New BABY!

[jessica2650]

I just brought my baby home, he is 6 weeks old and i am still hand feeding him formula. I have two question.

1. when can i introduce him to fresh foods and pellets and

2. when can i move him from the aquarium to his new cage?

 

thank you

jessica

[lovemyGreys]

Hi Jessica, welcome to the froum.

 

After your baby reaches 6/7 weeks of age and has made the transition from brooder to cage, it is time to begin introducing weaning food. moistened Pellet food is a safe food to start weaning your baby onto with the addition of seed,fruit, veggies.Also have a separate water dish next to his food.

 

here is a link on handfeeding, it is for a general guideline only & each baby will vary

 

http://www.greyforums.net/forums/the-nursery/73409-handfeeding-a-baby-grey.html

[judygram]

Jessica, once you get this matter settled you can introduce yourself in the welcome room and tell us a little about you and your new grey baby.

[jessica2650]

So should i have hi in the new cage already cause the pet store told me to leave him in the aquarium untill he was 6 months of age.

[judygram]

I would think he should be going into the cage about now or very soon especially when he starts wanting to perch, nothing to climb on in an aquarium, but Tracy will know about that.

[lovemyGreys]

jessica around 7 weeks move your baby to a cage.Perches should be placed low in the cage at first untill your baby has mastered perching & climbing.

 

 

[Lyric]

Generally I believe the babies are moved into a cage once they have feathers and no longer require supplemental heat to keep them warm. Plus they start getting more inquisitive and need a new environment to explore in and perches to begin learning how to perch on. Hope this helps!

[jessica2650]

Thank you every one