Brenda

Timba will not eat any pellets. Harrison's sent me two sample bags to try of theirs and he throws them out of his food dish each time I put some in. I was thinking about trying one of the Hagan parrot foods on him. The Hagan living world premium food looks like it has a lot of sunflower seeds in it. The Hagan Tropimix looks like it might be okay. They have a Tropican Lifetime Parrot Granule food that I'd like to get a sample of. Have any of you had any dealings with the Hagan foods? At least Timba is trying different fruits and veggies. He doesn't like any fresh veggies, only cooked. Thank you Brenda

Hi everyone, Timba has started biting me sometimes. Last night when I was giving him fresh water and food he came down from the top of the cage door and bit my wrist. That was the hardest he's bitten me. When he does bite I put him back in his cage and walk away. And suggestions on how I should handle this would be welcome. On the cage. Do you guys think a 32w x 24d x 45h cage would be big enough or should I go bigger? When I had him before, he was in a bigger cage than that. I tend to go over board with the room for my animals. I'm trying not to do that this time.

I'm trying to do the right things for and with him. That's why I joined you guys here. When I was searching for information on the inter-net I happened to find this group. Reading some of the previous forums I could tell there was a lot of good knowledge here. His name is Timba. I don't have any pictures to share yet but I will. I pray he will continue to adjust and accept us as his new family.

Beautiful cage and you did a super job on it. You really can get in there with her. :cheer:

Do you think it's possible that he remembers me, even a little? Any suggestion on how long I should wait to get him another cage? I didn't ask how long he'd been in the cage he's in now. From the looks of it, it's been a while. I guess they didn't like he's big cage that I had given with him. Your Macaw is so funny. I got a laugh out of just reading about it. My family, sisters and brother, have always had parrots. My brother had a Amazon, CAG and a Macaw. Gus, his Macaw was a cross between a red wing and I think a blue and gold. He was a big boy. When they would go on vacation I would feed his birds. I loved being around them. They would keep me in stitches. Even when I'd go to visit I spent more time laughing then I would talking to human family members.

Thank you for having me and thank you for the advice. I'm sure he doesn't remember me. I didn't go visit him over the years. This is all such a big change for him. A new home and all new people has to be very stressful. I sit and talk to him softly. The second day, while I was talking to him, he kept picking up his foot like he wanted to be picked up. I opened the cage and he came and got on my arm. I let him sit there for about 30 seconds while I talked to him then I put him back. Most of his perches are to big for him and his cage is to small for my liking. But, I won't change any of that any time soon. Oh, he has been talking up a storm. I didn't realize how much I missed him until he came back home.

Hello everyone, I'm new to the grey forums. I had given my TAG (Timba) to a new home about 15 years ago, do to a move. I have kept in contact with his owner over the years. Due to her health problems she offered him back to me. After all these years he's coming back home. I am so excited. I know this change is going to be very hard on him. How can I make this as easy as possible for him and what is the best way to become re-acquainted? Thank you Brenda