I'm so proud! On top of all the behavioral changes I've taken note of since Zeki came home yesterday, he's also been observing my behaviors.
Being the case, he dove right into eating some healthy fresh foods after watching me, and all he's ever known was Harrison's pellets! I'm so shocked at how willing he was to change his diet to eating fresh, juicy fruits, foods that are so different than the dry, crumbly, crunchy pellets that he's been used to his whole life! Can't wait to go get some more mangos and see how he likes those, and try some veggies on him! He really seemed to enjoy his tangerines(I think that's what they are.. or mandarins).~
I've also had a few surprises. He has vocabulary words I was never aware he knew. Then again, the amazons at the store always seemed funny about talking to the public, but they talk up a storm behind scenes! By far I've learned that he knows 'Hello!' and 'Step up!'. He greeted me the other day with 'Hello!' when I came home from work. He says some other things that are a little hard to determine, but we think he may have been saying 'Hey Boo' and 'Bamboo!'. Those are frequent phrases the amazons learn there from miss Bamboo, herself. Upon considering that possibility, I pulled up an old recording I had of Bamboo talking with me before it was bed time. When it got to the part where she was mimicking the cries of the store owner's daughter, he started wailing in unison with the recording of Bamboo. He's full of surprises!
Being the case, he dove right into eating some healthy fresh foods after watching me, and all he's ever known was Harrison's pellets! I'm so shocked at how willing he was to change his diet to eating fresh, juicy fruits, foods that are so different than the dry, crumbly, crunchy pellets that he's been used to his whole life! Can't wait to go get some more mangos and see how he likes those, and try some veggies on him! He really seemed to enjoy his tangerines(I think that's what they are.. or mandarins).~
I've also had a few surprises. He has vocabulary words I was never aware he knew. Then again, the amazons at the store always seemed funny about talking to the public, but they talk up a storm behind scenes! By far I've learned that he knows 'Hello!' and 'Step up!'. He greeted me the other day with 'Hello!' when I came home from work. He says some other things that are a little hard to determine, but we think he may have been saying 'Hey Boo' and 'Bamboo!'. Those are frequent phrases the amazons learn there from miss Bamboo, herself. Upon considering that possibility, I pulled up an old recording I had of Bamboo talking with me before it was bed time. When it got to the part where she was mimicking the cries of the store owner's daughter, he started wailing in unison with the recording of Bamboo. He's full of surprises!
