New Cape coming Thursday- WooHoo!

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Sooooooo excited, we have been waiting/searching for a male baby since December and we finally connected!!

Questions....anyone with capes.....does your cape sleep in a happy hut/ bird tent? I know my sun conure loves hers!

Also what does a person use to cover a huge cage (at night)....4' x 3' x 72" tall? just a blanket?

Also since he is 4mos do you think i should an old blanket in the bottom of cage to cushion if he falls?? Not sure how coordinated they are at this young age. Quincy (sun conure) was 6mos when she picked me for an owner and fell from a perch a few times in her cage the first month we had her.



Thanks!

[Michael]

Sooooooo excited, we have been waiting/searching for a male baby since December and we finally connected!!

Lucky you, I had to wait from like October till June!

Questions....anyone with capes.....does your cape sleep in a happy hut/ bird tent? I know my sun conure loves hers!

No. Not that I ever offered it but I don't think it's a good idea providing nest like opportunities for poicephalus cause it makes them hormonal. And a hormonal poicephalus can get very aggressive.

Also what does a person use to cover a huge cage (at night)....4' x 3' x 72" tall? just a blanket?

I use black king sized sheets from walmart. The cheaper ones have less thread so they are more breathable. If it's not big enough, consider stitching two together. I wouldn't use a blanket, I think that's too hot.

Also since he is 4mos do you think i should an old blanket in the bottom of cage to cushion if he falls?? Not sure how coordinated they are at this young age.

Truman still falls down in his cage from time to time. Not that much. But when he just arrived he was plummeting to the bottom on a regular basis. Heck, the breeder and I suspected that he just does this on purpose. He didn't know how to climb down so he'd just do a cannonball. Seems to be a Cape thing. However, it's also part of the learning process. Then again it took him a LONG time to learn out of doing that. Doesn't seem to hurt them that much or he'd stop doing the Cape Plummet.

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Thanks for the reply Michael!

Cape cannonball.....priceless ....i almost spit my pop all over the puter screen!

I hope mine does not do such.....it is a long fall from his main perch!

What are your thoughts on zu-preem? I personally like Roudy bush for my conure and have heard some debate on the zu-preem's dyed pellets maybe being not so good for any birds long term. He was weaned on the Zu preem.

Kirk

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I am so in love with my baby.. ............what a majesitic and handsome bird..........hope to get my sun conure aquainted.

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You got your baby and had the nerve not to even post pictures!?

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I've had ard time trying to post pictures on the site will try again tomorrow at lunch time!

[Michael]

575px is the recommended width or less. 800px is the recommended maximum height. Resize your pics beforehand and post to photobucket, flicker, or some website. Get the URL of the actual image (left click on it and copy image url or image properties to find the URL), then post it here between the img tags by hilighting the url in your text body and clicking "Img" button above the editor. You can also upload small images as an attachment but not recommended.

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Dexter is so awesome with his little growls and soft whines and screechs! He is warming up to us and is starting to be a clown!

With that said he sure falls off of his perch and toys often. We put a big dog pillow in the cage (inside height is 60" from top to cage floor) and this has helped!

I want to harness train him soon (he is 4mos old) and am looking to find recomendations on type/brands and size for him.

Those videos Michael created will come in handy!!!

Kirk

[Michael]

Small aviator harness.

http://trainedparrot.com/index.php?bid= ... First+Time

http://trainedparrot.com/Cape_Harness

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