Shara

That is just so sad!

I have tentatively named him Charlie now. I started naming names to him and he would squawk after each one. He just looked at me when I said Charlie, like he was interested. So far he seems to like it. He is still very afraid of my hands though unless I'm feeding him goodies or cleaning the cage. I have to scoop him up with a towel or my arms to get him back in his cage. He squawks like a chicken but never bites. I hope he keeps that good nature. I wish I knew more about what his previous circumstances were so I could help him more.

My Charlie has some foot issues too. His grip is weak enough for him to fall off of a perch or a hand. I have given him several sizes of perches and he seems to prefer the thinnest ones. His grip is starting to improve but he still moves around his cage pretty slowly. MarcusCAG how long did it take to improve his grip?

Oh I forgot to mention, he said "come on over" to me today which is what I have been saying to try to coax him over. I was really surprised! I went right over, he backed up a little, I praised him and gave him a peanut. Happiness for both of us!

Thanks everyone! I'm reading the threads as I have time, learning as I go. The biting thread sounds pretty scary though! I can handle my green cheeks bites but I hope my grey won't bite too hard! Thanks for the advice in advance, as I will be asking plenty of questions!

The pet store where I adopted my grey for free sells baby CAGs for $1300. I feel like I really lucked out even if my CAG turns out to be older. I wish I knew why someone dropped him/her off though.

I've posted a pic of him when he climbed onto my shoulder. He was very well behaved, but got scared when I dropped something and tried to fly off. He is still leery of hands unless you are giving him a treat like a peanut. He loves peanuts. I haven't picked a name yet. Maybe Charlie, Honey, Sweetie, Peanut, who knows. I guess I'm waiting for him to name himself.

I love my new grey already but I don't know his history or how old he is. I have only had him for five days now and he still seems very timid. His feathers are perfect. he has pale yellow eyes and his feet seem scalier or knobbier than other Grey feet I have seen. The band only has 4 numbers on it, not a year. So far, he mostly observes, doesn't play with his toys very much and I'm not sure if he is eating enough. He does seem interested in me but still a little skittish. He will not step up. when I tried to get him to step up in his cage he pushed me away a few times and then bit me (not too hard). He has come out a couple of times on his own and stood on my arm or shoulder and was very well behaved. The store owner said he was a male and around 10 years old. He was dropped off with one wing clipped so the store owner clipped the other one too as he kept trying to fly away from the store owner and kept crashing. He climbed up onto my arm right away though when I started talking to him. Any advice on getting him to be less afraid would be welcome. He seems very sweet and seems quite interested in my little green cheeked conures!