Connie

Welcome Robert. Let me say from experience, that is the longest wait there is! I had to wait 2 months before I could bring my Spanky home. It was torture.

Here is a video of Spanky trying to take a bath in his water dish. Then he calls for Darla. Too cute! I'm so proud my little boy is a Superstar. Here are a couple I just thought was really cute... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8MRXAXEtFM&mode=related&search=

I have tons of ideas for toys, I have invested about 500.00 in toy making accessories, and I have as much fun making them, as my babies do destroying them. Go to your local dollar stores, that's where I get my best stuff. Spanky loves to chew straws, especially the accordian type. His favorite toys I make, are... I take a piece of hemp rope, cut the straws to about 2" poke a hole in them, and string them with wood beeds, plastic perler beads, party favour boats etc. anything with different textures. For paper/foraging things, I use cupcake paper for different colours, and put nuts etc. inside them. Tie it to the rope, or use as foot toys. I also use coloured popcicle sticks with a drilled hole in middle, wall plugs for hanging pictures in drywall, lollipop sticks, veggie taned leather, munch balls, innerstar rings, loofah chunks I cut to 1" thick and colour with food colouring, kids plastic army men, small vine wreaths,(make sure they are not varnished, and not tied with wire!). I willtake some pictures of this stuff, and put them on my page, or the photo area. To get some ideas, search bird toys on the internet, and build your own. For chain, I use dog collars and leashes found at the dollar store... they are nickle plated and very cheap. You can also buy cotton rope with usually a tennis ball on them for dogs, cut the ball off and use the rope...$1.00. Hope this helps. Connie http://www.greyforums.net/component/option,com_joomlaboard/Itemid,27/func,view/catid,5/id,23317/<br><br>Post edited by: Connie, at: 2007/07/31 12:35

Well, that makes all the difference. Thanks for the info Dad, and the welcome.

She will eat from my hand everytime, she will even let me at her nasty pin feathers (when in the mood) she actually invites me by lowering her head. I figure it's just a matter of time, I am pleased with how far whe has come already. If she does, she does... if not no problem, as long as she is happy and healty! I love her either way! How can you not? B)

Thanks for the welcome. When I got Darla, I gave her a few days to adjust. I had to put a mirror in her cage (4") because that's all she knew where she came from, small cage and 5' mirror. I didn't like the idea of a mirror, but it is very calming to her. She spends less and less time with it now, and I hope to remove it totally soon. She allows me to rub her neck, only when in a resting/sleepy mode ...I'll take it! Just in the past few days, I've been able to kiss her beak without her piercing my lip... again. I do things with Spanky in front of her, like kisses, step up, petting and I believe it is assisting a little. She travels to Spanky's cage and investigates his toys, a few of which are now hers. I have to use the grate from the cage to move her anywhere like the shower. I have picked her up off the floor, but you can tell she is very streesed about it. Her favorite saying is "NO BITTING". lol I'm not too worried about it, she seams to be happy. I figure if she does, she does. If not, as long as she is not stressed and her needs are met... I've got my baby boy to cuddle.

I've been doing that, but for some reason mine aren't showing in the post. I do have one in the photo album, and I uploaded a movie, but not sure where it went either? lol I'll try and upload a different picture. Trying again. You wouldn't know I'm a webmaster! lol Post edited by: Connie, at: 2007/07/26 01:25 Still not working, and now the img option button is gone. I think this is a case for the admin.<br><br>Post edited by: Connie, at: 2007/07/26 01:30

Thanks for the welcomes. They talk and whistle back and forth, but if they get too close, they'll get aggressive and lock beaks. I've had Darla for about 5 months. She has come a long long way, but it's just a little frustrating that I can't hold and love her closer. I'm trying to attach/upload pics here, but it doesn't seem to be working for me.<br><br>Post edited by: Connie, at: 2007/07/25 17:40

Spanky Loves Cranberry Juice, but insists I feed it to him either from the bottle, 'cause I can't open it fast enough, or from a stainless steel shot glass. He drinks it perched from my shoulder, and shakes the excess from his beak. ... He gets juice, I get a STICKY SHOWER!{Nature-0002009B}

Hello all, My name is Connie and I have 2 CAG's Spanky and Darla, they are "My Gang". I got Spanky as a baby, last August he finally came home. For his first birthday, I got him a friend... Darla. She was 1.5y/o when I got her from a couple in Toronto, who didn't know what they were doing. She didn't talk, didn't play much at all, very shy, and won't step up. She was in a very small cage, one I would use for mabye a conure, and had a 5' mirror for company.The only good thing, was she seems to have been fed well, and in good feather. After 3 days, she was talking thanks to Spanky. I can now rub her head sometimes, I can kiss her on the beak if I announce it first, and she plays much better now. I am still not able to hold her at all. Any ideas? I also noticed there isn't any info on your Health and Nutrition page, is this a page in progress? I've looked at some of the pictures, they are sooooo cute, as babies especially. Darla on left and Spanky on right.<br><br>Post edited by: Connie, at: 2007/07/25 09:33