Rave
New member
I adopted a beautiful male Eckie a few days ago, and I think I may be in a little over my head! I'd really like some advice on a few things.
The former owner didn't exactly mention their dietary requirements, just giving me a bag of seed mix (Doctors Foster and Smith) and a small bag of natural-colored pellets (he did mention that artificially-colored pellets tended to cause problems). I did a lot of reading up on their diet and what I could feed him afterward, and I've bought fruits and veggies, but I'd really like some advice as to what else he should be eating, if there's a better supplemental food to the fresh food than what I was given, and if I should eliminate the pellets from the getgo. Right now he really likes grapes and cabbage, but strawberries end up in the bottom of the cage.
I've noticed that every so often, he looks at me, lowers his body, spreads his wings out about halfway, and flaps them a little. Should I be concerned about this? I've looked up videos of wing flipping and it doesn't look anything like it. His former owner used to allow him out of the cage to fly (I haven't yet, as he's not yet acclimated to me and the change in location), so I'm thinking he's trying to tell me that he wants to get out of his cage to fly, but I'm extremely paranoid ATM and want to ask someone more knowledgeable than I am.
Max (the boisterous boy Eckie) has a very piercing shriek when people leave the room. Is it possible that, with time, this can be toned down?
Thanks in advance for any help!
The former owner didn't exactly mention their dietary requirements, just giving me a bag of seed mix (Doctors Foster and Smith) and a small bag of natural-colored pellets (he did mention that artificially-colored pellets tended to cause problems). I did a lot of reading up on their diet and what I could feed him afterward, and I've bought fruits and veggies, but I'd really like some advice as to what else he should be eating, if there's a better supplemental food to the fresh food than what I was given, and if I should eliminate the pellets from the getgo. Right now he really likes grapes and cabbage, but strawberries end up in the bottom of the cage.
I've noticed that every so often, he looks at me, lowers his body, spreads his wings out about halfway, and flaps them a little. Should I be concerned about this? I've looked up videos of wing flipping and it doesn't look anything like it. His former owner used to allow him out of the cage to fly (I haven't yet, as he's not yet acclimated to me and the change in location), so I'm thinking he's trying to tell me that he wants to get out of his cage to fly, but I'm extremely paranoid ATM and want to ask someone more knowledgeable than I am.
Max (the boisterous boy Eckie) has a very piercing shriek when people leave the room. Is it possible that, with time, this can be toned down?
Thanks in advance for any help!