aeriga

12 weeks seems early to me as well, ours seemed to stop at about 16-17 weeks although not every grey is the same, maybe if you think you're having problems offer a small amount of both foods Although I'm no expert ...just a thought

Just another tid bit - with the regular cages, you don't need to put the tray under the play top. We don't, we leave it off all the time so that Oscar can have light, even when he plays on top he perches on the sides of the cage, his atom or the play stand rather then on the flat tray.

http://www.magicyellow.com/category/Pet_Shops/Fort_Collins_co.html here you go, not sure if any of these places are good or not though

bring a lot of his favourite treats and keep calling! we are all praying for his return home

I'm not having this problem....yet anyways with oscar. Usually he will let me pet him or pick him up with no hassle.(He does not know step up yet, but usually will step up if you put hour hand infront of him - guess he wants to be picked up) Although if he does get testy usually he wants to be left alone. So we give him a time out, we leave the room for a few minutes and then come back and usually he is better.

Oh no, that terrible I hope he is found and safe!

Really, Oscar loves the large plastic beads on most of his toys, just to break them off. What about those large plastic soothers that are on a lot of toys. All of those paper toys as well or bottle caps (plastic) i think are ok..as long as they are cleaned ahead of time.

Welcome How rude, of the store owner to reprimand you from doing what you think best. I can tell you that most members here disagree with clipping. And frankly you should just tell the owner that you value her opinion but you disagree and she needs to mind their own business or you may be forced not to shop there anymore. (you know if it gets that bad I guess). Maybe you can find another store or perhaps shop online. if you go almost 2-3 times a week I'm sure you could spend enough to get free shipping. But congrats on sticking to your guns I would love to see some pictures one day.

Oscar also goes to sleep at around 10:30 or 11 every night. At around 10pm (or if we see he's tired) we put him in his cage if he doesn't go by himself and cover it and he has a quick snack. We then continue to watch t.v. with the lights off and volume lowered until about 11pm and either he will be already asleep or he knows that means lights out.

Virgin radio??....99.9? is this common do a lot of greys like ice cubes?...maybe i'll give it a try

depends on where you live i guess, we buy from http://www.parrotdiseperch.com/ its also close to our house so we go in mostly but the odd time we order online

I found 2 similar toys http://www.parrotdiseperch.com/parrot/shop_details.php?prod=1531 &http://www.parrotdiseperch.com/parrot/shop_details.php?prod=309

thanks ill deff give that a try

Okay here are some photos

Yes he seems to just be small, he weighed about 416 when we brought him home and then he dropped to 370 and now he is at 390. He did go to see the avian vet and she said he was fine we switched his food, and he is eating fine now. I guess he is just a picky eater He also had blood work done and everything came back fine.