Pet Forum / Birds / Parrots / January 2005

i have a question regarding parrots, cages, and towers.
will a parrot tower suffice? or will i still need a cage as well?
a tower is basically a cage w/o the 'cage'...so i don't really see why you
would need both

thanks to all who gave advice, a special thanks to the man who suggested I
research before the bird comes home.  That was really great, should I give
him back and start from scratch.!!!
I found a very helpful site at: cockatielcottage.com

I got my tiel yesterday and I think he's settling in well after his ordeal
in getting here (a long car trip). He certainly is shy, but I'm confident
we'll get there with patience. He often makes a hissing noise when I get too
close, but he's eating and no longer immediately goes ...

My <6 month old TAG just loves orange juice.  He drinks it out of a glass
that I am holding, and prefers it to other beverages.  Is it ok to give him
how ever much he wants?  Thanks in advance.

I got a beautiful cockatiel in Nov.  He is great with me and loves to spend
all his time out of the cage.  He has started biting anyone else who gets
near him.  How can I stop this.  Also can anyone reccomend a good, basic
book  that deals with training.  This is our first bird and ...

Other than the small differences between males and females, do they all
pretty much have the same personalities and behavior?

My 2 year is is normally good but for the last 2 months has started
biting when he doesnt get his way.  He can step up and is generally
well trained.  The problem these days is that if I want him to step up
and he doesnt want too, he simply bites me... like a snake bite very

Do these birds have a sense of smell?
Also does anybody know of any good cockatiel websites around? Not much
through the google search ;-)
Thanx

LOST AFRICAN GRAY PARROT- CHINO, CALIFORNIA
On January 18, 2005, at approximately 3:00 PM Pacific Time our African Gray
Parrot flew off near Monte Vista Avenue between Walnut and Riverside Avenues
and could not be located. The bird is an 11 year old female Congo African

PiG was a dirrty young whore
Who f.cked everything that she saw
On a trip overseas
She caught a disease

Does anyone know how to get rid of African Grey dander?  Please don't tell
me to spray her once or twice a day - that doesn't work.  The dander gets
all over my house.  Thanks...

Can anyone tell me how young (on average) grey's are able to associate
words with objects?  I know each grey is different and some never talk
yada yada.  I'm just asking for ballpark averages or personal
experiences.

I just blocked all the block heads who can't post on topic and you know
what?  There's only 3 posts left that are actually on topic.  You a.sholes 
have totally trashed this newsgroup...hope you're freaking happy.
Oh yeah, and to keep on topic, Mel & Mollie are doing great after ...

I have just purchased a young male cockatiel which I am thrilled with. He is
so tame already. He will step up and is able to leave his cage all in the
first week at home! I love him. He is cuddly and loves nothing more than
time out of his cage with me. He is also happy with other ...

Recently, my CAG Simon will peep a loud sharp PEEP when he wants attention.
However, it is getting too out of control since he peeps way too many times.
I tried ignoring him for some time but he is unrelenting.
Anyone else having similar problems?