Gismosmomma09

i headr it was the thing to do.. i havnt heard of any stories about the leg band hurting the bird. but thank you for telling me how much is the microchipping??? i will deff. look into that. thats the last thing i want to do is have my baby hurt.

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ok i've been having the hardest time looking for a leg band for Gismo where do i get them and usually how much are they?? i have searched the internet for like 3 hours now and still cant find anything... please can someone tell me where to get them or point me to a site that i can order one?? Gismos a CAG and i need to know what size to get and what it should have on it and everything. thanks Kym & Gismo

He seems to do just fine he will get scared and do these grunts and then lick at my face but he doesnt try to bite.. i was scared when he did it at first cause i didnt know what he was gonna do.. but i just sat there and let him do his thing and he calmed down real quick.. he has only nibbled the top of my ear once and i raised my voice to him and said ouch that hurt and he hasnt done it since... think he understands?? Kym and gismo

He seems to do just fine he will get scared and do these grunts and then lick at my face but he doesnt try to bite.. i was scared when he did it at first cause i didnt know what he was gonna do.. but i just sat there and let him do his thing and he calmed down real quick.. he has only nibbled the top of my ear once and i raised my voice to him and said ouch that hurt and he hasnt done it since... think he understands??

thank you guys so much i dont know what i wouldnt know what to do without this site.. and thanks for the advice. i was told that he wouldnt start talking till he was a year old is this true??? i have had him for almost a week now and im absoultly his. i cant have any more kids but hes my son. new adventures everyday. i have a picture of his sleeping on my shoulder and hes hiding in my hair behind my neck with his wing just flopped on my chest.. its the cutest thing ever i will try and upload it later.. thanks again guys Kym & Gismo

Hello, i play Alot of music in my home and tonight when hootie and the blowfish came on Gismo started makeing these really weird noises. and then would stop for a minute while i sang and then he would join in. like he was singing with me.. and then he closed his eyes for a while and made noises then too. to describe them a little bit its like he seemed to be trying to talk his throat would go up and down and it would be throaty noises and little squeeks, and some sort of like gasps.. any thoughts guys. it would be really cool if he was singing to me but i highly dought thats the case since hes only 7 weeks old. but i just wanted to know if anyone else is having this experience. thanks Kym & Gismo

Hello, i play Alot of music in my home and tonight when hootie and the blowfish came on Gismo started makeing these really weird noises. and then would stop for a minute while i sang and then he would join in. like he was singing with me.. and then he closed his eyes for a while and made noises then too. to describe them a little bit its like he seemed to be trying to talk his throat would go up and down and it would be throaty noises and little squeeks, and some sort of like gasps.. any thoughts guys. it would be really cool if he was singing to me but i highly dought thats the case since hes only 7 weeks old. but i just wanted to know if anyone else is having this experience. thanks Kym & Gismo

thank you all very much for all your advice. i have no clue about trying to wean or when it should be done. i know he likes sweet potatoes though.. lol i was having one for dinner lastnight and he climed over to me and started eating it. it was the cutest thing i have ever seen. i will deffinatly go and check things out over at the handfeeding forum. handfeeding is going well i think gismo has figured out when i get home from work hes getting fed. lol he seems better today he wants to be on my sholder tonight. but heard somewhere that thats a no no.. why?? he seems quite content up there and even more so when i stand and do dishes with him up there. except for the fact he likes to nibble on the top of my ear and doesnt like my hair up in a pony tail. any thoughts??? thanks again guys hope to talk to you all very soon. Kym

hello everyone, My name is kymberley, and as my sn says i am gismos momma. He is a CAG only 7 weeks old. hes the most adorable thing i have ever seen. I finally brought him home on sunday and hes been either in my lap or my husbands lap since hes been home. The breeder i got him from said that hes ready to start weaning in about a week. that seems a little soon to me but like the topic says i am such a novice when it comes to birds. he is my first baby to hand feed and let me tell you i was so scared the very first time i did it. i have heard horror stories about ppl who dont know what they are doing and end up accidentally killing the babies.. but all is going well here at gismos palace.. if anyone has any sugestions about how to help him bond to me. or handfeeding, potty training, or anything please im all ears. and thank you so much to whoever opened this site. thanks again Kymberley