Tango

great advice up to this point. I have a 13 week old TAG we pulled out of a pet store at 8 weeks. Few notes from my experience: 1) Don't clip unless you have a dire reason, and then... it's not a good reason. These are prey animals and psychologically need to know they can flee (flight). 2) Don't sweat weaning. Our Cleo is still taking 2-3 handfed meals a day, depends on her mood. Some days she eats it all from the bowl with no help, some days she wants daddy to feed her. I have no problem taking 6 months to wean. The only timeline you need to adhere to is between you and your baby. Read up on abundance weaning... very important. 3) Keep the cage safe and as big as you can. Couple towels on the bottom will be fine.

I've become a Christmas Elf: I quickly realized I can make parrot-safe toys and perches with a little research and trips to the hardware and craft stores for pennies on the dollar. PVC joints currently sell for about $0.25 each, and a 5 foot length of 1" PVC pipe is $1.50. I can make a pretty nice little play stand for about $5.00 in about half an hour. Toys: buy leather cord from a craft store, child-safe natural blocks (or just buy some 1x4 and cut the blocks yourself) for dirt cheap. Non-dyed paper grocery sacks can be cut up or shredded for forage boxes. -> take some shredded paper, put some nuts or seeds in the middle for a surprise! Bind it with leather cord. Just some things that have helped me save money. But make sure you use grey-safe materials (no dyes or chemicals) before you go buy goodies.