Grash0perC
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- Jul 16, 2019
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- Davy Jones - An African Grey
When I was 8 years old I saw an African Grey at a petco. He was $4000 and I desperately wanted him. I went home and did a bunch of research, and from that moment on it was my biggest dream. I'm 26 now. I had to start saving over a year ago to adopt him.
Not just him, but the cage, toys, etc and rainy day fund in case he gets sick or injured. When I had enough saved, I started searching online, for months. Every post on craigslist was a scam. I also didn't want a newborn baby being shipped and traumatized for life.
Finally a week ago, a three month old Congo baby was posted. It was real! I had to drive 11 hours round trip to get him, but it was beyond worth it.
[ame="https://youtu.be/piHuDw5b2Eg"]Video of us cuddling.[/ame]
I'm going to teach him to be a pirate bird. "Ahoy Matey!" instead of Hello. "Walk the plank," "Shiver me timbers" "I feel a scurvy coming on. "His" name is Davy Jones. When I ask him, "Polly Want a Cracker?" I want him to say "No. I want a soul." I have so many ideas!
I say "he" tentatively because he wasn't DNA tested and the breeder said he knows based on looks. I'm taking him for his first check-up at the vet tomorrow and I'll ask for one then.
I have a few questions. He is super cuddly! He likes to nestle into my neck or just lay right on my face lol. Will that be something he grows out of? I know African Grey's aren't usually very cuddly, but I'm hoping that if I cuddle him as much as possible he won't.
When do they normally wean? The breeder said he was already weaning. However, he can barely eat solid food. He puts a tiny bit in his mouth and licks it. If he focuses on eating for ten minutes he might get one pellet down lol. So obviously, that was incorrect. I read somewhere that it can take up to 20 weeks.
I'm hand feeding him 40 - 50 cc's of formula three times a day. His poop seems good. I just haven't found ANY guidelines as to around how much I should be feeding a day.
When should I start potty training him? Since I got him, he hasn't been in a cage once. He sleeps with me in a box on my bed at night (with my arm inside and him cuddling). I work from home, so he is playing under my desk under my supervision or in my lap all day. He is always on towels. I don't want him to think it's okay to poo everywhere forever, but I don't know when he will be capable of understanding potty training.
I'm actually planning to build a perch next to my desk with a large litter box underneath and train him to go there to poop, so he doesn't have to be in a cage. Do you think I can I do that without needing to use a cage?
Speaking of cages this is what I got him:
It's 3' x 2' x 4'5". Will that be big enough when he is fully grown? He will rarely be in it.
I dunno if I have ever been this happy in my life!!
Don't tell my husband because it's supposed to be the day we got married...
Not just him, but the cage, toys, etc and rainy day fund in case he gets sick or injured. When I had enough saved, I started searching online, for months. Every post on craigslist was a scam. I also didn't want a newborn baby being shipped and traumatized for life.
Finally a week ago, a three month old Congo baby was posted. It was real! I had to drive 11 hours round trip to get him, but it was beyond worth it.
[ame="https://youtu.be/piHuDw5b2Eg"]Video of us cuddling.[/ame]
I'm going to teach him to be a pirate bird. "Ahoy Matey!" instead of Hello. "Walk the plank," "Shiver me timbers" "I feel a scurvy coming on. "His" name is Davy Jones. When I ask him, "Polly Want a Cracker?" I want him to say "No. I want a soul." I have so many ideas!
I say "he" tentatively because he wasn't DNA tested and the breeder said he knows based on looks. I'm taking him for his first check-up at the vet tomorrow and I'll ask for one then.
I have a few questions. He is super cuddly! He likes to nestle into my neck or just lay right on my face lol. Will that be something he grows out of? I know African Grey's aren't usually very cuddly, but I'm hoping that if I cuddle him as much as possible he won't.
When do they normally wean? The breeder said he was already weaning. However, he can barely eat solid food. He puts a tiny bit in his mouth and licks it. If he focuses on eating for ten minutes he might get one pellet down lol. So obviously, that was incorrect. I read somewhere that it can take up to 20 weeks.
I'm hand feeding him 40 - 50 cc's of formula three times a day. His poop seems good. I just haven't found ANY guidelines as to around how much I should be feeding a day.
When should I start potty training him? Since I got him, he hasn't been in a cage once. He sleeps with me in a box on my bed at night (with my arm inside and him cuddling). I work from home, so he is playing under my desk under my supervision or in my lap all day. He is always on towels. I don't want him to think it's okay to poo everywhere forever, but I don't know when he will be capable of understanding potty training.
I'm actually planning to build a perch next to my desk with a large litter box underneath and train him to go there to poop, so he doesn't have to be in a cage. Do you think I can I do that without needing to use a cage?
Speaking of cages this is what I got him:
It's 3' x 2' x 4'5". Will that be big enough when he is fully grown? He will rarely be in it.
I dunno if I have ever been this happy in my life!!
Don't tell my husband because it's supposed to be the day we got married...