Gemma profits from watching YouTube!

[aslterp59]

Gemma is now officially a year old, hatched on 10/04/10. She is doing well, not talking a lot but she's a happy bird. She imitates a lot of sounds and does speak some. She often sits on my shoulder while I'm here at the computer and we watch YouTube videos of other CAGs and parrots dancing, taking showers, talking, playing, etc. I've been trying to get her to take a shower but she hasn't been interested much in the past. A couple weeks ago she was in the kitchen with me, on her perch, and I turned on the water in the sink (where I'd tried to get her interested, to no avail, in a shower a few days before). She immediately perked up and said "More." I was pleasantly shocked so let her try to take a little shower. She was really unsure of it but it wasn't a bad experience. Today I decided to try again and she had a BLAST with her shower! I think watching other FIDs on YouTube has given her the right idea. She certainly likes talking back to the birds on the screen!

[katana600]

That is unbelievable! I think I could count on one hand all the greys I have heard of in my lifetime who would ask for more when it comes to showers. Good for Gemma and her YouTube pals and good for you too!