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Thanks for the support guys. From what I have read, finding another mate that she will accept would be a very difficult task. I think for now I am just going to try to work on making her come out of the box. I was thinking I should start slow... maybe just block off the box for an hour and so and slowly lengthen the time so that she is out all day and only gets to go in the box at night. However, because she has just suffered such a great loss I thought that I would give her a week or so to grieve in her comfort zone. Does that sound logical? Or should I start working with her right away? Again, thanks for the help. Amy Oh, I have included 2 pictures. The first one is Cher. As you can see Sonny plucked her head. The 2nd one is of Sonny and Cher's little boy. He is 6 weeks old. I wasn't going to keep him, but now that Sonny is gone I would like to hang on to a little piece of him. I haven't been able to come up with a name for him yet. Any suggestions?

Hello all, I have been lurking around the forum for a few weeks and decided it was time to finally introduce myself. My name is Amy and I live in WI with my husband, 4 dogs, and a variety for birds. In addition to a pet White Capped Pionus,I have several breeding pairs of color mutation parrotlets, 2 pairs of Maximillan Pionus, and (until today)I had a breeding pair of TAGs. This morning I discovered the male TAG dead in the nestbox and to say that I am devestated is an understatement. Earlier in the month this pair had a clutch of 3 babies, of which only one survived. After going through all that, finding Sonny dead has broken my heart. I have only had the pair a few months, but in that time Sonny and I really became friends. He had a great personality and we used to talk all the time. Even though he was a "breeder" I still miss him so much. Sonny's death has also left me with another problem- what am I going to do with his mate, Cher? The pair was wild caught, which puts their age at 20+. Cher spends all of her time sitting in the nestbox. She is very uncomfortable around people and if she happens to be out when you enter the bird room she will make a mad dash back to the box. I have no intention of getting her another mate and I don't know if she would be comfortable as a pet.... I'm just at a loss. Sorry this is so long! If it is not in the appropriate section, please feel free to move it. Amy