kozykitty
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Gloria, BFA, adopted on Jan. 9, 2016 when she was 30 years old
. Her mom went to a nursing home.
Also have 2 cats (Rangerand Luna) and a 24 year old aquatic turtle, named Elvis.
I've browsed a bit and haven't seen this topic so I hope I'm not duplicating. Please move this thread if necessary!
Anyway--I mentioned in another thread that I will be adopting a 30 year old BFA. She will be an only bird. We have 3 indoor cats--two very mellow males and one young female who loves to hunt. She's great at mousing and getting bugs. The bird will be in our family room and a very sturdy cage and she will have supervised time out as we spend the bulk of our time in that room. How should I introduce her to the cats? I'm thinking I will set up her cage a few days before I actually bring her home to get them used to it.
Will it be okay to leave her in the cage in the family room when I am at work (retiring in June 2016)? I can't imagine the cats being able to do anything with her in a large cage which will be in a corner just opposite where we sit when we're home. I do not have a room where she can be left out of the cage all day but I will have a spare cage upstairs when she needs to be out of the family room for safety reasons. I just don't want to shut her in there all day. I want her to develop a routine.![Green :green: :green:](/img/parrotsmilie/green.gif)
We used to care for an Amazon when I was growing up and our cats were afraid of him. I remember my mom letting the bird nip at the cats --not sure I would do that but it seemed to keep them away!
Anyway--I mentioned in another thread that I will be adopting a 30 year old BFA. She will be an only bird. We have 3 indoor cats--two very mellow males and one young female who loves to hunt. She's great at mousing and getting bugs. The bird will be in our family room and a very sturdy cage and she will have supervised time out as we spend the bulk of our time in that room. How should I introduce her to the cats? I'm thinking I will set up her cage a few days before I actually bring her home to get them used to it.
Will it be okay to leave her in the cage in the family room when I am at work (retiring in June 2016)? I can't imagine the cats being able to do anything with her in a large cage which will be in a corner just opposite where we sit when we're home. I do not have a room where she can be left out of the cage all day but I will have a spare cage upstairs when she needs to be out of the family room for safety reasons. I just don't want to shut her in there all day. I want her to develop a routine.
![Green :green: :green:](/img/parrotsmilie/green.gif)
We used to care for an Amazon when I was growing up and our cats were afraid of him. I remember my mom letting the bird nip at the cats --not sure I would do that but it seemed to keep them away!