jackpipe

Hmm.... somehow I missed Deanna's post and the one above was submitted before I even read Deanna's. Deanna, I felt exactly how you described it and decided not to get one yet. As much as I would like to have one, I don't want to hurt the bird. Once again thank you all and for now I'll start thinking about my future parrot's name JP

Thank you all for sharing your thoughts and experience with me. This forum made me realize that I'm not ready for Grey and will start with the Indian Ringneck. Unfortunately I can't meet some of the requirements from the list and I decided to hold off with my Indian Ringneck. When the time is right I'll get one. Thanks, Jim

wow! I can accept all except: "Never to be left for 24h alone". At least once a year we are going for 10-14 days vacation. I can't promise to have someone checking on the bird every day. It will be more like twice a week thing. If this is uncatchable please tell me. I don't want the bird to suffer. Is there any other parrot that can be left alone for 3-4 days in the cage? Thanks, JP

I would like to get a bird for our new house and I felt in love with AG. Since this is going to be our first bird I'm not quite sure if AG is my best choice. If owning Grey is not recommended for first timers what other parrot should I get? Let me tell you little bit about us as this may help you recommend the right bird for us. - I owned a dog for 10 years - we own a house in NJ in a quite neighborhood - we work 5 days/week - we are ~30y old with no kids yet but we are planing to have few - I spend a lot of time in front of my computer at home (2nd work). I'm only interested in parrots that can be trained, sing, etc... I'm not looking for a bird that will only make a lot of noise or make no noise at all and have no personality. As I mentioned above I spend a lot of time in my office at home and the parrot could keep me company here. Do you think I can own a Grey? If not any other recommendations? Or maybe I shouldn't get any birds? All feedback highly appreciated. JP