Eckobird

Don't you wish you could just win the lottery and never have to work another day in your life?! Well I DO lol I will be dreaming for awhile though. Working sucks but once you get that first paycheck you will feel a lot better! <br><br>Post edited by: caitb2007, at: 2009/06/11 21:57

Thank you Janet and Nick! They really aren't loud at all. Sometimes they do bark when they are calling for a mate or if something scared them but its such a low bark. I mean they are tiny creatures so it can't be that loud lol.

I was just wondering if any of you guys have any pet sugar gliders? I haven't met that many people who do have them so I was just curious and want to know how you like them. I have 2 sugar gliders, Big mama and Babi. They are really cool pets but they are nocturnal so I don't get to see them much. Big mama is the sweetest one, she doesn't bite at all and sometimes she licks me when I give her food, lol! Babi isn't that nice, she doesn't like to be held and she bites. She was in need of a home so we took her in and put her in Big mamas cage and they get along great. Big mama only has 3 legs but she still manages to get around great. One day I heard her barking, it wasn't normal of her to do that during the day so I went to check on her and her foot was caught in the string of her sleeping pouch, it cut off the blood and the foot died so it had to get amputated. These are our 2nd pair of gliders. The first two we had were Gizmo and Wanda and they had 3 babies. Let me tell you those were the cutest, tiniest, sweetest little babies EVER! They all went to great homes and I was so sad to give them away. Unfortunately about 4 years ago there was a hurricane and we had to put Gizmo and Wanda in a bird cage in the garage during the hurricane. One of our outside cats was also in the garage and she got a hold of them through the bars. It was the most tragic thing I have ever seen!! I was devastated!! So now we have Big mama and Babi and we've had them for about 3 years. Anyways, thats my story about my gliders, lol thanks for reading. Now share your story if you have one This is Babi, she is shy but she will still take fruit from me. And this is Big mama, she is very sweet. You can see in this pic that she is missing a back foot. <br><br>Post edited by: caitb2007, at: 2009/06/11 02:45

Great drawing Madhuri! I can't wait to see what the drawing of my Ecko looks like. You are very good!

:laugh: Thats a nice way of Beau showing you that he loves you, ew not lol! :sick: Don't you just love cuddle time? It's those precious moments that makes us fall even more in love with them. So Sweet!

I was wondering if that was you making the noise or Ecko lol, I couldn't tell. Thats cute that he is copying you! :lol:

Such a cute video of Ecko! He is much noisier than my Ecko. You know I actually think he is a SHE! The head seems more rounder lol who knows. When are you going to DNA?

Wow that atom is huge compared to Chimay lol! Great pictures! I am so happy he is enjoying.

Welcome back Lauren and Pax! We want to see some recent pics of Pax and maybe some of Pikachu if you can, lol you know we love pictures

Its sounds like to me that the baby stage is starting to fade away and the more independent stage is setting in. He probably wants to be left alone and do his own thing. Your going to have to start reading his body language for signs that he doesn't want to be bothered so you can avoid the bites. Here is a thread that talks about some body language. Good luck! http://www.greyforums.net/forums/training/109373-body-language-most-frequently-seen.html#109373 or this one: http://www.greyforums.net/forums/training/49882-body-language.html#49882<br><br>Post edited by: caitb2007, at: 2009/06/10 20:58

What a beautiful picture of Lyric! Hey Lyric.. "Why so seriious?" **in the jokers voice** :lol: Thanks for sharing Jen!

1.) I take my bird with me in the shower, he has a shower perch so he perches there and gets the mist on him and then at the end I get him completely soaked. After that I mist him with aloe vera juice. I've been doing this with him since he was 10 weeks old and he doesn't mind it but he also doesn't like it. You might have to introduce Mika to the shower very slowly. You could also just fill the tub up and have him walk around in it. 2.) No my grey does not smell, nor should Mika smell. He might have a bacteria infection if his poop does really smell. Someone on here said their birds poop smelt so bad because they had a bacteria infection and once they treated it the smell went away so I don't think its normal if the poop smells. It could just be the food that smells, I know if beans or veggies go bad from staying out too long they start to smell. What type of foods are you leaving in his cage? Pellets or seeds shouldn't have a smell to it. 3.) Anything that has a scent to it is bad for greys. Air fresheners are not good for them at all. Even the bottle ones like febreeze is deadly to them so I make sure I don't have any near him at all. I do have the plug-in fresheners in my spare room because I also have cats and thats where their litter box is and boy can that thing smell lol. He never goes in that room and his cage isn't near it so he has been fine. Anyways, hope this helps. Good luck! <br><br>Post edited by: caitb2007, at: 2009/06/10 20:41

LOL Jen! Now where is Lyrics and Sadie greys sleepy pics? Are you able to capture one of them sleeping?

That is wonderful news Helen! And congrats on Cookies first words, I bet it is very exciting for you! Now where are those pictures of Cookie that you promised?? You know we want to meet him

Aww how cute! I wish Ecko liked to be on his back like Adaya does but everytime I turn him over he wiggles so much and gets mad. I'm still trying though. Very cute videos Pat.

I'm so happy. Ecko's behavior in the cage is so much better now. We have been putting him in the cage while we are home so he knows that we aren't always leaving him every time he has to go in the cage. Sometimes when we put him in he will start to freak out at first and then he will calm down and starts to play with his toys or eat. Other times he goes right in with no problem. He even went in the cage by himself the past two nights, I guess he was tired and was ready for bed. I made sure I gave him lots of praises so he knows thats good! I am so proud of my baby! :kiss:

AWWW! How adorable! They are sooo precious at the young age.

Don't give in to the guilt trip Supernova lol. Ecko does this to me too but he bites down on his cage to try to escape. :evil: {Feel-good-0002006E} Hahahhaa I loved that video Dan!

Haha your not the only one losing it. I always talk to Ecko and ask him things like that. :lol:

Where?? lol

Thats the exact one I have, lol I didn't know there was a difference but now that I look at the atom and the orbit they do look different. Since you only got it today your going to have to give them time to get use to it. Just keep it in sight like your doing and maybe play with it in front of them. Adaya won't go on it either??

It's a really small picture but I can still see it, great picture! He looks quite happy to be out there. I'm glad you were able to take him out again.

Try uploading the pictures to www.photobucket.com and you can resize them there and then paste the IMG code onto here. We love to see pics!

Congrats on your new baby! You are going to have your hands full! Can't wait to see some pictures

Hello Patricia and welcome to the forum! Congrats on your baby being hatched! This is going to be the longest wait of your life, lol but it is sooo worth it! Thats great that you get to visit him/her during your wait though. Anyways, I look forward to hearing more about you and Sloopy! I love you avatar by the way, what a cutie!