LadySerpent

Thanks Dave for the great suggestions. Yes, Baby is out all day everyday! LOL he stays on his open cage and will fly down when he wants to be with us. Although every time he lands, he'd poop!!! LOL He likes to climb on the couch and hang out with us. So far, he's not chewing anything up but the couch. We try not to let him by giving him a raisin. I think he's going to catch on with chew on couch and get raisin! LOL He makes me so happy beside my snakes... I love my snakes and my bird.

I have not make spahgettis just yet. I think I should as soon as we are all better. We've been sick for 2 wks now, on and off. We haven't even had the time to play with him much lately and I feel so bad. He's mad at me for not giving him anytime. I hope he gets over it... I have another question, his perch is filthy with his poop. What can I use to wash it and disinfect it? I was thinking just using soap and water. Let me know what u all think. I also like to let him out of the cage all day. He has the open cage. Is that ok for him to be out all day like that? The only time he is inside his cage is when I am not home(not often do I leave) and when I go to bed. He sometimes get lonely and flies down to the couch to be with us, but we dont' let him stay on the couch long. He poops too much. Thanks again!

Thank you for the post and god info.

Thanks Dave What is parrotese? Is that the chirping they make or the vocal sounds like they are talking? As for veggies, I tried to give him kale, but he refused. Will you give me a simple list of veggies that are safe for them?

I have a 17/18wk old grey and I am wondering what brand of food will be best for him/her. Should I mix it up once in awhile when he is out of his food? I also give him treats once or twice a day. This morning, we had eggs and scrapple for breakfast. I gave him a piece of scrambled eggs, but not scrapple. I know fattening food is not good for them. Here is a list of food he/she has been introduced. Please let me know if you see anything that he/she should not eat. These are just treats and not everyday food. Raisin(once or twice a day) dog food(He flies down to eat them!!!) fries(when we get take out) popcorn noodles peanuts apple(he dont' like) bananas(he don't like) Grape(seedless) (does not like) crackers Normal behavior? My grey likes to dip his food in water before he eats it! LOL I find it very funny and interesting. Is this a normal behavior? He has his talking moments... usually twice a day. He would blabber on once in the afternoon and once early evening. When he does blabber, I have no idea what he's saying. Is this him learning to mimick sounds? What is he doing? Oh, and I ordered the DNA kit for feathers. When I ordered it, I had no idea we have to pluck the feathers off their chest!!! So, my question is... wouldn't that be dramatic for them? Which test is best? The blood test from clipping their nails or plucking the feathers???? Thanks guys/gals in advance! Jenn

No, I'm not really worry at all about the bath. I was just curious to if they actually enjoy that bath time with the human. We have only had her for 2 days... She seems to really adjust well and love the attention. Anymore tips and pointers? We still haven't even name it! LOL

So how do we show him/her that it is not ok to bite? I've been flicking her beak when she bites and said "no bite". I do not flick hard tho...

I imagine biting is a normal behavior? She would sometimes bite you when you are holding her. She acts like she's testing us. I guess she is trying to see if she can get away with biting? And I was also wondering about showers... What to do and what not to do??? Thanks in advance!

Thank you everyone... I ordered the DNA kit for feathers. I am not sure if I'm ready to do any clippings. The local pet store I got it from does it for us, for free. I will be posting about this little guy soon. He's been very testy with the biting.

Thank you thank you thank you for the warm welcome. I got mine from a local pet store. I always go there to buy mice and rats for my snakes. Just so happen yesterday, I stepped in to buy a small rat and they have everything for 25% off. We have been talking about getting a grey for the longest and never really wanted to jump into it. Well, to make the story short, the temptation to get a grey made it easier! LOL Not to mention the owner was such a darn seller! He made it so easy for us to just drop 1200 for the bird and cage. Gosh, we have never put out money like that for any pets. I hope to make the best of it and pass him/her down to my kids. Today, we went to Lowes to buy more dowels for the cage because he is still so young and not familiar with his big cage. So, we just put a few more dowels for him to step around. We still have no names for it Maybe some suggestions?

We just bought our 1st ever African Grey baby 16 wks old. We have no idea what sex it is... We never had a bird before, so this is our 1st. Hope we get some good advice here :cool: