Violet_Diva
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I eventually decided that if a male eclectus became available to me that I'd bring him home! I was talking to someone about taking a young male they had rehabilitated, but they wanted a bit more than I was able to afford, plus he was quite far away. A few months ago, a young male was listed for sale in the same county! I exchanged a few texts with the owner asking some general questions. Then the add was removed, so I guessed he was rehomed.
On October 25th his advert appeared again. At first I thought maybe it was a scam, but I messaged the seller to find that the deal with the previous buyer was off. So I immediately declared my interest and started sending photos of Bella, showing what kind of life I could provide for her little guy. We texted for a while and today was the day I went to meet him. The lady was lovely and I could see was upset about letting him go, but we agreed that if for any reason he doesn't get on well that I would bring him back to her. He came with his cage, homemade stand, a bag of seed mix, a harness and lots and lots of toys!
He seems very hand tame (no biting) which is refreshing in comparison to when I brought Bella home! But he seems VERY willful, so I've got my work cut out for me with regards to training. The lady said she tried training, but he wasn't interested in the treats. I believe this to be because he's had constant access to seeds (as well as being fed fresh meals too.) So I'm thinking if I can reduce the abundant seeds to a teaspoon a day (like Bella) he will probably be more motivated for training! His name is Dexter and he'll be 2 years old in December. He has said "Hello" a couple of times already, so I'm looking forward to finding out what other things he can say!
He's currently situated in the main living room next to the kitchen as his quarantine area, as his previous human kept him in the kitchen by the living room, so I guessed he'd hear some familiar sounds from the kitchen and also be quite comfortable with the activity level in the living room. Me and the other half are quite boring and don't have human company visit all that often, but Dexter is used to children and dogs, so I'm hoping he will have no problems with settling in.
I would really like him to be in the bird room by Christmas to be introduced to Bella! Though I do just want to make it clear that I'm not planning to house them in the same cage or breed them. I just figured it would be nice for both of them to have some feathered company in the same room.
I'm super excited and can't believe he's actually here!
If anyone has any pointers regarding quarantine or introducing the birds later on, I would very much appreciate it!
On October 25th his advert appeared again. At first I thought maybe it was a scam, but I messaged the seller to find that the deal with the previous buyer was off. So I immediately declared my interest and started sending photos of Bella, showing what kind of life I could provide for her little guy. We texted for a while and today was the day I went to meet him. The lady was lovely and I could see was upset about letting him go, but we agreed that if for any reason he doesn't get on well that I would bring him back to her. He came with his cage, homemade stand, a bag of seed mix, a harness and lots and lots of toys!
He seems very hand tame (no biting) which is refreshing in comparison to when I brought Bella home! But he seems VERY willful, so I've got my work cut out for me with regards to training. The lady said she tried training, but he wasn't interested in the treats. I believe this to be because he's had constant access to seeds (as well as being fed fresh meals too.) So I'm thinking if I can reduce the abundant seeds to a teaspoon a day (like Bella) he will probably be more motivated for training! His name is Dexter and he'll be 2 years old in December. He has said "Hello" a couple of times already, so I'm looking forward to finding out what other things he can say!
He's currently situated in the main living room next to the kitchen as his quarantine area, as his previous human kept him in the kitchen by the living room, so I guessed he'd hear some familiar sounds from the kitchen and also be quite comfortable with the activity level in the living room. Me and the other half are quite boring and don't have human company visit all that often, but Dexter is used to children and dogs, so I'm hoping he will have no problems with settling in.
I would really like him to be in the bird room by Christmas to be introduced to Bella! Though I do just want to make it clear that I'm not planning to house them in the same cage or breed them. I just figured it would be nice for both of them to have some feathered company in the same room.
I'm super excited and can't believe he's actually here!
If anyone has any pointers regarding quarantine or introducing the birds later on, I would very much appreciate it!
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