loviechick

I have to agre with others in that a parrot is going to bite. In fact I'm yet to meet anyone with any bird no matter the species that has said my bird has never bit me, especially is they handle it regularly. In fact I have a huge bite mark on my arm from my friend's Moluccan Cockatoo, talk about a bite! The best advice I could give is stick your arm in there and close your eyes, if you see it coming you will anticipate it more and give yourself more of an adrenaline rush than it needs to be. I went from a Senegal parrot, about the size of a quaker, to a Grey, talk about a difference! The more confidence you have the better...and I'm not trying to ward you off from getting a CAG as it's one of the best things I've ever done, but maybe you should have started smaller, something the size of a quaker? Just a thought:)

It's not a cherry tree, all those flowers turn into leaves, someone told me it was a dogwood tree, but I'm not sure, eitehr way it looks gorgeous in the spring, especially with Mango! B)

Hmmm now theres a thought, could be a molt. Mine are all going through a molt at the moment too!

LOL yeah I hear ya...mine have all been brats, but I attribute it to the weather change and more than likely thats it. Try giving him a bit more light and see if that makes much of a difference.

Yeah I'm sure it will be a challenge to find a Grey that is older, and tame no less! Just be careful as others have said before about geting your bird a companion, my two CAG's hate eachother LOL

I think all Greys at some point in time early on go through a rebellion, for some it's probably earlier than others. That and I'm not sure if the weather has been changing where you are, but I sure as heck know that we've went from nice sunny weather to typical rainy Oregon weather in about a 2 week time period and my birds have all been grumpy about the lack of soleil lately! I would just keep pressing on with what you're doing, it's doubtful he's forgot anything, just testing the waters. This is the best time to be firm with him and let him know that YOU'RE the flock leader, not him;)

Awww shucks, thanks Beccy!

Joe they look like they're having a blast! How fun is that?! I've taken my babies outside, well I've taken my smaller birds outside. One of my Greys comes out and wanders around in the grass, but my other one is a tad too jumpy for me to take her outside yet. I don't think its a bad thing to take them outside if you truly trust your birds, that and mine are clipped, and my only strong flier with clipped wings is Mango. It all comes down to how well you know your birds. I knew a guy that had a fully flighted Zon that would fly with him right above his head wherever he went, it was pretty cool. This was the pic I took of Mango last spring <br><br>Post edited by: loviechick, at: 2007/10/04 18:41

I've tried to do the wave thing with mine, but I think Red is just so stuck in her ways LOL and to be honest it doesn't matter to me one way or the otehr if she waves. I bet the shaking the head no thing is super cute though!

Well think about it, if you were taken out of your home, moved somewhere that you had no idea existed, with new lights, sounds, sights, smells, people, etc and then poked at you'd be pretty pissed too. Both my Greys have been rehomes and there's a HUGE difference between bringing home baby, and bringing home an adult. They're slightly less adaptable, not by much, but they're not going to be as excited about change as a baby. I would suggest a hands off approach started immediately. Some people say leave the cage door open and let it explore, I'm sorry but if the bird is scared of you and biting, when it comes to put he/she away, you don't want to run the risk of them diving off their cage to get away from you and hurting themselves. I would suggest leaving him in the cage door shut for a couple days, without trying to go in there and pet him, hold him, or anything like that. Just go about your business as you usually would. The best thing to start with is to talk to him. Sit next to your bird's cage and read the newspaper, read a book outloud. Anytime the bird comes near you REWARD it. Positive reinforcement is one of the best ways to get these birds to trust you. Praise and reward the Grey everytime it does something you want. I'd say after about a week or so of reading to it, try opening the cage and letting the grey come out on its own. Praise it with a treat for coming out on it's own, then leave it be, let him explore the outside of his cage. Greys are really into protection and their homes, they feel very safe near their cages, specifically in high places, hense the top of the cage. Let him do his own thing and reward and praise as often as you can. Both of my Greys let me pick them up within a week with the reward and praise system. Now they both love to come hang out on my shoulder while I'm on the computer, watching a movie, etc. It's just about patience, the thing about Greys is it has to be on THEIR rules, not yours. And if you don't let them play by their rules, I assure you, they will never let you forget it.

Maybe you could try getting one of those larger ceramic covered bowls and see if that helps in the food throwing escapades! I do feel your pain though. BOTH of my greys find it fun to lift their bowl out of the holder and dump their ENTIRE bowl of food. Now granted hardly any gets on the floor, however talk about a waste of food. I caught on quickly so they only get a little bit of pellets in their dish in the morning when I leave for work, enough to last a couple hours until I make it home for lunch to cook for them. Yesterday when I was cleaning the cages, there was about 1.5 cups of perfectly good pellets in the bottom of both of their cages, its a waste, but that's one of the "perks" of having a CAG I suppose:laugh:

Someone said earlier it could be a dominance thing, it very well could be, or he may just have really bonded with your boyfriend.....I don't know if I would seperate them though, as your bird won't understand why you seperated them, and might get grumpy with you about it. I would suggest just giving him special treats and keep doing things the way you are, just maybe let your BF hold him a little less frequently, but I wouldn't cease and desist with the boyfriend entirely, just my 3 cents!

Oh man what a cutie!!!! I'm so insanely jealous!

I know that at one time I had thought about bringing a kitten home from the humane society, almost did last week. But when it comes down to it, I'm not worried per se about them not getting along as I can just close the bird room door, but I just really am a bird person to heart and I think I will honestly only own birds for now at least! You know your cats better than anyone on here, if you think they will be over curious or territorial etc then just use your best judgement!

I would suggest instead of giving him just straight fruits and veggies, try giving him a "mush" mix if you're not already. Mix the fruit and veggies in with that. More often than not since its the consistency of oatmeal they can't "pick out" and toss the stuff the y don't like they have to basically taste more things in there. I've noticed my Greys have learned to like more foods because of me secretly adding stuff to their mix. I don't know if it would sound creepy or not, but I live pretty close to you, you could come over and see what I'm talking about, or call me if you wish!

Oh man I'm sooo sorry...I lost a lovebird and I only had him a couple weeks, I couldn't fathom one of my Greys that are like my kids!!!

Awww I thought Stinky was cute, then again that's one of my nicknames from my mom so it has an endearing meaning to me LOL

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How fun congtrats!

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Red shakes her head whenever someone is talking to her. I've noticed she does it a lot more when I'm saying words to her that she doesn't hear often. But if I say Hi Red how are you, she hardly moves her head at all, but if I say what's up girly girl she shakes a bunch!

Wow you have a HUGE Grey!!! My biggest CAG is 366g, and my other one is 300, but the vet said they're both fairly small in bone structure!

Being that she's going to be shocked like others have said, I personally would just put her in her cage close the door and let her get used to surroundings. Even my Greys that I have when I first got them had a short car drive home and I still put them in their cage closed door so they could get used to everything. I would wan't them getting spooked by any of the new sounds and taking off flying and hurting themselves etc. congrats on the baby she's a cutie!

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