The first few days...

[Sassy]

Things have been gowing great with Neytiri... She plays nicely by herself. SHe's eating great (Hubby's surprised how much she eats). In the am she plays nicely (and quietly) till we come down. She's even learned a new trick. LOL We have a sound activated motion reindeer that plays christmas music that sits on a speaker near her cage... well... she found that if she whistles a certain way that she activates it. NO surprise there... :rolleyes: she even sings along in her own way. The only things I have found so far that concern me is that she is sleeping on the metal cage that goes around her bowl instead of the perches. Wouldn't that bother her feet cause it's so small? Also she has fallen off the edge of the perches a couple times and hangs out on the floor of the cage for a while... but then goes back to what she was doing... Another thing that concerns me is how do I tell if shes drinking? I haven't seen her drinking anything. This am she was licking the water off my finger. I think i might have dripped a little close to her nare cause later she sneezed on me and I got wet... and there was wetness in her one nare. (Not too concerned cause we are already going to the vet tonight for a check up).

SOrry this was so long. I really am amazed at everthing that she's doing... she is really awesome to have around. I love her dearly.

 

Sassy

[judygram]

It sounds like she is doing great but don't worry about her sitting on the edge of her bowl to sleep, I imagine you have other perches for her to sit on but for some reason she prefers there right now, do you have a boing in her cage as there is where my grey sleeps and she has other perches she can sit on.

Doesn't surprise me about the reindeer thing for they quickly figure out how to manipulate things to make them work, after all she has plenty of time to practice, you may be moving that reindeer soon I bet.

It doesn't take long to take a sip or two of water so I imagine she is getting her water when you are not watching, after all you can't watch her 24 hours a day and she may not have been after the water from your finger but the taste from your skin, even the salt on it.

I hope she gets a clean bill of health from the vet tonight, be sure to let us know.

[aerial.2000]

Marco sleeps on the same perch facing the same way every night !!

[Wingy]

Try taking the bowl in 2 hands and offering a drink. Sometimes they forget and sometimes you just don't see.

[CLB]

Sounds like she is doing great! I put a rope perch near the bowl when Lola was perching on her bowl. I think she liked the dark back corner.

 

You might also try adding a water bowl on the floor of the cage. Or like Wingy suggested....offering her a drink.

 

Good luck at the checkup!!

[Sassy]

thanks.... I think she's ok and i'm just being a worry wort... going to vet for check up tonight so we will see what he says.