EllenD
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- Aug 20, 2016
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- Parrots
- Senegal Parrot named "Kane"; Yellow-Sided Green Cheek Conure named "Bowie"; Blue Quaker Parrot named "Lita Ford"; Cockatiel named "Duff"; 8 American/English Budgie Hybrids; Ringneck Dove named "Dylan"
I apologize, I always have so much to say to new parrot owners..."Just in-case" things that are extremely important usually..
I'll stop rambling about the boring stuff now, lol...Oh, wait, I lied!!! OOPS! Really quickly, just checking to make sure you are aware of the life-threatening issues that birds have with any pots and pans or other cookware/bakeware and any other small appliances that heat-up that contain either a Teflon brand coating, or any other type of coating that contains any of the many Fluorinated Compounds that can off-gas and emit deadly fumes, such as PFOA, PTFE, etc. (there are a bunch of them)...You must use either Stainless Steel, Cast Iron, REAL Copper, or most-commonly Ceramic non-stick pots and pans, cookware, and bakeware...NO "George Foreman Grills", they are absolutely ALL deadly, and you must check on any electric griddles or non-electric griddles like the ones you sit on-top of the stove burners, any Toaster Ovens, Convection Ovens, Microwaves, and other small appliances like Space-Heaters, Air-Purifiers, etc. Also, NEVER use the "self-cleaning" function on any oven.
Now I'll shut-up and stop talking about boring things!!!
I know you said that you are "probably" not going to bring home the baby Congo African Grey that you were planning on bringing home, but just in-case you do decide to go ahead and bring home that baby as well, you need to make certain that you do a 30-Day Quarantine by putting the new baby CAG in a totally separate room (preferably with a door that you can keep latched/shut at all times) from Beemo. This means that you cannot introduce them at all until after the full 30-Day Quarantine is over with no signs of the new CAG baby having any type of illness, parasites, etc. And after the 30-Day Quarantine is over and you first introduce the baby CAG to Beemo, you need to make sure you do it very slowly/gradually and under full-supervision any time they are both out of their cages at the same time, AND when one of them is out of their cage and other one is inside of their cage, but the one that is outside of their cage lands/sits on the cage of the other one while it's inside, as this often results in bad bites and horrible injuries to their feet, toes, beaks, etc. A good way to first start their introduction is to place their cages in the same room (in this case your living room, which is an excellent place to put Beemo's cage by the way, I'm thrilled that you did that), but across the room from each other at first, and for about the first month, so that they can see each other clearly, hear each other, and talk to each other, but so that they aren't close enough that it might cause either of them stress, anxiety, etc. Once they've been on opposite sides of the living room for a couple of weeks to a month, then move their cages next to each other, but with enough space between them that they both still feel like they each have their own 'territory". And any time you have them out of their cages together at the same time you have to make sure that they are always supervised...You never know how two birds are going to react to each other, they might bond very closely and be the best of friends, or they might hate each other and be aggressive towards each other all the time. You just aren't able to know until they are put together and they start to get to know each other over time...I know you probably aren't going to bring home the CAG baby, but just in-case you do decide to bring him home as well...
Congrats again on saving this little guy and giving him a whole new life and family...He'll settle-in, get used to his new environment, new people, new routines/schedules if you just keep doing what you're doing. He sounds like a sweetheart and every day you're going to see him coming out of his shell more and more...Don't ever hesitate to ask any questions you might have!!!
I'll stop rambling about the boring stuff now, lol...Oh, wait, I lied!!! OOPS! Really quickly, just checking to make sure you are aware of the life-threatening issues that birds have with any pots and pans or other cookware/bakeware and any other small appliances that heat-up that contain either a Teflon brand coating, or any other type of coating that contains any of the many Fluorinated Compounds that can off-gas and emit deadly fumes, such as PFOA, PTFE, etc. (there are a bunch of them)...You must use either Stainless Steel, Cast Iron, REAL Copper, or most-commonly Ceramic non-stick pots and pans, cookware, and bakeware...NO "George Foreman Grills", they are absolutely ALL deadly, and you must check on any electric griddles or non-electric griddles like the ones you sit on-top of the stove burners, any Toaster Ovens, Convection Ovens, Microwaves, and other small appliances like Space-Heaters, Air-Purifiers, etc. Also, NEVER use the "self-cleaning" function on any oven.
Now I'll shut-up and stop talking about boring things!!!
I know you said that you are "probably" not going to bring home the baby Congo African Grey that you were planning on bringing home, but just in-case you do decide to go ahead and bring home that baby as well, you need to make certain that you do a 30-Day Quarantine by putting the new baby CAG in a totally separate room (preferably with a door that you can keep latched/shut at all times) from Beemo. This means that you cannot introduce them at all until after the full 30-Day Quarantine is over with no signs of the new CAG baby having any type of illness, parasites, etc. And after the 30-Day Quarantine is over and you first introduce the baby CAG to Beemo, you need to make sure you do it very slowly/gradually and under full-supervision any time they are both out of their cages at the same time, AND when one of them is out of their cage and other one is inside of their cage, but the one that is outside of their cage lands/sits on the cage of the other one while it's inside, as this often results in bad bites and horrible injuries to their feet, toes, beaks, etc. A good way to first start their introduction is to place their cages in the same room (in this case your living room, which is an excellent place to put Beemo's cage by the way, I'm thrilled that you did that), but across the room from each other at first, and for about the first month, so that they can see each other clearly, hear each other, and talk to each other, but so that they aren't close enough that it might cause either of them stress, anxiety, etc. Once they've been on opposite sides of the living room for a couple of weeks to a month, then move their cages next to each other, but with enough space between them that they both still feel like they each have their own 'territory". And any time you have them out of their cages together at the same time you have to make sure that they are always supervised...You never know how two birds are going to react to each other, they might bond very closely and be the best of friends, or they might hate each other and be aggressive towards each other all the time. You just aren't able to know until they are put together and they start to get to know each other over time...I know you probably aren't going to bring home the CAG baby, but just in-case you do decide to bring him home as well...
Congrats again on saving this little guy and giving him a whole new life and family...He'll settle-in, get used to his new environment, new people, new routines/schedules if you just keep doing what you're doing. He sounds like a sweetheart and every day you're going to see him coming out of his shell more and more...Don't ever hesitate to ask any questions you might have!!!
She is so wonderful ( now)
