Pet Forum / Birds / Parrots / June 2004

after 4 years with our grey, his cage has started to attract mice.  does
anyone have any tips on how to get rid of them, in particular ways of
stopping them getting into his cage;  any cages that are mouse proof.
TIA

I am so confused what to do, i got a male Cockatiel from the pet
store, He is MEAN!!!! i have him in my livingroom, thats where we
spend most time, so he could get used to us, i had him about three
weeks now, if i go even close to the cage he snaps like a snake that

Hi, I'm new to the group and I wanted to ask a
question.
I was just wondering.  Do African Greys and Cockatiels
get along well together?  I don't mean that they would

You might want to take out insurance, especially dental, you stupid gay
w.nker.
PMD

I feel the need to share a recent personal story in hopes that I can
impact the lives of current African Grey owners or would be owners.
My little girl, Coco, died yesterday by falling from a loft in our
house.  She has been my best friend for 13 years.  Like many African

I have a new little rescue in. She is a plucked wild african grey. She has
all her down but not proper feathers and is very very scared. I have named
her 'Polly' and put her into one of the smaller large cages as she is prone
to panicing and falling and she might hurt herself in the ...

 Hi, everyone.
 I've got a pair of greys that pretty regularly produce clutches of 5 or 6
eggs, but I'm having a hard time getting them to use a nesting box.
 I provide them with a choice of 2, various types of bedding (they seem to

A Cockatiel For A Pet
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My 9-month old male is taking to chasing my 3-year old hen around in a quite
determined fashion. Is it natural that a male at this age would be
interested in mating?

Please post the serial # or crack for avimate & bird tracker

Free smaller used cages (Washington State - North Sumner/South Auburn)
I have several used cages, most HOEI 18" square type that have been
sitting in an outdoor type tarp builing (read:dusty,probably spider
webs, need hosed off, etc.) Also some other smaller Hoei cages if I

Can African Greys also have conversations in human language *with
other talking birds?*
Do these birds "teach" eachother human vocabulary?
Regards,

I'm looking for a wooden perch or stand for my african grey.
google turns up plenty of pages but is there a retailer the group
members would care to recommend?
thanks

I have taken to scattering a handful of aviary seedmix onto the floor of the
flight area. It falls down in between the hemcore and the cockatiels
absolutely love going down and picking it over looking for the grains.
Lovely to watch them all. My little flock of 14 tiels all mooching ...

My three year old has only laid two clutches of eggs in her lifetime.
Adequate mineral block and cuttle bone in her cage. Only 2-3 eggs per clutch
which she got bored of quickly.
We acquired a male, now 10-12 months old, who is chasing the hen, singing to