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I think this is very good advice!! I would add get him a TON of foot toys for his cage time. My grey Gordon Loves his foot toys. Just be sure they are safe...ie will not snag a toenail or get caught on his foot. He sounds like a verycute little guy. My Gordon is 3.5 now, and I miss those days when he would scratch like that. Baby Greys do this scratching at the bottom of the cage. In time Ollie will mature and stop doing that. He will be a big boy then. A very cheap toy idea would be take his favorite snack and roll it up in a piece of newspaper and twist the ends shut like a candy wrapper. Birds love working for their food. Greys are also bottom feeders. Try putting snacks at the bottom of his cage (try to place somewhere that he cant potty in it) in a shallow crock dish or bowl. Gordon loved when i tried this with him. its also extra work for him to get down there to eat.

May God bring you peace in your time of suffering. Fly free Billie

an unrelated reply...though I think its important to mention. Do your guests know that Isaac is flighted and doors windows, etc must not be opened to the outside while they are visiting? Just a thought. Not criticizing at all...just thinking of his safety.

I'm new here as well, tho my CAG Gordon is 3.5yo. He says a whole menagerie of words, phrases, sounds, beeps, etc. I give him "assignments" if you will to work on when I am not at home. This gives hi the mental stimulation that greys need so very much. So, for instance I tell Gordon "Practice, be good, Practice" That way he knows that when i say practice that its a new assignment. he will practice the be good part and try until he has it right. He even tells himself to practice when he doesnt have it quite right. I sing very often to my birds. Gordon sings back. ITs very cute.

I have one for my eclectus. My grey wont wear it. I practiced on a stuffed animal first before struggling with my parrot. Also, start out by making the harness really big, so you can just slide it on and around his wings. then tighten it up.

I use the shark steamer cleaner. It has different wands, etc. It works wonders on cages with stuck on berries and other foods. It makes my cages like new again!

Aww, I wish My Gordon would let me try that! He is afraid of everything! (CAG) Dawn