John_Woodside

It looks fantastic, like a jungle just for the bird http://www.greyforums.net/component/option,com_zoom/Itemid,99999999/page,view/catid,1/key,2149/hit,1/ someone who builds playstands, quote me a price

I'm sorry, but saying teflon is ok to use if you don't overheat it is like saying I've had a few but I'm ok to drive... I'd rather deal with the hassle of sticky pots personally

http://www.cagesunder500dollars.com/products/tabid/72/p-192-ultrasonic-mister.aspx and http://www.cagesunder500dollars.com/products/tabid/72/p-190-waterfall-with-pump.aspx I really like these two things, especially since the mister will help with humidity. I also know the bird will probably be drinking from them. obviously I would clean them out daily and with disinfectants a few times a week, but would dangerous pathogens be able to build up in the inner workings or would they be safe? Yes I know they are for reptiles, but I like them.

I know I'm getting ahead of myself now, I dont even have my grey yet. But the more I visit birds the more I want more than one, so I want to know if people have had trouble introducing a new parrot to an existing grey

I know how dangerous using the wrong chemicals can be, so I want to know what you guys usee around your birds.

I've been fascinated by birds since I was little. I tried to catch the boring native birds when I was 5ish, but they always got away. Then I saw alex on animal planet, and now I want a grey (dont actually have one yet)

nice! I want a plystand

my aloes never stay alive...

on that note as well, I say clip it evenly, keep it clipped till it trusts you, then don't clip it. I'm gonna train mine for outdoor flight which I anticipate will be loads of fun for both of us. if nothing else, he'll know how to come back if he flies out a window, which is always a danger.

Well, anything I have to say is from books and reading other posts (still waiting on my grey), so take it with a grain of salt. Uneven wings can cause unbalanced flight, I'd get an even clip to avoid tumbles. Yes, a spray bottle works fine, I also read that you can buy pure aloe vera gel, and I agree with that completely, I've had aloe vera plants since I was 17. I'd slowly move up to having him shower with you. not so sure about behavior, but you should move slowly, coercion causes biting and distrust.

ahh, good deal. I was actually looking at some of Harris teeters freshly prepared things, the salt content wasn't super high on any of them.

ooh! acrylic. how much did that set you back? I want one, but unfortunately my pockets have bottoms...

yeah, I've heard the tag vs cag thing, and it made me lean towards a tag, but I like cags better, tags are too small. I figure if I do things well then it wont matter too much. I was wondering about the grocery stores, but they all have bakeries and delis and I worry about teflon

wow, that had to be scary, but it's good to know that something like that wont necessarily kill them. I remember I let a digiorno pizza wrapper get close to heat and shrivel a little bit, and I was thinking "oh thank God I don't have my bird yet" but needless to say I'll be more careful of things like that now that it happened once. I'm sure you've got a similar thought process going on right now.

I don't expect to take the bird everywhere with me, but I definitely want to be able to take it as many places I can so I can well socialize it. So tell me places you guys have taken your birds to.