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| Topic Started: Jul 6 2007, 03:43 AM (565 Views) | |
| Deleted User | Jul 22 2007, 03:03 PM Post #16 |
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Welcome! And I too thought your story was very touching. I am terribly sorry about Tiny Tim. That must of been hard for all of you. I am glad that Sunshine is now sweeter to you all! Thank you for sharing with us. |
 
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| Deleted User | Jul 22 2007, 03:20 PM Post #17 |
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That is sad about tiny tim and I'm so sorry. But at least sunshine is more acceptable of humans now! |
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| kevinp | Jul 22 2007, 07:37 PM Post #18 |
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hi and welcome to the forum, great to hear about your bird keeping experance and the differences between your two birds, so sorry that you lost tiny Tim though. its intresting how she's been friendly with you then changed when you got Tim and then she has gone back to being friendly again. may be no matter how they are brought up some parrots will always prefer another parrot over anything else :) |
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| Gardengail | Jul 23 2007, 02:51 AM Post #19 |
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Yes..welcome to the forum wds! I loved your story and it sounds like you have a very special bond with Sunshine. |
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| Deleted User | Jul 23 2007, 08:13 AM Post #20 |
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I don't think that anyone can predict with any accuracy, the "typical" personalities of any parrot, let alone Parrotlets. Our Skyler is a 1 year 8 months old right now. He will step up for anyone, but if you don't head in the "right" direction (you have to tell him where you are taking him), you get nipped. This is my husband's "fault." When we first got Skyler, my husband catered to his every whim, wanting to get on his good side. Skyler could steer him by giving him gentle (and not so gentle) nips on the finger in the direction Skyler wanted to go. (He relies on us for his transportation, because the vet trims his wings quite severely to keep him dependent.) He's not always happy riding on "mommy," since I tell him where he is going PERIOD, no negotiation. We made a big mistake right at the beginning by providing Skyler with mirrors, and toys with reflective surfaces. And, you guessed it, he bonded with his reflection, instead of us. We just thought that he was one of those very independent little birds until our Grey's breeder saw in a picture I emailed her, Skyler sitting with a mirror. She advised me to take away all mirrors right away, and then we would have a chance to bond with him. He'd had his mirrors for nearly 11 months at that point, so taking them away was hard for him, but we did it. It took a long time for Skyler to recover from his "loss," but eventually he started soliciting our attention. We also made a real effort to interact with him, so that he knew that we were "available" as companions. Within a couple of months, we had him vocalizing with us and playing Peekaboo. When he wants someone to play with, he just has to say "Peekaboo" and we come over to him and start playing. He also likes to beat up certain toys (firm pompoms) and jingle balls (plastic balls with a jingle bell inside - cat toys). He will often push the jingle ball right off his play table and expect someone to retrieve it only to throw it off again. :P He also has jingle balls in his cage that he will throttle and scream at. This has only been since he turned a year old, and I suspect it has a lot to do with his sexual maturity. He also has some soft & crinkly pompoms which we refer to as "Puffy" (he knows who we are talking about when we use the name), that he used to beat up, but now he corners it and "does the nasty" with instead. At first we thought we should try to put an end to it, but we were advised to let him have his fun. Now we have a way of getting him to behave for us (even when he doesn't want to). We just say "let's go see Puffy!" and he will immediately stop avoiding us and hop on our fingers. He also understands the word "basket" (he has a play basket in the livingroom) and "bedtime" (he has a sleeping cage). He's always the noisy one when it's time to roost. And, he will not take "just a minute" for an answer. He can be a bossy little tyrant! :D Most of Skyler's personality changes have occurred since his first birthday and after we took his mirrors away. I believe it's mostly his "coming of age" (his sexual "immaturity.") We have a sexually aware "teenaged" parrotlet, and he will do anything necessary to "get his end away." We even considered getting him a girlfriend, but decided against it, because we don't want him to change again. So instead we just give him as much attention as we can and lots of toys to play with and beat the cen1 out of. We love him dearly and are very pleased that Skyler isn't at all upset about the arrival of Kumiko (and Kumiko isn't bothered about Skyler either). We just have to keep them from coming into contact with one another, because undoubtedly, Skyler would try to bully the Grey, and we don't want Kumiko feeling that he must defend himself. The results would be tragic. angrey2 Skyler is a rough & tumble kind of guy (who rarely bites, but nips frequently). He is still very independent, but has learned that we make decent playmates once properly trained. :) SKYLER WITH "PUFFY" (IN HIS PLAY TENT) Kumiko is a mommy's boy, who wants 'skritches' most of the time, but will play on his own as long as he can see me. If left alone (in his cage) he will go to a corner and have a nap while waiting for me to return. But sometimes squawks to let me know that he's not happy about being left alone with the 'runt.' (Skyler has his own cage across the room from Kumiko.) KUMIKO ON HIS CAGE DOOR (favourite spot): (pronounced: KOO-MEE-KO) |
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| Bonnie | Jul 23 2007, 10:22 AM Post #21 |
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Loved the pics of Skyler and Kumiko, Gail will love your Grey. |
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| Deleted User | Jul 23 2007, 03:15 PM Post #22 |
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What a character Skylar is!! lol. He sounds like he keeps you guys busy and he is adorable by the way. So is Kumiko!! I just love african greys!! Thanks for sharing your story with us! |
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| Gardengail | Jul 23 2007, 03:31 PM Post #23 |
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They are both awesome! :wub: I've heard of that happening with mirrors before. One reason why I chose not to put them in Cricket's cage. Thank you for sharing your birds with us! |
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| Deleted User | Jul 23 2007, 08:43 PM Post #24 |
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Thank you so much for your kind words everyone! Yes, Skyler is a character! :D So much personality crammed into such a small space. :lol: |
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| Bonnie | Jul 23 2007, 09:20 PM Post #25 |
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Wed love pics so you can never post too many pics. As soon as I get another camera I will post pics again. |
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| Deleted User | Jul 23 2007, 09:53 PM Post #26 |
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I love posting pix, but am currently running into barrackades in the system. I will post as soon as I can. &:-) |
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| Deleted User | Jul 23 2007, 10:01 PM Post #27 |
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P.S. Thanks Kevin for fixing my avatar, hopefully the glitches iron themselves out and I won't have to ask for help. |
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| Deleted User | Jul 23 2007, 10:38 PM Post #28 |
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Haha!! I had that same problem!! But I finally figured it out on my own.....i just went to photobucket and it worked, lol. |
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