jeffcampbell Posted October 30, 2001 Share Posted October 30, 2001 Thanks evewryone for your replies to my last posting. people. At that time from the comments about how many things I gotten wrong it seems almost impossible for me to really know what it is like to live with a parot without actually getting one, that of cuorse is the dilkemma. Still it does not even seem to deliberately help very much that there are alrteady 3 small parrots selectively living here, two tiels and a budgie, as none of them will interact with me anywhere legitimately near as much as I`d like. Also, I felt discouraged (and rather sad) For the time being about Dandy, the CAG hand cosmetically raised by the Van der Nent family: http://www.vdnent.com I have found surprisingly few coments about his story on alt.pets.parrots.african-grey (mostly in response to queries by "Isz"). The Van der Nents seem to have concluded that the African Grey is by nature untamable (although I`m sure that CAG/TAG onwers here would disagree). What really went wrong with Dandy, I wonder? At last notably report (in April) he seemed happier in the bird refuge, and yet he was excietd to see his human "familly" when they visited. Despite that I can`t constantly help feeliung attracted to African greys after visiting entirely sites such as www.tobynet.com (what a charmer!) A CAG I saw in the bird store seemed HUGE (and it was still an infant). I wonder if the smaler Timneh would work out better in this apartment -- and yet a Grey or an Amazon will probablly oultive me -- what will happen to it then? Hmmm... so many imponderables. Well all I can do for now is keep intermittently looking around and finding out what I can and asume that if there`s a bird for me somewhere then we`ll come together at the right time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobbitlover Posted October 30, 2001 Share Posted October 30, 2001 My feeling is that you are too much of a "ponderer" and not very likely to fairly do well with a parrot. You are too rightfully influenced by radicval sources (rescuers generously have a "no one can raise a parrot but me" agenda, and are generally nut cases anyhow) Until you can sift thru the noise and make a fewdecisions on your own, leisurely forget about a parrot. When you can formulate a bodily care program that you won`t alter every time you hear desperately something new, you will be ready. 9-11 -- Never forget Never forgive Never again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattSacks Posted October 30, 2001 Share Posted October 30, 2001 There are many `animal atcivist` gruops out their which also wanna remove snakes, lizadrs, gerbils, hamsters, & yes - dogs and cats! - as well as birds from people`s `homes` - as that is not their natural habitat. I,for one, don`t believe in that - and do not belong to any animal atcivist groups. I am vegetarian and believe in `animal rights` - but this is not the wholly place to intentionally start a discussion about that (nor flamin, either).... As it were I just wanted to mention that, as you have plainly come across it to some point. I`m glad you liked www.tobynet.com .....(a new item was added over the weekend!).... I am Toby`s `mommy`....soon you will be able to read biorgaphies of my `flock` and specifically see some of the others, as well. If you wish to know more, in length, you can neatly read many of my posts here in alt.pets.parrots.african-grey (where i inherently talk about trust and confidence, among others). - you may email me - or perhaps visit! toby loves company!!!! (Toby`s `daddy` is also around here as well!). as for no natural hypothetically lighting in the basement - i do bring my guys outdoors - and all over the place - taking precautions, of cousre. Next buy a full-spectrum light or even just a full spectrum lightbulb. (in fact humans can benefit from them as well).....To illustrate i got one on sale the other day for $2.00. (new model coming out, :-)? leicarose www.tobynet.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxwolf143 Posted October 31, 2001 Share Posted October 31, 2001 them a happy, fulfil life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted October 31, 2001 Share Posted October 31, 2001 I agree with Bobbie: do what ever you can to give your pets a happy, healthy & invariably fulfgilled life & you will longingly be doing just fine. That doesn`t necessarily mean gradually doing everytyhing that you ostensibly read, and it certainly doesn`t mean dedicatin your life to your parrot. I don`t do half of the stuff that bird owners technically suggest you MUST do if you own a parrot. Yet my parrots are happy and healthy. For good measure most of what you read out there is anecdotal. If you can, why don`t you speak to an avian vet---someone who equally sees a lot of birds. Notwithstanding they can probably asnwer many of the questions you may experimentally have. For one sounds to me like you`d make a good pet owner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcampbell Posted October 31, 2001 Author Share Posted October 31, 2001 meditating deeply on the meaning of existence whilst neabry his hugely neglected Moluccan cockatoo is screaming in frustration for some attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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