BrightStar
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- 9/8/17
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Hi, all. I'm a newly registered member here, and looking for advise on adopting my very first Congo African Grey. My husband and I have decided that we're ready to get a parrot. We've done the research, brought toys, treats, cage, t-stand, food, etc. We don't have any kids, nor intend to in the future. We have our own business and work from home. We are rarely away for more than an hour, and do not travel much out of town.
After doing much research, we took a two hour drive to a parrot rescue, where we got to meet five beautiful African Greys. We were told we were not able to handle four of the five, because they were not too tame. We did handle the fifth, but didn't feel he was for us.
So, we've been watching for AGs on Craigslist, but have come across a dilemma that I need your advise on. We wanted to adopt an older AG (2 yrs or above) as we have read in a bird book that a baby may reject its family when it reaches sexual maturity at 2. But the ads for older birds that I've inquired about all turned out to be dead ends (location not actually where stated, one person even offered to ship the bird to me and that was a big red flag for us)
The two ads that look promising at the moment are for ten month olds. My understanding that a Grey of this age is still considered to be a baby. So, question is, are my husband and I right to be nervous of taking on a baby? Do they bond closely and then reject the family when older? Will a Grey of ten months need any different care to an older bird?
This would be our first time getting an African Grey, and our first time ownership of a bird. We had budgerigars and canaries as kids, but they were family pets and don't quite count for us as experience. We had been thinking that an older african grey would be best for new owners, because we might not have the experience to raise a ten month old to grow up without behavioural problems. Is this a valid point?
Thanks for the advise.
After doing much research, we took a two hour drive to a parrot rescue, where we got to meet five beautiful African Greys. We were told we were not able to handle four of the five, because they were not too tame. We did handle the fifth, but didn't feel he was for us.
So, we've been watching for AGs on Craigslist, but have come across a dilemma that I need your advise on. We wanted to adopt an older AG (2 yrs or above) as we have read in a bird book that a baby may reject its family when it reaches sexual maturity at 2. But the ads for older birds that I've inquired about all turned out to be dead ends (location not actually where stated, one person even offered to ship the bird to me and that was a big red flag for us)
The two ads that look promising at the moment are for ten month olds. My understanding that a Grey of this age is still considered to be a baby. So, question is, are my husband and I right to be nervous of taking on a baby? Do they bond closely and then reject the family when older? Will a Grey of ten months need any different care to an older bird?
This would be our first time getting an African Grey, and our first time ownership of a bird. We had budgerigars and canaries as kids, but they were family pets and don't quite count for us as experience. We had been thinking that an older african grey would be best for new owners, because we might not have the experience to raise a ten month old to grow up without behavioural problems. Is this a valid point?
Thanks for the advise.