Weaning Advice

[iiyanx7]

My CAG is now 10 weeks old. He still hasn't started eating on his own. I leave some seed diet thing that they sell at pet shops for african greys in a petri dish along with some water in another dish. I couldn't get any pellets in any pet shop in Maldives. Any suggestions?

 

Also, he is now almost fully feathered and I put him in a cage. There are gratings at the bottom of the cage. When I put him there, his feet slips out and into the dish below. The spacing between the gratings are 1/2 an inch. Should I put a cardboard at the bottom or something? Some advice would be highly appreciated.

[particle77]

for pellets you could try ordering mail order:

http://www.roudybush.com/index.cfm

 

regarding the grate, there are a couple possibilities. Normally those grates can be removed, which would allow the bird to walk directly on the newspaper. If you take this approach you'll need to change the newspaper even more frequently to maintain a sanitary environment. (there are also alternatives to newspaper you can be using which may be more absorbent).

 

You could also use an open shoe box with 2 sides removed this would give the bird a flat spot to rest, and 2 walls, which may may it feel safer than being out in the open., just make sure to keep it clean.

[ranaz]

Since your bird is still young

You can put some towels on the bottom of the cage, also keep the perch low so its easy for him to go to his erch at any time. The towel will help in case he falls down so he wouldnt injure himself

 

Good Luck

Rana