I brought Lucky home yesterday and so far, everything is going well as can be expected. He doesnāt bite, at least not yet, even when I placed my hand in his carrier when I met him and his former owner. He just kind of grabbed on and pushed my hand away, and then nudged it further back with his beak.
To catch everyone up, Lucky is a 10 year old Vosmaeri Eclectus that I purchased from his owner in Long Island, NY. I am now his third owner, and his last owner sold him because she has 40 birds and doesn't have enough time for them.
The former owner stated that he is a great bird, loves to come out and play, lets her touch his back etc. He tolerates me next to his cage and at the moment Iām trying to give him his space but it sure is hard, heās so cute! Every so often Iāll place my hand in the cage and give him some scratches, which he tolerates with a semi open beak. I can tell heās nervous about it, but not enough to get beaky. He wonāt step up and will get beaky if I insist, which is fine considering its his 1st morning in his new home. I just back off; I have plenty of patience.
He came right out of his carrier when he got home and started eating a few hours after that. He seems to like carrot, squash and some beans I cooked but hasnāt touched his pellets, which is fine. I figure Iāll worry about WHAT heās eating later, as long as he eating now.
He hasnāt really touched any of the toys in his cage, but moves around most of the cage without any problems. I can see heās interested in some of them, but just not ready yet. I asked his former owner to bring a toy with her that he likes, and she brought a little puzzle box that I hung in the cage. He definitely was happy to see it, and took one of the pieces from me before dropping it on the cage floor.
My computer desk is on the other side of the room, and I sit with my back towards his cage. Heās started making vocalizations when Iām playing games, anything that makes noise. He meows, says āHelloā and whistles and I call back. The vocalization is pretty distorted, but his owner said he didnāt talk and Iām excited that I may be able to work on his clarity.
You can see from the photos he has a bald spot on his head. His former owner said it was from a bad batch of seed that contained some moss that caused him to lose feathers. She said that it was several months ago and that they are starting to fill in. Iāll verify this with the vet check on Monday or Tuesday.
Iāll keep āyall posted!
To catch everyone up, Lucky is a 10 year old Vosmaeri Eclectus that I purchased from his owner in Long Island, NY. I am now his third owner, and his last owner sold him because she has 40 birds and doesn't have enough time for them.
The former owner stated that he is a great bird, loves to come out and play, lets her touch his back etc. He tolerates me next to his cage and at the moment Iām trying to give him his space but it sure is hard, heās so cute! Every so often Iāll place my hand in the cage and give him some scratches, which he tolerates with a semi open beak. I can tell heās nervous about it, but not enough to get beaky. He wonāt step up and will get beaky if I insist, which is fine considering its his 1st morning in his new home. I just back off; I have plenty of patience.
He came right out of his carrier when he got home and started eating a few hours after that. He seems to like carrot, squash and some beans I cooked but hasnāt touched his pellets, which is fine. I figure Iāll worry about WHAT heās eating later, as long as he eating now.
He hasnāt really touched any of the toys in his cage, but moves around most of the cage without any problems. I can see heās interested in some of them, but just not ready yet. I asked his former owner to bring a toy with her that he likes, and she brought a little puzzle box that I hung in the cage. He definitely was happy to see it, and took one of the pieces from me before dropping it on the cage floor.
My computer desk is on the other side of the room, and I sit with my back towards his cage. Heās started making vocalizations when Iām playing games, anything that makes noise. He meows, says āHelloā and whistles and I call back. The vocalization is pretty distorted, but his owner said he didnāt talk and Iām excited that I may be able to work on his clarity.
You can see from the photos he has a bald spot on his head. His former owner said it was from a bad batch of seed that contained some moss that caused him to lose feathers. She said that it was several months ago and that they are starting to fill in. Iāll verify this with the vet check on Monday or Tuesday.
Iāll keep āyall posted!
If your not sure of the exact date don't worry you could always use the date you brought him home.
