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You can buy natural sisal rope online for around 20 dollars for more than you will ever use. I use a hot "glue" in the plastic holders left over from pet shop purchased rope perches that my grey s have destroyed. I have read that the varying widths are better for the parrots foot than perfectly round dowel or most wooden perches.

Thanks for all the encouragement and great advice. I have named them Kusuku, meaning "grey parrot" in Central African Language, and Fahali which means "strong person" because of the fierce biting. I have to get some good pictures of them to post. One think I have noticed is their coloring has changed, the red tails are much more vivid and the wings are almost black on the ends. Might have something to do with the change in diet, or my bathing discovery...they hated to be sprayed with water, so I found one of those pressure pump sprayers that you can get at gourmet food supply stores. I bring water almost to boiling, fill the sprayer, pump it up, and it gives a very fine warm mist. They don't love it, but they are much happier than with the regular spray bottle.

Hello everyone, what a great resource to have. I recently found 2 greys in need of rescue, they were "on consignment" at a pet store, kept in a rabbit cage, and fed only seed. I am no expert, but I knew I had to rescue these 2 birds. I bought them and took them home. I was told they were a mated pair, about a year old. The Avian Vet did DNA testing for me, and they are both males. They were very well behaved at the vet, relaxed and happy, the Vet was impressed with them. I have been feeding them a variety salad every day, including sweet corn, sweet potatoe, carrots, grapes, cherries, apples, greens of all sorts, broccoli, and anything I can find that is fresh. I also am trying some pelleted foods that the Vet recommended. The birds do not understand how to "step up", and I have trouble getting them back into the cage without using a towel (which they do not mind). they will bite, and the bites are getting worse as time goes by. Any information or books that you might recomend would be appreciated. I also change toys and make foraging toys daily for them, could this be too much change for them?