My parrot is afraid of wood :/

[Msaad]

Thanks a lot, this is the best reply i did get till now

[spiral71]

Hi there,
i just wanted to give you some extra information.

African greys have a special requirement for extra calcium in their diet. Alot of people use a
suppliment called calcivet for this purpose, or there is another one called zocal.
Calcivet should be offered in small amounts about three times a week, its a lquid supliment that contains calcuim and vitamin D3 for the birds bones.

I dont know if you could get these suppliments in leabanon, or not but i do know that african grey parrots have a higher requirement for calcium than other parrots. Its important that your bird has calcuim in its diet.

I read about someone with an african grey which died at the age of 18 because it had a diet difficent in calcium.
There is another person using this forum called Greymoon who i think can help give you advice about your grey parrot she has an african grey that is 10 Years old and shes devoted to it. If you read her posts on here you might find some useful information.

[Msaad]

Okay, i'll give it look anw 10x

[Raque]

I also rescued an African Grey recently as well and took it to the vet just to get a checkup, to form a relationship with a vet, and ask a few questions (the internet is great, but not always 100% accurate). I found a good vet that only treats birds.

One of my questions was about Missy being scared of any new parrot thing: perch, toy, treat, etc. He responded by saying “oh, that is just typical African Grey behavior; they tend to be a very timid species about new things.” So I do not think it is uncommon for your Grey to be afraid of his new cage or perch. He suggested just giving the parrot time to get accustom to the items and they will eventually accept them.

I have bribed Missy with treats to get near, or on, things she is not comfortable with. Not for long durations though. The 1st day she is normally petrified, the 2nd day wary, the 3rd day she is fine. So I think she needs time near the item and then away from the item so that next time she remembers "well, it didn't hurt me last time."

Also on a side note: I couldn't get Missy to start being trained until I changed her diet to pellets. She was like your bird, over fed on a bird food mix where she only ate her favorites. She wouldn't take treats from me since it was simply more work than pigging out in the bowl in her cage. Now that I have her on a pellet diet, she is willing to do tricks for treats.

My vet said sun flower seeds and corn are pretty bad for parrots. He recommended giving parrots fresh vegetables off of his vitamin A list every day. Here is a link to my vet’s website’s handout section which has several articles on types of food and diets for parrots:
http://www.thebirdclinic.com/Bird-Clinic-Handouts/

[Msaad]

10x, i'll check it right now