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Hi everyone, I'm a new owner of a cag, as of about a 1.5 weeks ago It's been a very long time I've wanted to own one, and there was always a reason why it wasnt a good time... Well, I figured now is the time. I'm based in Israel, and we have here a few dozens of breeders around. I carefully found one which seemed professional, and very loving and caring for the birds- I got a bunch of people referred me to him as well. We called him Elvis... The breeder says he thinks it's a He, based on his experience. I'm not much of a writer.. but I will be writing here and there... asking for advice- Seems like there's a lot of experience around here!

Thanks for the responses! Yeah good point- I'll post an about-me in the intro

Hi Everybody! About 10 days ago I received my new Congo Grey. He's 3 months old, hand-fed, pretty used to touching and such. He's walking very slowly on the play-top of the cage, looks very insecure, but he's definitely catching up. When I'm asking him to step up to my hand, he comes up- but he usually insists on climbing my hand all the way to my shoulder. Now, this guy have long nails... My hands are all bruised by his nail I called the breeder, and he said that he didn't clip the nails, he just did some filing on the nail-edges. He also said that the grey is holding my arm very strong with his nails, as he feels insecure now, and in time, the grey will losen up his grip, which will lead to not feeling his nails. The breeder also said he doesnt recommend to clip the nails. I wanted to ask- should I go to a vet or so to clip his nails? I mean- if the parrot is better off with the longer nails, and if indeed his grip of my arm will losen up (which will lead to less bruises)- I can wait. I'd love to get your advice! Thanks!