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Hi! can anyone help me?! i have a new 1yr old african grey called 'cas'. i have owned her for about a month or so now. She is new to having a proper 'home' because she has been bought and then sold alot, moving to many different families and possible LIVING in a carrier cage and eating nothing but sesamie seeds... so i want to give her the longest and best life possible. I am new to keeping large parrots, but have owned 2 budgies in the past. i have some questions and if anyone can answer 1 or more of them i would be VERRRYYY HAPPY!!! i know that it's kinda long, and may seem paranoid but i'm only 13 and i don't want to get anything wrong! 1. I know i have to take her out of the cage ALOT, but she doesn't seem to want to go into her small carrier cage so i can take her upstairs with me (I have tried putting food in the cage). hopefully, I will be getting a harness soon, but I'm not sure how i'm going to put it on her without stressing her out or ruining her trust... any suggestions? And even if i do, will it help me get her out of the cage?! 2. At the moment, i am feeding her fruit+veg in the morning - before school(like watermelon, apple, pepper or cucumber) and sesamie seeds and nuts in the afternoon - after school (i refill her water bowl normally 2ce a day). Veriety is the spice of life - and i feel that i am limiting her options. Any suggestions on what to feed her/give her to drink? or is this a normal diet? 3. She is being very vocal at the moment but doesn't talk yet... just sort of whistles/tweets and occasionally clicks a bit. Is it normal for her not to speak any words yet? 4. Whenever i change her food bowl, she gets overly protective and tries to pull it back, sometimes even when it's completely empty. Is this also normal? 5. Cas is still very teritorial and isn't TOO happy about you putting your fingers in her cage... sometimes, she will lash out to try and bite you, and if you get close she makes a growling sound. Does this also happen with other new parrots? Is there anything i can do to stop her? 6. Occasionally she will make a load screeching sound. does this mean she is angry/scared/stressed/hungry?? 7. She has quite a large cage with 4 wooden branch perches in it and a few toys and bits of sting. I think she is happy and plays with them alot, but she does this thing where she climbs around the cage for periods of time. does this mean she is bored/frustrated or maybe even feels trapped?? or is she just excersizing? 8. Lately, cas's posture is vey upright, and she pushes the shoulder-y part of her wings further back and further away from her body. at the same time, she normally has her mouth open and looks like she's panting. does this possible mean that she is ill or maybe even mad or something? maybe just tired or stressed?? 9. As i said before, taking her upstairs or even out of her cage is a problem. This also has other problems that go with it, like HOW AM I SUPOSSED TO BATH HER?!?! this is one of my MAJOR questions, because i live in Egypt at the moment, and it's so dry. i heard that you shoud bath them once a week, but i simply CAN'T!!! I've gotten a spray bottle once and tried to shower her with that... but she just screamed and tried to get away... OBVIOUSLY not enjoying it! the LAST thing i want to do is ruin her trust, so Would it be better just NOT to bath her?? or is there a way for her to enjoy it??!? 10. Also, if you could giv me any other deetz, like - how often to take her to vets (bare in mind i live in Egypt, so english speaking bird specialists are kinda hard to find... we know one, but we aren't sure how profesional he is) - how often to clean out her cage - is there REALLY such thing as a 1 person bird? - what are some good sources of info (like i've heard ALOT about Chet Wohmack, but if any of you have bought his products, do they work? are they as good as implied?) - info on signals (like what african greys do when they are hungry/happy/bored/depressed/ect)... like how to tell what they want or when they love you!? xxxxxxxxx Again guys, sorry it's so long and thanks SSSSSSSSSSSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MMMMUUUUUUUCCCCCCCHHHHHH for giving me some advice... i REALLY apreciate it!!!!!!!!!! xxxxxxxxx

Hi! can anyone help me?! i have a new 1yr old african grey called 'cas'. i have owned her for about a month or so now. She is new to having a proper 'home' because she has been bought and then sold alot, moving to many different families and possible LIVING in a carrier cage and eating nothing but sesamie seeds... so i want to give her the longest and best life possible. I am new to keeping large parrots, but have owned 2 budgies in the past. i have some questions and if anyone can answer 1 or more of them i would be VERRRYYY HAPPY!!! i know that it's kinda long, and may seem paranoid but i'm only 13 and i don't want to get anything wrong!:unsure: :blink: :blink: :blink: :blink: :blink: :blink: :blink: :blink: :blink: :blink: :blink: :blink: :blink: :blink: 1. I know i have to take her out of the cage ALOT, but she doesn't seem to want to go into her small carrier cage so i can take her upstairs with me (I have tried putting food in the cage). hopefully, I will be getting a harness soon, but I'm not sure how i'm going to put it on her without stressing her out or ruining her trust... any suggestions? And even if i do, will it help me get her out of the cage?! 2. At the moment, i am feeding her fruit+veg in the morning - before school(like watermelon, apple, pepper or cucumber) and sesamie seeds and nuts in the afternoon - after school (i refill her water bowl normally 2ce a day). Veriety is the spice of life - and i feel that i am limiting her options. Any suggestions on what to feed her/give her to drink? or is this a normal diet? 3. She is being very vocal at the moment but doesn't talk yet... just sort of whistles/tweets and occasionally clicks a bit. Is it normal for her not to speak any words yet? 4. Whenever i change her food bowl, she gets overly protective and tries to pull it back, sometimes even when it's completely empty. Is this also normal? 5. Cas is still very teritorial and isn't TOO happy about you putting your fingers in her cage... sometimes, she will lash out to try and bite you, and if you get close she makes a growling sound. Does this also happen with other new parrots? Is there anything i can do to stop her? 6. Occasionally she will make a load screeching sound. does this mean she is angry/scared/stressed/hungry?? 7. She has quite a large cage with 4 wooden branch perches in it and a few toys and bits of sting. I think she is happy and plays with them alot, but she does this thing where she climbs around the cage for periods of time. does this mean she is bored/frustrated or maybe even feels trapped?? or is she just excersizing? 8. Lately, cas's posture is vey upright, and she pushes the shoulder-y part of her wings further back and further away from her body. at the same time, she normally has her mouth open and looks like she's panting. does this possible mean that she is ill or maybe even mad or something? maybe just tired or stressed?? 9. As i said before, taking her upstairs or even out of her cage is a problem. This also has other problems that go with it, like HOW AM I SUPOSSED TO BATH HER?!?! this is one of my MAJOR questions, because i live in Egypt at the moment, and it's so dry. i heard that you shoud bath them once a week, but i simply CAN'T!!! I've gotten a spray bottle once and tried to shower her with that... but she just screamed and tried to get away... OBVIOUSLY not enjoying it! the LAST thing i want to do is ruin her trust, so Would it be better just NOT to bath her?? or is there a way for her to enjoy it??!? 10. Also, if you could giv me any other deetz, like - how often to take her to vets (bare in mind i live in Egypt, so english speaking bird specialists are kinda hard to find... we know one, but we aren't sure how profesional he is) - how often to clean out her cage - is there REALLY such thing as a 1 person bird? - what are some good sources of info (like i've heard ALOT about Chet Wohmack, but if any of you have bought his products, do they work? are they as good as implied?) - info on signals (like what african greys do when they are hungry/happy/bored/depressed/ect)... like how to tell what they want or when they love you!? :blush: xxxxxxxxx Again guys, sorry it's so long and thanks SSSSSSSSSSSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MMMMUUUUUUUCCCCCCCHHHHHH for giving me some advice... i REALLY apreciate it!!!!!!!!!! xxxxxxxxx