greylover0 Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 im bring my GAG home this week :D and was woundering what i do with him the first day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talon Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Hi and Congrats, what an exciting time. I would open his travel cage and let him come out onto you if he desires or out on his own. Let him take the lead and you just go with the flow. He needs to observe everything, and check out his new surroundings on his own terms. My suggestion is to keep him confined to 2 rooms until he feels comfortable enough to want to venture elsewhere. Don't overwhelm him with too much too fast. Take it slow...can't wait for the update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaileysPapa Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Everything goes at their pace. Do not force yourself on him. If he's friendly, let him explore you and his new home. If not, take it slow, and let him guide your interaction. Remember that everything is new and possibly scary to him. You want to start off as calm, friendly, and unthreatening to him. That will build a good foundation for your lifetime together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray P Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 I loved those days of getting to know Corky my grey. They can be the best days to remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katana600 Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Is your grey a baby or a rehomed older parrot? The approach will be similar but a baby has generally had a calm and consistent lifestyle prior to being placed in his permanent home. Are you picking him up or are you having him shipped? Sometimes the transition is scary and your parrot will growl or otherwise show it is upset. If that is the case, have the food and water already in its cage and let it come out on its own terms. If you are picking up your grey, ask lots of questions about how it's cage was set up and what the routine and food has been so you can keep as many things familiar as possible at first. When we brought home our first baby, he was ready to come out of his cage and explore his world on the very first day. When we brought home our rehomed, older and troubled Miss Gilbert, it has been an entirely different yet very rewarding experience. If you watch your new friend, you will get some ideas of talking softly, approaching slowly and letting him lead your way. Trust yourself, you will know what to do when you see an opening to come closer or if you see a fear reaction, to wait a bit to get any closer while you still talk gently and reassuringly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerial.2000 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 definately tell us more about your new addition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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