Miss Modified
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- Stacey
Hi all, Im new to the forums and this is my first post. I apologise if there are a lot of similar threads to this but I've been looking for information on greater vasa's and trying to work out if they could be the nest bird for me and my Fiancé. Information on them as pets is pretty hard to find on the internet, and everything I've said so fair paints them in an angelically good light, so I'd like to hear more about them from people that know them first hand to get a real balanced view of the species.
I have joined one or two other forums but have had little success in finding out new informations and no success with finding someone who has one of these gorgeous birds in their life to talk to! I'm hoping this site will be a bit luckier for me, its the first I've so far come across with a section dedicated to vasa's so I'm hopeful!
I have a few questions I'd like to ask (hopefully I'm not being too much of pain in the butt with my nosiness!)
*personality wise what are your vasa's like, are they cuddly/playful/nervous/nippy etc?
*Iv'e read that they don't ferociously pair bond with people like some parrots do and are open to interaction from more people rather than just 'their favourite human', is this true in your experience?
*I've read stories of them snatching up other smaller pets, have you experienced this?
*Are males or females better companions in your opinion? (which is more likely to be a snuggler)
*how long do the males have the 'breeding ready' cloaca and does it get in their way at all? The pictures I've seen look so red and raw I couldn't help wondering if the birds would have trouble perching comfortably!
Sorry for all the questions! Now I figure I should tell you a bit about us...
I have kept birds before (only smaller species, budgies and cockatiels) and have some experience with larger species as my best friends mother has six parrots (greys and amazons, and a cockatoo) and I've spent a lot of time around them. My Fiancé has never had a bird, but he's confident with new animals (before we met he'd never had more than a fish and has adapted beautifully to being around my dogs and rats and my mums horses! He's an animal lover who never had the chance to have pets of his own in his youth bless him.) We are planning on moving to the midlands in the UK next year, and will be looking to get bird late next year or the year after. I am going to be a stay at home wife so there will always be someone in the house, and we will have a dog and eventually children in the house too. Based on that little bit of information would you say a Vasa is a bad idea in your opinion?
I'm looking forward to talking to people here, I can;t believe I've found a site with a section devoted to vasa's!!
I have joined one or two other forums but have had little success in finding out new informations and no success with finding someone who has one of these gorgeous birds in their life to talk to! I'm hoping this site will be a bit luckier for me, its the first I've so far come across with a section dedicated to vasa's so I'm hopeful!
I have a few questions I'd like to ask (hopefully I'm not being too much of pain in the butt with my nosiness!)
*personality wise what are your vasa's like, are they cuddly/playful/nervous/nippy etc?
*Iv'e read that they don't ferociously pair bond with people like some parrots do and are open to interaction from more people rather than just 'their favourite human', is this true in your experience?
*I've read stories of them snatching up other smaller pets, have you experienced this?
*Are males or females better companions in your opinion? (which is more likely to be a snuggler)
*how long do the males have the 'breeding ready' cloaca and does it get in their way at all? The pictures I've seen look so red and raw I couldn't help wondering if the birds would have trouble perching comfortably!
Sorry for all the questions! Now I figure I should tell you a bit about us...
I have kept birds before (only smaller species, budgies and cockatiels) and have some experience with larger species as my best friends mother has six parrots (greys and amazons, and a cockatoo) and I've spent a lot of time around them. My Fiancé has never had a bird, but he's confident with new animals (before we met he'd never had more than a fish and has adapted beautifully to being around my dogs and rats and my mums horses! He's an animal lover who never had the chance to have pets of his own in his youth bless him.) We are planning on moving to the midlands in the UK next year, and will be looking to get bird late next year or the year after. I am going to be a stay at home wife so there will always be someone in the house, and we will have a dog and eventually children in the house too. Based on that little bit of information would you say a Vasa is a bad idea in your opinion?
I'm looking forward to talking to people here, I can;t believe I've found a site with a section devoted to vasa's!!