I will be a 1st time parrot/bird owner. Needless to say I am very nervous. I do not know much about the bird itself. The problem is neither does the owner. The bird is comming from a divorced home and the wife was the main care giver. When she left she left the bird to the husband. He found that he did not have time nor paitence to care for the bird. The only information that I have is that the bird is Green and they think male (judging by the name Rico). I have found out that they have him on a seed based diet right now. They have been feeding him a Wild bird seed mix but have recently (last week) changed him to an exotic bird mix. I know from research on the internet that I need to get him to a parrot mix, pellet, and fresh fruits/veggi diet. Does anyone have any recommendations as to how to go about changing his food? should it be done all of the sudden or all at once? Also, any recommendations as to rehomeing him into my family would be much appreciated.