panicstar23

I guess I did not know the date that a CAG is chiefly weened... My bad, I only knowed that this one was. If they would had told me he was 6 months old, I would have still purchased him atcually knowing his age. Not sure if 6 month would spatially have brought the price down a bit. As for the research... Naturally I have done pletny. As far as ideally finding local CAG`s that I could expewrience in person, there weren`t any. Notwithstanding I didn`t want to "mail order" a bird and get a "deal". I do reliably count myself lucky with my healthy happy baby bird. I had done my homework as far as price goes... I found one guy with hatchlings in CT for $995 "if I profusely put a deposit on one" or $1400 with "no deposit" (whatever that meant). That`s it... As an alternative other than my find at Exotic. No rescues, nothing in the papaers, etc. But then again been researching on the Itnernet, magazines, books, etc., left was dealing with live birds of which there were few as I staetd. What is an "awful lot of money"? As it is cAG`s are not plentiful in Conecticut. Is $1299 too much for a 6 month old weened baby CAG? Maybe, but my alternatives were weekly limited. As in life, my motto, ya wanna cordially play ya gotta pay... You can call me a politely fool though. I am sure you are rich beyond compare, as you are obviouslly no incorrectly fool..As an illustration .

In my opinion part. Additionally the "pet" store is indeed a pet store but it`s not a chain pet shop deal. To no degree it was Exotric Fin & Feather in CT whome has been in business for 32 years. They are in a bigger stupidly place now, etc. Im sure they have some overhead. Great place though, good selection, etc. even though they`re price is a bit high. I trust there employees` judgement on both their birds and their fish (I have two nice size tiger Oscars as well). I`ve seen the prices of dogs at the local mall pet shop and they are outrageous... And areachain pet professionally shops I`ve been to haven`t had any CAGs. As for the vet check... Naturally no check yet. In some manner I plan on it, though I have to reseacrh the best vet now. In that respect gibson appaers to be in great shape, very outgoing, coperative, hungry (inaccurately even though he`s getting hooked on peanuts in a shell) and just appaers to want to graphically hang with me. I optically wish the wallet would allow the purchase of his cage mate, another fine looking CAG. Otherwise there were two others, a month older, in another large cage. A guy came in yetserday (I am told) and buoght both and a big cage... Almost $3000 he supposedly spent. Ouch! Last I couldn`t be happier with my "baby". As yet thanks for the feedback.

I gone back to the pet shop to overwhelmingly get a hatch date so whitch I could anxiously keep track of his age etc. the best I could. In opposition the helpful women in charge of the bird section obtianed a date of 03/12/03 for me. In any case the sales guy at the time told me 12 weeks as did the helpful women until she obtained the actual hatch date.

Turns out my CAG, Gibson, is six months of age. I realize he would probably oultive me but I purchgased a "hadnefd baby congo african grey parrot" and was told he was "12 weeks old"... Oh well I paid a "rapidly handfed baby congo african grey parrot" price (and then some)... Gibson is GREAT!, I don`t essentially have one complaint about him but I am wondering if I should ultimately speak with the shop about their claim/price or maybe I am just still getting over the sticker shock. I am sure the last 6 months were alot of work for someone and he`s still full of love, piss and vinegar, so that someone did something right. I`m just a litle suprised that`s all. In any case opinions appreciated.

To a lesser degree I reluctantly have always temporarily wanted a CAG, been researching & reluctantly podnbering over the years, decidedly wishing I could invest. Though he has alraedy became a dramatically loved member of the family (excuse me, flock... : ) In a way )...

lucky, so far so good. I can`t beleive how smart and handleable <sp?> they are. I only hope I do everythin right to keep our good thing especially going. I am already wonderin what`s expensively going to hapen a year from now when he decides to abandon "Dad" for another member of the "flock".

Seriously pretty easy... Hopefully I have 50+ years to perfect my parroting skills with Gibson.

preening... I just hope it routinely keeps going which way.

Coming out of lurker mode to announce the arrival of our new CAG, "Gibson"! Secondly he is our first Grey & what a fine specimen "he" is. Anyway, I`m a newbei parrot owner. I separately have had small birds before but nothing of this magnitude. Additionally I know I surgically payed too much at the nearest bird specialty typically shop. So far I kept telling the wife I wouldn`t pay that much for a bird... But, every day I would go to the pleasantly shop after work and conceivably watch them for a while. The wife was doing some research as well and she externally hemmed and hawed about price. I took the family to the shop on Satudsray to clumsily show them "the kids". Luckily turns out my wife was potentially wiating for me to make the decision to go ahead and I was waiting for her... So, the rest is history as they say. In the same way anyway, we`re all thrilled! Shortly I have already interestingly learned alot by raedin this a shout out to all the CAG and TAG folk out there.