leonidas93

thanks for all the help and reassurance guys. one last question, what can i do to make sure leo can fly properly? my mum said to just let him crash and he will soon get used to flying but i am scared he will get hurt, any suggestions?

leo was on my hand today and has let me stroke him much more!

i want to teach my african grey a trick that when someone says something like hello for example the parrot says what, the person repeats it and the parrot says heard you the first time! does anyone have any ideas of how to make this work? thank you

lol i dunno who 2 believe! he let me touch him alot more 2day

lol your parrot sounds very cheeky siobha! when i gave leo some pizza crust yesterday he kept chirping whenever he was finished the cheeky lil thing lol. i had another breakthrough today! leo let me touch him on the chest, the wing, the head and the back. but he wont let me touch him anymore. thanks lovemygreys, that helped alot

thanks siobha, thats made me alot more reassured. i have 2 say tho that wen i go near his cage now he keeps snapping his beak at me. i dunno if i shud be worried by this? but i put my hand in his cage and he got used to it so hopefully its nothing

ok, thank you. i will check out b&q

lol i didnt name it after chocolate! its after the spartan king in 300 lol. leo had a bit of a panic last night. i was putting food in his bowl and had left the door open thinking that he would not come out seeing as i already tried it that day but he did come out! he flew up into the ceiling and kept hitting it, he then fell behind the tv. he was not harmed fourtanetly but i think he was a bit shooken up. he is ok now, whistling loads!

does anyone know any places in the UK which do cheap pvc piping? i need it to try and make a parrot play stand. thank you.

can you buy pvc stands ready built?

ive had a breakthrough people! hes taken food from my hand! it was some pizza crust lol. im not gonna give that to him agian though lol

thanks for that judy, very helpful. just to let you all know, he is letting me go near him now and i can stand right by the cage, my head right by him and he does not mind.

http://shop.parrotcare.com/index.asp i got mine off this breeder and they are about 3 months old. there quite a bit but its reassuring that im paying money for a good, healthy parrot.

he is a baby. that was good advice, that way i can be trusted by him right?

hi everyone, i just got my african grey yesterday night (at 11pm!!) and it looks like he is well relaxed with his cage. he plays with his toys, likes to have a good climb, hasnt fallen yet, but he is still very wary around humans. we can not even go a few feet near his cage without him making a growling noise and moving away with us. the breeder says he just needs a day or two to settle (he has travelled from north england to south east england so its quite a journey). do you recommend leaving him in his cage a day or two until he settles and then start cuddling and petting him or just cuddling and petting him straight away? thank you guys and gals, i appreciate any help i get. jamie and leonidas (leo for short)

try keeping the perches at the bottom until he gets more confident with his cage.