munch Posted March 10, 2011 Posted March 10, 2011 Finally got away on a vacation, my hub and I were gone for a week and half. My mom watched Took. 1- Took is so affectionate now when I get home from work. She snuggles up to me and I swear she is sayning "I love you" in parrotese-English since she doesn';t speak English yet but it has the correct syllables and rhythm, the appropriate brief pauses and somehwat similar sound of the words. 2-Took grew into monster size! She bulked up! Not fat- she got taller, filled out, and looks so much healthier! What was my mom's secret? Mom was told that Took must have veggies and a bowl of harrison's in the morning while Mom goes to work. She can have table food that is not fatty or salty in moderate amounts. Sooooo Mom gave her veggies and Harrison's in th morning, everyday 1/2 a hard boiled egg with shell for 4pm snack or some fruit, 6pm dinner of meat/chicken and veggies, 8pm snack of almonds and walnuts (sleep at 9). Everything I've read about CAG's say veggie;s are key but my mom's high protien diet and how beautiful Took looked afterwards says protien is key! In the wild, termites and insects are their main diet and those are protien....Perhaps this should be discussed under food! 3- Took doesn;t hate Mom anymore. She doesn't bite her. Took still doesn't go to her but at least the biting stopped. Last thing to mention that happened while we were away is how my mom was the perfect example of the CAG owner, obsessing over her food and her birdie's happiness-- My mom kept Took company by watching tv and staying with. My mom put on the captions and read the tv dialouge to Took so she would have some interaction and wouldn;t be lonely! She read an hour or two of tv captions to Took every night!!
JeffNOK Posted March 10, 2011 Posted March 10, 2011 How old is Took? Have you taken vacations away from her before? Sounds like she did well. I like the captions reading idea while watching TV!
Ray P Posted March 10, 2011 Posted March 10, 2011 The way to Go mom, thats a great story and a grey can adjust to new and differat things a lot better than people think. My grey is very out going and she is always around new things and people amd that keeps her that way. Corky (CAG) and Cricket (BFA) go with us on vacation, short trips long trips when we go they go and they travel well.
judygram Posted March 10, 2011 Posted March 10, 2011 Mom was very good to Took while you were away on vacation and it seems to have benefited you both, Took was very happy to have you back and your Mom has a new appreciation for Took, sounds like a win win all around.
Luvparrots Posted March 10, 2011 Posted March 10, 2011 What a great Mom you have Munch!!!! Sounds like your Mom, Took and you all benefited from your vacation away!!!! I love it!!!!
munch Posted March 10, 2011 Author Posted March 10, 2011 Thanks everyone! It was a great experience for all! Took is only 8 months, we were worried about leaving her but she was okay. Normally, Took is not too fond of females and would bite my mom or go into attack position. What a relief! I also loved that my mom read the captions just to have Took her someone's voice!
danmcq Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 Good to hear all went well during your vacation. Thanks for posting this update.
BenzMama Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 Sounds like all went very well. Very interesting observation about the extra protein & worth researching more in-depth.
bigbird519 Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 how would your mom like to take a vacation in sept to colorado lol. we are going on a four day trip out of state and i am not sure how mojo is going to handle it. tell your mom that she could prob get free trips all over the US as a grey sitter......she could travel, and never worry bout a place to stay!! lol ps. the caption tv idea is a brilliant one!!
katana600 Posted March 12, 2011 Posted March 12, 2011 How lucky you are that your mom was such a considerate caretaker. I love how this turned out for all of you, especially Took. What a thoughtful happy event your vacation fostered. Thanks for sharing.
Greymatter Posted March 13, 2011 Posted March 13, 2011 Your mom Rocks! The way to a parrot's heart - food and affection . It sounds like Took enjoyed your vacation too!
chezron Posted March 13, 2011 Posted March 13, 2011 Congratulate your Mom for a job well done! You are lucky to have such a conscientious caretaker!
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