michadka

Thanks all. We're taking all advice and trying to make prudent decisions. I have a few further questions: 1) This site seems a little difficult to navigate. I see no way to sort posts by date or user, am I missing something? 2) Anyone have experience with the www.birdtricks.com videos? 3) When my bird shakes, meaning his body is basically still, his head is still but his body feathers (mostly breast) are shaking, is that a sign of fear, cold or something else. Our home is usually around 67, I'm believe I read that to be acceptable. 4) His pupils dialate in and out quickly at times. I can't find much on that behavior. Any thoughts? Thanks you all again, you've been very helpful.

Thank you both for the words of advice and encouragement. We are fortunate enough to have a friend who's wife is a vet and works in a prctice where there is an Avian practitioner. We are currently trying to set up that appointmen which will, sometime in the very near future, happen. I will dscrad the use of the glove, as advised. Hopefully I have enough blood left to get through this transition for him. I have yet to explored this site, But I'll look for the welcome room and introduce us all. Any other tips and advice will be great.

My wife and I recently took in a 16 year old CAG. The bird was allegedly abused by a prior owner, though we have no proof of that other than the untrusting nature of this bird. He's adjusted well and come a long way in the week+ that we have him. He still bites a great deal, but we can scratch his head from time to time and he has climbed out of his cage to an outised perch for some feedings. Attempts to get him to 'step up' have been a total failure. If I try when he's outside the cage, he flys away and crashes into something (I stopped that after two tries so he wouln't get hurt). Attempts inside the cage lead to him biting hard and climbing fust and furious to escape. He'll throw a big tantrum and shivers like crazy. I've gone to a glove to stop some of the damage to my hand but this is a big strong bird. I'm trying to be very patient and give him good long breaks in between trying, but I seem to be making zero progress. If we can't get him out of his cage we have trouble involing him in daily activities. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.