zandralouw

PLease do not laugh, but english is not my first language. Can someone please tell me what weaning a parrot means, at what age and how do you do this weaning thingy and with what... Lucy is now 12 weeks old..? http://www.greyforums.net/forums/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif

Hi there.. I cannot say if he testing you, what I can say, is that my Charlie is doing the same... so it might just be something that they do. Charlie is 5 years now and I bought him about 4 weeks ago... I am also learning to earn his trust, and I know that it can be frustrating cause they are so adorable that you just want so squeeze them.. I am quite eager to go to the next step and the next step and the next step... but what I have learned is to be patient and he will trust you when he is ready. Good Luck Zandra

Can someone please tell me if it is okay for my AG to eat watermelon if I remove the seeds. I am making a list of all the yes and nos to put on my fridge, so I can plan well for Lucy and Charlie's diets... I have found some great advice and a couple of list on the forum, but none mentioned watermelon... Thx!

I my name is Zandra and I am new when it comes to the parrot world! I rescued Charlie, (5years old) from someone who did not deserve to have him, about 6 weeks ago. Locked up in a cage andpadlock and only had sunflower seeds the whole day... I took Charlie home, bought him a big new cage and hubby made him the biggest perch (jungle gym) and Charlie is eating lots of veggies, fruit etc, now and loves it... He is really getting used to me now, but I can see that trust is still and issue and I am willing to wait a long time if that is what it takes to make Charlie trust me... Any ideas what would help? He does not allow anyone to touch him yet..... And then 5 days ago, I walked into a petshop and saw the most beautiful little angel in a very dirty cage, and old food stuck to her feathers!. She is now 11 weeks ( I named her Lucy). I persuaded the owner to cell Lucy to me as I know that I would take much better care of her... I cleaned her up real nice, and also introduced soft veggies to her.. No pellets or seeds as yet. She had a check up with the Vet and is so happy with her new "flock" and is really doing well..... I hope this is a good summary of my history with Charlie and Lucy, and as I am still new at this, please expect allot of questions from me! Kindest Regards, Zandra