MsTrippi

My baby gets Natural Zupreem pellets (he didn't like the fruity kind) in his cage all day. I usually put about 2 tsp in at a time so that I don't have to dump a lot when I give him fresh food (every morning). Every morning he goes to his playstand to eat breakfast. He gets a Kaytee pasta blend with fruit (It comes packaged, you just add water and heat it). I sometimes add vegetables to this. At night he gets the Kaytee vegetable pasta blend with frozen vegetables heated. Every other day I give him a seed mix, about 2 tsp. He also eats a variety of table food including tofu, spaghetti, bread, and whatever else we're eating. He likes to share In addition to this I sometimes cook up sweet potato for him. I tend to stick to frozen vegetables because I know they are picked and frozen right away. (Always get grade A) (Plus it's way easier) I also give him 2-3 Nutriberries every night in his Zupreem bowl. My vet said his diet is "ideal." Not to brag...Yippee!B) I am actually bird sitting right now for a lady who does the coolest thing. She buys party trays for her birds. The veggies and fruit are all sliced up, washed, and ready to go. If you can afford it every week or so, I think that's so clever! I think the easier your feeding routine, the easier it is to keep up a good one. And to answer the other question- if it's a wet/fresh food (veg, fruit, pasta) I only leave it out 2 hours. Some say 4 hours, but I like to play it safe.

pugwash wrote: Do you have any bird tats? What do you have? One of my tattoos is a dragon in flowers. I got it on my shoulder when I was 18. I really want to get a cover-up tattoo there, but I don't know what. It looks like an old sailor tattoo right now! All the African Grey tats I've seen are super cheesey. I was thinking about a flowery theme- I dunno. They are super expensive in Hawaii! I may wait until I get back to the mainland. Where do you live? Sheesh... too much coffee today. I'm rambling. I just got back from the vet. Dex had a full work up. It set me back $300!!! I yi yi. They did a clamydia test and blood and poop and on and on... jeeze. My kids don't even get that much done to them at check-ups. The vet was super cute though, so I agreed to everything. Dr Dreamy. Go ahead Doc, bill me for whatever. Hope your day is grey-t. I'll add to the cheesiness of you crazy bird peoples Hugs, Jenny

Ooooo... What is this Karma I hear people talking about? Thank you for giving me some :woohoo: Does it carry over into my next life?

Trust me guys, I am not "handy!" Hahaha... my husband is deployed to Iraq, so I had to figure out his power saw all by myself. I was scared sh*tless! I had on some huge goggles and I was shaking. The reason my tree is crooked is because I am horrible at measuring and lazy at math. I sort of eye-balled the whole thing. It's really easy once you get started. I'm lucky I still have fingers

By the way, I've been checking out your babies too. They are all beautiful! :kiss: And Baxter, what a cute name. That's just two ticks away from Dexter Great minds think alike!

El Diablo

Woopsies. That picture was just too cute. You had to see it twice! (I have no idea what I just did there...) Here's another one of the turd. He just undid my bra straps and is now working on the zipper to my shorts. The dude is FRESH, I'm tellin ya!!!

Here is my little guy helping me take trade poopsie tape for clean. We wrap "branches" with bandage tape- a lot cheaper than vet wrap and way easier to find!

Hey! Thank you for that warm welcome! I am trying to get some pictures up for you guys... don't know if it's going to work. If they show up, then you're looking at my PVC tree with Dexter modeling. Can you say Vanna White!

I named my bird Dexter after the Showtime character. I thought it was fitting, since parrots are known to bite and have a sense of bad and good people. I love that show!

Hi everybody! I'm Jenny and I have a stinker TAG named Dexter. I have had Dex since he was 4 weeks old. He's now a goofy 5 month old who adds a lot of love to my life. I am determined to give him the best life possible, as he is such a light in mine. I enjoy searching through everyone's tips and experiences on here. I'm excited to find some more ways to enrich Dexter's life. I built him a PVC "tree" after looking at some pictures on here. It turned out great, and my crooked carpentering (this is a new word ) only made it more fun to climb on. Hooray! Look forward to meeting you. xx, Jenny