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Thank you a lot Ray.

Is it okay to just not use the aloe vera, though? And just use water? Or should I use aloe vera just in case? Is it that needed?

Oh. Sorry.

Is there a big chance of the Timneh being unhealthy, though? ._.

I searched on a site where people on this island put what they're selling on, but there were no African Grey Timnehs. If I don't find any African Grey Timnehs here on the island or in Belgium I'll buy a Congo instead, but first I wanna see if I can find any Timnehs ^^ My biggest chance, I think, is Belgium. I'm also thinking of the whole family going to the breeder or pet shop together, so we can all see the African Grey Timneh. If it chooses me, we'll buy it, though if not we'll probably keep searching. The whole family except for the maid, of course, who won't be in Belgium. At the least it would be me, the ill girl and the five-year-old 'cause the other girl and guy would be busy. But I prefer just taking the whole family ^^ And though I'll do my best at socializing the Timneh as to not turn too shy and stuff, I'll still be the Primary Caregiver, because nobody else would want to do it v.v Also, when it comes to the second Question, if in Belgium I probably won't go to the vet, which is why I'd really want the breeder or pet shop to have gone themselves. They probably will have, though, I was told... right? :3 That's why I asked for hints of unhealthy just-weaned Timnehs (up to eight months old).

Thank you both for your comments =3 I'm just really nervous 'cause the ground is really tough here, to the point that one of the guys says it'll make the house shake. I'm not sure if I should believe him, though >.< But either way, thank you for your comments!! =D I'll try keeping him in a room where he can't see the workers and the equipment, with the windows and doors closed to keep the noise out as much as possible, and turn music on softly so he can concentrate on that. I'll stay with him just in case when the drilling happens and all, to keep him company. If I'm home, at least.

I always love these kinds of relatiinships >w< That is how I hope me and my TAG will be Was it, like, bond-at-first-sight? xP If so, what happened? Why did you decide to take Ana Grey? :3

It is never actually 'cold' here, and it never snows here, so that's not a problem. Also, the windows have the netting or whatever on them so no insects can come in, meaning that the glass of the window is usually open, except when we go to sleep. Doors are open unless the TAG is outside of his cage. I might buy a UVB lamp just instead, but reading the above do you still think it's needed. Also, thank you very much ^^ (I still didn't get my TAG, by the way, but most likely I'll get him/her this July. Maybe August. Maybe a bit later xP

How necessary is this UVB lighting? My TAG's cage will be placed where he gets a good amount of natural sunlight and will be out and about a lot. We live in a very sunny island, though he'll actually be outside the house when I let him out with a harness (which I am planning on doing every one or two weeks). Will I need the UVB lighting? Once again, how neccesary is it? Thank you in advance for the answers.

My backyard will soon be re-constructed from simple, annoying ground with grass growing all over into a brick backyard with a pool ^^ I don't know how long it'll take it, but the ground is tough and it'll take some serous drilling to get to the deepness we want at some points. It'll make a lot of freaking noise, obviously, and because of this I am scared for my TAG. I hear Timnehs are better when it comes to loud noises than Congos, but I'm still worried. Will he be (severely) affected, and nervous, and whatnot, or would he be pretty okay? Feel free to post any experiences.

Thank you very much for the information. My backyard for now is just ground, with grass growing all over. It can get pretty moist when it rains, obviously. It will be re-constructed and will get a pool and bricks and everything. However, for now I am concerned. Should I be? Obviously I will be giving my TAG as great a nutrition I can give him and all the attention he needs, too ^^ I will also help him get over change 'n' all.

Is it okay to just not use the aloe vera, though? And just use water? Or should I use aloe vera just in case? Is it that needed?

Is this the same with Timneh and Congos? Also, I live on an island that's warm enough for it not to snow in winters, however there's usually a bit of wind to keep it slightly cool and it rains now and then. The island is pretty close to South America. Will I have problems with humidity? Also, I'm thinking of putting a small bowl with shallow water in my TAG's cage for half of the day - while I'm gone. However, then I won't know if he has bathed or not. If my maid says she has seen him bath, I'll leave him, if he hasn't I'll spray him. Or should I just spray him every day when I come home anyway? Also, can I put normal water from the sink in a water bottle to spray him? Or is this bad for him? The water from our sink is drinkable and it's where we get all our drinkwater from ^^

Are all things bought to clean the house bad for the African Grey? If not, which ones are(n't)? Thank you very much.

So stainless steel pots and pans are good, right? Also, how do you know if something if pots/pans are teflon pots/pans? And what are non-stick pots and pans so I can throw these away as well? Also, you put a few other stuff in the first post about other things also having PTFE, does this make them dangerous as well? Or are only the Teflon & Non-Stick Pots and Pans dangerous?

Thank you very much for your post, judygram, and thank you for happily welcoming me ^^

I already called one pet shop (I live on an island with only two petshops. Can you believe that? v.v), who only has Congo Greys. That already makes the chances of me buying a Timneh here so much smaller. I called the other pet shop, but the phone says it's an incorrect number, so I'll have to visit them instead ._. And I don't think that there are any Timneh Grey breeders here... D: But I'll keep looking.

Thank you very much for the post and nice to meet you ^^

Also, I'm thinking of looking around here as best as I can and if I don't find a Timneh-breeder or whatever then, and ONLY then, buying a Timneh in Belgium.

There's also a possibility I'll buy him in Belgium, then after a week or so ride with him all the way to Holland in a car and then go on a plane there after one day. I'm scared, seriously. Is this really bad for our relationship? Yes, it would have to be Belgium where I'll buy him, unless I found out it would be desastrous for our relationship, 'cause if I buy him in Holland he'll know me one day before going an eight to ten flight back here. Unless I buy him on our first trip to Holland, but then I'll have to go with him to France, Belgium, and then maybe even back to Holland before coming here. My best chance is Belgium, I think. What are your thoughts? :3

Also, possibly I'll be buying my Timneh Grey in Holland/Belgium, which is an eight to ten hour flight from here. I'll stay with him one week there before I come back here, where I'll stay the rest of the year. The problem is: he'll be on a ten to eight hour flight back here, after knowing me for about one week, maybe up to two weeks. Is this really bad for our relationship? What if I talk to him all the way here, soothe him 'n' all? Will it be okay? The problem is, I live somewhere where the likelihood of somebody having a Timneh is really small. I know of people that have African Greys - a pet shop - but since Congos are so well known, I'm 95% sure it'll be a Congo. I can search hard and after a while I might find someone that sells a Timneh, but I'd have to be lucky. And if I don't find anyone... well... I'll have to wait 'til I go on vacation either way. I don't want to just 'order' a Timneh, because he might not choose me to bond with in the end.

That's exactly what I'm worrying about. For now I'm still not owned by a Timneh, but soon I will be, and I will be leaving my family in a few years. If he bonds with someone in my family, they won't... let's say, they won't bond with him. I'm kind of the only birdperson in the house >w< I'll have to take him when I leave and I couldn't manage to see him miss the person he bonded with. So hopefully he'll just bond with me >w< Or multiple people.

I was thinking of going to the pet shop/breeder/anythingelse with all of us, maybe but probably not with the maid, and then choosing the one that chooses me. I've heard that Timneh Greys rarely switch bonds, so from there on it can't really go wrong ^^ I think. Or he chooses multiple people to bond, which I heard also quite often happens ^^ Luvparrots - Is he also bonded with you, however? Just curious I've heard of African Grey Owners where the african grey just tolerates them >.< I don't want that. I'd be, and it might sound selfish or whatever, heartbroken. I couldn't live with that v.v Also, has anybody had their Timneh or Congo African Grey choose them at the very beginning - at the pet shop or breeder or whoever - and if so, what was it like? ^^

I live at home with family. However, in about four years or so I'll be leaving to live alone. Or at least, alone or with my girlfriend. I don't think she wants the responsibility of a Timneh on her shoulders either >w<

I will definitely not get an unweaned TAG. I'm only a novice, as you said, and, sure, I've done my research, but that really gives me no right to think I'll do a good job with an unweaned TAG. I'm thinking of getting a just weaned TAG, maybe a bit older, but preferably no older than 8 months ^^ I still want him young Preferably between, like, just-weaned and six months. Somewhere between that x3 As with the bonding, thank you for your advice. The thing is, though, I'm not trying to be... selfish... or anything. I WILL be the only one, pretty much, that can give him all the care he needs. I live with four other people, and a maid, and for each there's a reason why I'd have to do it instead of him/her: - One just pretty much does not want anything to do with the TAG and will not pay attention to it. She might at the most find it cute and sometimes she would want to hold it on her hand, but that's about how far it gets. Not to mention that, though she's three years older than me, I REALLY doubt she's responsible enough to keep a TAG. And she's out with her friends A LOT. - One is only six. Reason enough ._. - One is gone most of the day: from seven 'til about six, to be exact, and sometimes even 'til ten or somewhere in between six and ten if he goes eating with someone or whatever. Even on saturdays he sometimes works half of the day. Generally he, too, is relying on me to care for the TAG, though he's much more responsible than the girl. However, he's still gone most of the day and I don't think he wants or would even appreciate the weight of the responsibility of a TAG on his shoulders. He's already busy enough. - One is ill - it's personal - and pretty much in no condition to care for the TAG. Though I don't want to say it, I have to admit she'll die in probably less than ten years. I don't want to see the sadness in the TAG's eyes when his bonded person is dead maybe even seventy years before he is. Also, the sickness only gets worse with time. She's, like I said, in no condition to care for a TAG. That leaves the maid, who, though she's home most of the day, I also don't think is generally fitted for the TAG. Not to mention she might not be my maid in a few years, and making her/his bonded person leave, never seeing him/her again, I generally think the TAG will be really sad. She's also out a lot and stuff, and when she's not working, always in her small little room, which is not connected to the house. So... any advice? x3 Also, I'm thinking of the breeder or pet shop not telling me the sex if they know it, but just writing it up in a paper, so I won't base my getting a TAG by gender, but rather what feels right. Then later, home, I'll open up the paper and check which gender the TAG is. I'd still be curious as to which gender he/she would be, after all ^^