Ellen

Thanks guys I am off to get one today

Can someone tell me what I can and cant use on my wood floors ? I Have kids and dogs and now a parrot and it needs to be cleaned pretty badly. I dont want to strip the shine either. Has anyone ever used one of those new push thingys with the steam ? Thanks again guys Ellen

Thank you so much. I do feel that that is true I just did not want to react in the wrong way and mistreat her. We bought her a new cage ( the largest we could find a double macaw cage ) and we made the switch slowly and properly. We kept her in her new cage for 3 days after she made the switch and I seem to notice her being more secure and friendlier. My husband is the one that insists that she get out everyday at the moment but I see her acting much more insecure and aggresive. So I think slower is better. I will let her earn a little more time out with us. Right now she is just being a monster when she is out. It is so nice to be reasured about things from the experts. We boughtseveral books on Greys and asked the vet as many questions we could think of but none has helped me as much as this site. Thanks

Thank you all these replies gives me hope. I was just afraid to back off that much for I thought she would be lonely. What should I look for when she is ready to trust me a little more because now she acts like she s not afraid of us at all. She is the one that persues every encounter that ends up with me bleeding lol.

I just let her out of her cage and she seems all silly and happy so I decide maybe she would like a sunflowerseed ( I am trying to kiss up as usual ) and she trots across the top of the cage and seems like she wants the seed but BAM ! she bit me so hard that I have another hole that needs attention and a bandaid. Should I just stop trying ? I feel like she wont get enough attention if I stop. Once again HELP !

What do I do about wood floors ? My bird is on wood floors and I am not sure if murphys oil soap will hurt or the pledge out of the squeeze bottle ? I have not used anything yet but I need to know what would be safe. Thank You Ellen

I need some more help please. If you are not familiar with my prev posts than I will brief that I adopted Joei about 4 weeks ago. She was not in great health and very stressed. We have come a long way and she seems pretty happy and getting into a routine. I am soaking up as much info as possible. I adore her comical ways. Unfortunatly for me she likes my husband and seems to hate me. I am the one that wanted her and does everything. I can live with the unappreciation for I have older teens am I am used to that lol. What I am having a hard time with is that when we let her out she attacks my feet and legs and doesit to viciously that she draws blood. I have tried ignoring her thinking she would get bored. I have also tried pushing her so she would not like being off balance but that just made her even more ferocious. IUts like having my own personal mini veloser rapter AHHHH ! please help someone What do I do ? I have backed off and just give her an occasional sunflower seed to try and win her over. She just gives me this %#$& you look. I am so jealous of my husband. This is also effecting the way I need to care for her at times. The prev owner must have lied because he said she had never bit anyone and when she attacks me she says , " Bad Bird Joei " lol also the prev owner said that she never comes down off her cage and as soon as we let her out she wants straight to the floor. I have read that a bird is going to bite sometimes but should not draw blood and Joei is ripping holes into myself and even my husband at times. We really try to read the signs and dont hassle her but she is going way out of the way to bite us. I could be across the room and she has 1 thing on her mind. My husband laughs and tells her to go get her snack ( please help.

Not sure if this helps because I am a newbie but the heaters in the house really messed my bird up so I got a warm vaporiser and kept it on straight in her cage day and night. I got up several times a night to fill it so it would be constant and it really helped. My bird did not get to the point of not eating though so Your situation sounds much more cridical. I am sorry and hope your bird gets better. I have also read about probiotics and apple cider vinigar in the water and am doing that as so to fight off illness.

Hi again. I want to tell everyone thank you so much for allthe info on this site. I am new to all this and yall have helped me so much about learning what is best for my bird ( Joei ). My question - Joei is now with us about 3 weeks and doing so well compared to when we first got her. I dont think the prev owner bathed her at all. She seems to try and wash some in her water bowl. I have tred putting a flat bowl/dish type in the bottom of her cage filled with water. She has not bathed in it though. I have done it sev times because she is such a cautious bird with everything. I have also tried spraying her lightly but I think she gets very scared cause she starts to shake alot when I do it so I dont push it because she has been so much poor thing. Can any of you experts tell me if I should just lay off from spraying ? Should I just keep puttng the flat dish at the bottom until she gets used to it ? I dont dare even try to do the shower or sink thing. She is starting to like her new home I am sooooo happy and dont want to make her scared again. Thanks Ellen

I purchased a hot vaporisor from CVS and it has made all the dif in the world to my bird. It only cost $15.00 and I fill it about 3 times a day. It kills 96% of all molds and bacteria because of the heat.

haha my dog likes it too. Thank you for all your help everyone. I am sure I will have other questions but these are the important ones right now for me.

Sooo cute !

I learned the hard way about the umidifier. I wish the vet had told us that. We were told to keep her very warm about 75 or higher when we brought her home from being ill that first couple of days so we pumped up the heat and days later she started sneezing nonstop. I immediatly look up on your site and others and figured out it was her dry sinuses. She was fine in every other aspect so the vet said to see if she could fight it off and she has. I now keep the humidifier going all day and night. Her cage is in the sun but I cover the top snd back with a sheet so it will not get to hot. The windows are treated too so as not to get too hot. I also have a heated perch but she doest seem to want to get on it.

I have tried everything and she will not touch any nuts except peanuts which I am told not to give her because of the fungus or bacteria. She will only eat what I posted and very little of that. Should I just keep giving the seeds until I know she is very healthy ? How will she get healthy eating mostly seeds ? Please look at the list posted above and tell me if she is missing anything from what I am getting her to eat. I dont think I was this stressed out when I had my own children lol

Thank you for helping me. I do see her closing her eyes here and there but our dogs are always walking around so even if she catches a nap its not for too long. If we cover her at 7pm and she gets disturbed every hour or so till 1am do you think that she will get enough sleep ?