eve

i did hear of someone who mixes their own seeds that decided to omit chillies after she had an "attack" of some sort after inhaling the dust from chillies that were crushed in the mixing process (she was mixing quite a decent quantity by hand). I said I "heard" i don't know the specifics. Dust of any sort can cause respiratory attack, wheter that be the dust from pellets or peppers if someone is in a position to inhale large quatities. i don't think one can blame peppers for asthma. my mom is asthmatic, she eats peppers like a maniac, dried, crushed, fresh. she is no more asthmatic after eating a pepper. i had a reaction after eating swiss chard that made me feel like i was having an asthma attack (if i had to imagine an asthma attack)... this does not mean that swiss chard causes asthma. i personally removed the peppers from seed mixes just to avoid having them get crushed up and making dust cause i always smell my seed mixture and i used to get a tickly nose until i took them out. i keep them on the side and add after. but that's just me. sorry you got offended that people disagreed with you, too bad you left. i'm sure the rescue you deal with is very competant, but that does not mean that they know everything nor does it mean that everyone has to agree with them. Post edited by: eve, at: 2007/11/01 06:03<br><br>Post edited by: eve, at: 2007/11/01 06:09

i forgot my cell phone at home once... they now do the ring, the missed call sound, and the batterie dying. OMG i can't stand it.

tonka loved to be petted until when he was about 18 monthes. then at about 3 years he became a snuggle bug again. he is 6. he oves to be pet, snuggle, flips on his back. hard to imagine there was a time when he did not want to be touched much..

For the pellets, aong with mixing some into his regular mix you can also try putting a bowl of jyst pellets up near his favorite roosting perch. May sound simple enough, but I switched my 6 year old seed eater onto pellets in a week this way, and I know lots of people who have similar success. Maybe cause they nibble at night, or just take a nibble in between playing cause they are lazy and don't want to go down to the other food. Just make sure that you don't take away the seeds too early, that he is eating enough pellets before doin so. Another thing that worked well for me, was eating foods in front of them and not wanting to share. Just eat and when they seem interested, just pretend like you don't want to share for awhile (tried this after they tossed down food that I was eating that I offered so took it a step further). Pretending that I do not want to share gets them super interested and they will usually give it a try. Good luck, just don't give up! You can also try making a "toy" out of healthy fresh food, like on a skewer kabob thing. My guys will only eat their leafy greens if served like this... never touched them in a bowl. Post edited by: eve, at: 2007/10/03 01:32<br><br>Post edited by: eve, at: 2007/10/03 01:35

Tonka was hatched August 19 2001 She came to us at about four monthes old Lego was hatched Mai 18 2001 He has been with us for a around 6-7 monthes<br><br>Post edited by: eve, at: 2007/09/25 03:34

lovemyGreys wrote: same here. there is nothing more annoying the traveling in a car with an impatient grey in a carrier. man they drive me nuts sometimes.. :laugh:

I have a couple of potty mouths too. Lego swears like a French Quebecer and has managed to teach Tonka some words. Its so frustrating to see such beautiful intelligent creatures cuss like they do. Lego had been here about 6-7 monthes now. Still swears quite a bit. He swears and then laughs, and tehn Tonka laughs. Hey, I ignore them, but they are having so much fun together... I don't know if it has any effect... I agree with the ignoring, completely. Don't even turn your head or look at him. Try and make a big deal when you use the replacement word. Like stub your toe or something and start yelling "Duck duck duck"... hopefully he will pick up on that cause its similar and used in a high energy (drama) context. I got some tough words to find rhymes for myself...<br><br>Post edited by: eve, at: 2007/09/06 06:29

I have two Greys, so I'll answer for Tonka, whom I've lived with for six years. What are his/her favorite toys? His chandelier style swing that hangs from the ceiling, mini birdie bagels, and small pine-cones. He loves small stuff that he can throw. What is his/her most hated toy? Tonka does not like acrylic toys. How large is your birdie's cage? About 3 feet wide by 2 feet deep but 4 feet tall. What does your birdie's cage look like? Don't have a pic, it's a hammertone gold, dometop cage. Where'd you get your cage? Petshop Where'did you get your bird? Petshop, fell in love with home while shopping for a cage for the baby Grey I had just put a deposit on at the breeders... What's your bird's favorite game? Fetch, where he throws stuff and I fetch What is your bird's favorite and least favorite food? Favorite: chicken; Least favorite: leafy greens (so I hide them in his mash) What is your bird's favorite treat? Chicken Is your bird clipped? Nope What is your birds newest (or favorite) phrase? Don't forget your keys (he says that now when I leave, because my boyfriend tells me this because I tend to misplace my keys) Does your bird know any fun tricks? He does quite a few, waves hello, waves bye-bye (foot open and close), gives five, plays dead, does the "vulture" stance to name some. How many hours a day do you normally spend with your Grey? I spend about two hours in the morning and five hours after work. How did you choose to name your Grey? His name is Tonka, because he is a small Congo Grey (under 400grams), but he is very tough and built "sturdy". So, like the Tonka trucks, he's small but built tough. Is your bird DNA sexed? No Do you have fun stories about your Grey? Yes of course, but i can't pick one to share right now Post edited by: eve, at: 2007/08/27 20:42 Post edited by: eve, at: 2007/08/27 20:43<br><br>Post edited by: eve, at: 2007/08/27 20:49

CeasarsDad wrote: I saw one in real life, like I wrote before in this thread. Amazingly, the color in the picture is very true to the color the bird was.

My Greys love showers, they go all nuts and flap around. No bath though, ecept for Lego after he's had his shower he takes a short dip in his water bowl. They come in the shower with me and I spray them with a spray bottly... it's hilarious. Lego was not this euberant before, but he leant form Tonka (who is very exuberant with everything he does...) Here is a link about Greys and bathing, as well as some tips on teaching your Grey to bath. I found the first section (about then in the wild) quite interestin, as Tari mentioned they just sit there and let the water roll off them and move under the leaves when they've had enough. http://netpets.com/birds/reference/behavioral/gryart.html Post edited by: eve, at: 2007/08/13 08:43<br><br>Post edited by: eve, at: 2007/08/13 08:43

No bathing cue from the vaccuum here; but my friends have mentioned seeing this with their birds. When I vaccuum, they just start talking and playing louder to keep up with the noise. Lego will bath in his water bowl though, after he gets out of the shower. But will have nothing to do with a bath before he is soaking wet. Weirdo. :laugh:

Tonka's best trick is the not-so-original "bang you're dead" which he does in two versions: either standing on a perch or my hand (and falls back) or on his back in my hand (and his neck hangs down at the "bang"). Post edited by: eve, at: 2007/08/10 08:25 Post edited by: eve, at: 2007/08/10 08:28<br><br>Post edited by: eve, at: 2007/08/10 08:28

Yeah more small Congos! Tonka is about 375g, small but built like a tank, I say Nice to see some smaller CAGS around, everyone's CAGS around here that I see are all huge compared to my little squirt...<br><br>Post edited by: eve, at: 2007/08/10 08:15

Cool, some free samples of Harrisson's! I wonder if it's available to Canadians? I know mine already like it, but it's so darn expensive here that any sample I can get counts :laugh: !! Thanks for the info!<br><br>Post edited by: eve, at: 2007/08/09 01:29

...in his past life. I come home to day and instead of his usual "Hello", he blurts out "Is that for here or to go"... now where on Earth did he get that from? Now he won't stop saying it... It's gonna be a long night. He does this evrytime he gets a new word.