over and stick her beak between my fingers and stand there waiting for me to shake it. What would be a good way to try and get her to stop biting finger nails?

I don't have internet at home. So I'll check back in on Monday to look at any other tips or advise anyone may have. Thanks, Bill

Hey All, Toki is doing about the same. Zupreem is the only brand of pellets I have tried so far. I give her fresh or canned veggies every day. She loves to shred them into tiny pieces. I also give her fresh fruit everyday. She does the same with it. I hope she is getting some food value from doing this. She still wants to be hand fed in the evenings so I mix up some baby food (oatmeal, mixed veggies and sweet potato's) and feed it to her from a syringe. I sit her by me anytime I am eating, hoping the monkey see monkey do thing will work. She tries everything but usually throws it down. She just doesn't seem to like anything except seeds, baby food and cheese. I only give her about a nickel sized piece of sliced cheese at a time. All I know to do is to keep giving her all these good things to eat and hope she will decide to like something.

Hyperthermia, is "Heat Stroke" If you are referring to Hypothermia then; Most people wouldn't die in water that warm. However, the very young, very old, or ill people could develop Hypothermia at around 3.5 hours and die any time after that.