Lalrmi

some brilliant tips and excellent advice,ive looked at the toys in the rabbit,hamster and dog sections,and often wondered,these have definately answered my queries. I think we're being ripped off for parrot toys and treats when the other said toys are very similar and do the same things....cheers;)

Ozzy is now in his new penthouse cage,although he was unsure at first,and seemed lost in all his new found space,hes now loving it and exploring every inch of it. Definately a good buy,even though it takes up quite a lot of our living room,ozzy loves it. as for the ginger nut biscuit,which he loves, here are the ingredients on the packet- wheat flour,sugar,vegetable oil,glucose-fructose syrup,raising agents,molasses,ginger powder,salt,lemon oil.. hes eating probably 2 biscuits per day and loves them,..each biscuit contains-2%calories.3%sugar,2%fat,4% saturates,trace of salt. any advice welcome,thanks.

Thanks for your inputs and advice,much appreciated. Still curious about the ginger nut biscuits which ozzy loves,are these safe or not?. new cage has been ordered,much bigger and with play gym on top. as for time out of cage,ozzy spends at minmum of a couple of hours,he seems to have had enough after that and following his cuddles and play time he gets grouchy,and seems tired and wants to be left alone to just sit there.what does your bird do for 4 hours out of cage,is it cuddles and constant activity,or is a lot of it sitting around,chilling etc.?. cheers.

Hi. Im a relatively new user to the site,and am finding it very informmative,and very interesting. I have had Ozzy our African Grey for about 8 months now,he is 12 months old. He is a very happy,very tame and very loving bird. Id like some comments to see what im doing wrong,if anything. He resides ina cage that is 38x22x22,it was what was advised by the pet shop (however im currently considering a larger cage for him). He comes out at least for 2 hours every day,we set it at this as we both work shifts but liked to set some sort of routine for him.when hes out he spends most of his time for cuddles etc,with the odd flying and divebombing inbetween. He has 4 food pots which we fill in the evening,one filled with water,two filled with any of the following-spinach leaves,lettuce,water cress,rocket,cucumber,brocoli,sprouts,runner beans,green beans,carrots,peppers,chilli peppers,swede,raddish,apples,satsumas,grapes,kiwi,melon,strawberries,hes very partial to ginger nut biscuits and rich tea biscuits which we also add from time to time,dry toast in the morning,the fourth pot we fill with seed,(pet shop bought parrot mix). In his cage he has several toys,several wooden perches,and a concrete perch.along with cuttle fish bones. he seems very happy,says hello,and experiments with new words,whistles quite a lot,and plays with his toys constantly.At night he grinds his beak for a while which i believe means hes content.hes very social predominately with myself however he will go to my partner for cuddles when im not there and will go to one of the kids.but divebombs the other two kids who arent as confident with him. Any comments or advice welcome,im unsure on the ginger nuts which he loves,but havent found anything anywhere that mentions these bisuits;)<br><br>Post edited by: Lalrmi, at: 2009/03/17 00:06

Hi...in response to that,is there a list anywhere of avain vets in the uk?,..

Hello to you all.Just a quick introduction. Im from Lancs/Gtr Mancr,have had an african grey for a year now,we chose to call him ozzy. although relatively new at the time i bought every book you can buy on the african greys and read them all,amazing how they conflict with different views and opinions.anyway ive read them all and found them usefull for tips and hints,however i have learnt that each bird is individual and hands on experience is the best way to learn.amazing the size of this site,and when i get more free time,i shall peruse it more. Good day to you all,I'll be back!