Tsali
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- Jul 22, 2016
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- Parrots
- Tsali - African Grey- I am a one parrot parent. It's a full time job keeping Tsali healthy and happy.
The more I get to know the magnificent Congo African Grey, Tsali, who shares my home the more I realize that he deserves more than I can give him.
Posting here because I am feeling melancholy, and a little lost. I love Tsali - from everything I have read about Greys, he is an incredible example of the species. He is very social, not phobic, a good eater, talks up a storm, loves to learn and has a beautiful coat of feathers.
He has one (maybe two) faults:
1) He has developed a very high pitched shrill whistle that I cannot tolerate. It only happens occasionally, maybe a half-dozen times a day, but each time I just cringe in pain. Any high pitched noise is extremely painful - feels like an icepick is being pounded into my eardrums. I can't blame Tsali - he is a bird and birds whistle.
2) His second "fault" isn't a fault at all, in fact it is absolutely awesome, he wants to be in my field of vision and/or on my shoulder at all times. The problem is, being fully flighted, when I step outside he flys up to the crystal chandelier and drops the crystals onto the floor. I am sure that, as a bird it is great fun watching glass shatter, but as the human, it isn't something that I can allow.
So.... I have come to the conclusion that Tsali should be given the opportunity to be a real bird - on Monday I am contacting a Wild Life Sanctuary that has a very high rating and see if they would be willing to give him a better life than I can provide. They have many species of parrots and at least one African Grey, so he will have birddie company. So if they are willing to talk, I will make the trip to check them out and then make a decision.
I am feeling so sad. Tsali should have a "real bird life" which is more than I can give. Right now, due to family health issues, I am able to give him less one on one time which contributes to the whistles. He has two huge cages and bunches of enrichment activities/toys, but they don't satisfy his needs.
Posting here because I am feeling melancholy, and a little lost. I love Tsali - from everything I have read about Greys, he is an incredible example of the species. He is very social, not phobic, a good eater, talks up a storm, loves to learn and has a beautiful coat of feathers.
He has one (maybe two) faults:
1) He has developed a very high pitched shrill whistle that I cannot tolerate. It only happens occasionally, maybe a half-dozen times a day, but each time I just cringe in pain. Any high pitched noise is extremely painful - feels like an icepick is being pounded into my eardrums. I can't blame Tsali - he is a bird and birds whistle.
2) His second "fault" isn't a fault at all, in fact it is absolutely awesome, he wants to be in my field of vision and/or on my shoulder at all times. The problem is, being fully flighted, when I step outside he flys up to the crystal chandelier and drops the crystals onto the floor. I am sure that, as a bird it is great fun watching glass shatter, but as the human, it isn't something that I can allow.
So.... I have come to the conclusion that Tsali should be given the opportunity to be a real bird - on Monday I am contacting a Wild Life Sanctuary that has a very high rating and see if they would be willing to give him a better life than I can provide. They have many species of parrots and at least one African Grey, so he will have birddie company. So if they are willing to talk, I will make the trip to check them out and then make a decision.
I am feeling so sad. Tsali should have a "real bird life" which is more than I can give. Right now, due to family health issues, I am able to give him less one on one time which contributes to the whistles. He has two huge cages and bunches of enrichment activities/toys, but they don't satisfy his needs.