Momo

hello, seems momo is getting nice and nicer day by day.dsnt scream,eat all his veggies n fruit and less biting. me and my husband satisfied for all his progress but its been 8 months now and he dsnt eccept my husband yet.i mean all men.i know many birds prefer gender but is he really that smart to compare between men and women??with women he will not growl and will come to take treats from them but with men...its very horrible. any idea?thanks!!

hi teri thanks for bringing this topic!!my grey also like yours,beside he was wild caught he was clipped very bad on his right wing and i never see it grow.the left side wing already fully grow now but the right side still bald.he keep trying to fly many times and always fall down.i dont even know if his wing will ever grow. he really clumsy as well and mostly not in mood to interact with other people/stranger specially men.

hi incognito, i also have a wild caught CAG which he really scared of everything and zero confident.for the first 4 months all i can do is food management for him which he must to come inside his cage for dinner time.i dont feed him too much while afternoon so he will feel quite hungry and need to go inside for dinner.this is the most simple and safe way to make a scary bird to come back inside. and now he start to trust me and he is sure i will not do anything to harm him and i start to towel him to come back inside his cage.he is quite scared at beginning but our relationship still fine and nothing change.slowly i teach him a command ''go home'' with pointing to his cage door and IF he dsnt come back it means towel will come.this works for me very well,everytime he try to not obey me i will show him his towel and he will go inside. i never use a different towel because i dont want to terrified him for many color and object so i always use the same towel to train him,he knows his own towel very well .be sure when u catch him with towel,lift him gently and talk softly to him.

i think he start to know and trust me i cant do anything without all the members help and i really say THANKS ALOT.

hello guys, remember my wild momo was screaming all the day non-stop??we almost solve this problem! after i tried so many method and trick to make him quite,i found out busy schedule work best. he wake up from 10-10pm so what i do everyday is: -total eating time 4 times per day: 1 hour -playing time specially foraging and shedding: busy for 3-4 hours -sunbathing outdoor: 1 hour -watching video/movie or shower:1 hour -total training time 3 times per day:almost 1 hour -nap time: 2 hours total activity:10 hours *he still has around 2 hours more and he can do anything as he wish.sometimes he will scream(we tolerate this) or sometimes he just gonna take a longer nap.i also find out he has his own fav type of toys and the color of his toys must to be red!everything red or he wont touch them at all. this schedule work best for us until now and we still trying to figure out if there is a better idea now he will step up for me to come out from his cage(nicely) but will refuse to step up from top of his cage.well im satisfy for his progress and i will not rush anything. thanks for all your support before!!

thanks all! i will look where i can find those perch.never seen it before here!

hello, i saw many times how the vet trimmed momo's nail and i guess i can do it in home. i will not cut his nail but just file it little bit because it grows very fast and i cant go to vet every week it hurts so bad and always bleed my skin everytime he perching on my hand. is it any advice how to do it better? my husband will wrap him with towel and im the one will file his nail. thanks again!!

i have a male CAG and my friend has female CAG.my CAG is active and 'dare' to try different new things.in other hand my friend's CAG more shy and calm down. my male CAG will push my limit to get what he wants and even though some things is not acceptable(and he knows i will never let him),he will keep try to get it. i think male is more bold than female one. im not expert but this is what i see from the different between them.none of birds will act the same,so both sex can be an excelent pet. my advice is forget about the sex and let the bird pick u. good luck!!!

once i saw many ants eating and climbing around momo cage and they hunt momo's fruit so i put very hot red pepper powder around momo cage and they never come anymore.

thanks aerial and kitty... nice to hear your support.yes i will put my maximum power to win this guy,since he has been around 7 months in captivity now and maybe he wont survive if i just free him away. yes i often try aroma therapy this week(and earplugs of course),because i dont have yard/garden to do meditation/yoga. i also make chamomile tea for myself,my husband and momo. i try many method to solve his screaming issue for now and i will post soon if there is new progress.

hi timbersmom, is he in molting season now?check if he has some pin feathers around his head.maybe 'wrongly' touch it and he feels pain so he nip your hand.

oh yes u right wingy! its gelatin,flavor,and some coloring stuff.sooo it woulnt be good for him

is small of jelly is okay?i find out momo really likes it(pomegranite taste) and getting crazy when he sees it.i spoon feed him a little and he keep asking for it. im a jelly lover and he knows i always have stock of jelly in my refrigerator so he get crazy when he see me open refrigerator.is it okay if the jelly is 0% fat and sugar? thank u!

excelent post jay,momo also behave like Joey.i dont know what happen into his past but he hates men and dsnt even let any men come around him. maybe his ex-owner was really a bad man and treat him very bad so he still trauma from men around him

yes all you can do is waiting for now.i encourage my momo to flap his wings often so he still excersise even he cant fly.its also help to build chest muscle