Jenypher
New member
- Nov 5, 2018
- 41
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- Parrots
- 3 'tiels (Sophie, Peter and Melvin), 1 DYH Amazon (Baya), 1 Caique (Twenty), 2 Conures (Spider & Lizard), and 1 foster (Faust)
Hi! We adopted Baya from a parrot rescue one week ago, and I've been giving him some time to settle before starting what I hope will be an ongoing thread.
Baya is a 27-year-old male. We are his third family, but I don't get the feeling he was with the second family for very long. It sounds like his original owner got sick and placed him with a friend, who developed allergies and mainly kept him out on a sun porch. As a result, Baya has gotten a little chubby. We're working on it with diet and exercise. He does enjoy fresh fruit, especially raspberries (I think it's the potential for making excellent messes). I don't have a great sense for his personality yet, although he seems pretty laid back, social and generally happy.
Baya has slowly been trying out new sounds, especially on my pre-teen son, who Baya thinks is the greatest thing since Zupreem pellets. Unfortunately, Baya gets overstimulated very quickly (works himself into a state) when my boy is around, so we're going to work on that. They enjoy shouting at each other. Sometimes Baya busts out a killer vibrato.
I've been bitten once. He was calmly sitting on my arm when someone came through the front door, startling us both. Since Baya doesn't seem flighted (I read Boat's essay on this, and will be talking to the vet to make a plan), he lashed out and I was the nearest bite-able object.
He didn't seem like he was getting enough sleep with a sheet over his cage, so I made him a cage cover that gives him lots of airflow, but is light-blocking. With the sheet, he was gabbing and calling. With the new cover, he quieted right down and we didn't hear a peep from him all night (just chewing on his food). I was warned he'll be hormonal this time of year, and read the thread about the importance of sleep, so hopefully his new cage cover encourages better rest.
Baya is a 27-year-old male. We are his third family, but I don't get the feeling he was with the second family for very long. It sounds like his original owner got sick and placed him with a friend, who developed allergies and mainly kept him out on a sun porch. As a result, Baya has gotten a little chubby. We're working on it with diet and exercise. He does enjoy fresh fruit, especially raspberries (I think it's the potential for making excellent messes). I don't have a great sense for his personality yet, although he seems pretty laid back, social and generally happy.
Baya has slowly been trying out new sounds, especially on my pre-teen son, who Baya thinks is the greatest thing since Zupreem pellets. Unfortunately, Baya gets overstimulated very quickly (works himself into a state) when my boy is around, so we're going to work on that. They enjoy shouting at each other. Sometimes Baya busts out a killer vibrato.
I've been bitten once. He was calmly sitting on my arm when someone came through the front door, startling us both. Since Baya doesn't seem flighted (I read Boat's essay on this, and will be talking to the vet to make a plan), he lashed out and I was the nearest bite-able object.
He didn't seem like he was getting enough sleep with a sheet over his cage, so I made him a cage cover that gives him lots of airflow, but is light-blocking. With the sheet, he was gabbing and calling. With the new cover, he quieted right down and we didn't hear a peep from him all night (just chewing on his food). I was warned he'll be hormonal this time of year, and read the thread about the importance of sleep, so hopefully his new cage cover encourages better rest.
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