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Re: Appropriate cage for a Senegal Parrot

Postby Alexander » Tue May 18, 2010 1:21 pm

Hello!

Thank you for your kind words, pchela! I am very excited! He is such a sweet bird!

So, I let him out of his cage for about an hour. At first he was a bit hesitant and he flew a couple of times away. Both of the times he landed on top of the dome which made things a bit more complicated. The cage is huge and I wasn't able to make him step up because I could hardly reach him so I took a perch and he stepped up without a problem. I let him stay for some minutes on the playtop (he wasn't interested in any of the toys I had there) to calm down and then I tried again and he didn't have any problem stepping up. I let him sit on my hand for a while and then we did a bit of training (if you can call it training). I tried to teach him to step up on command. I did this for a couple of minutes and then I just let him sitting on my hand or my shoulder. The strange thing is that he didn't bite me not even once and he didn't have any problem with me petting him. I also talked to him the whole time and after a while he started replying to my voice. I also played some tunes at the piano while he was sitting on my shoulder. It was fun! I think we both did great for our first time! :)

I took some photos of him and the cage, but none of them were good (both because of the lighting and my ugly skills in photography). These two are the best, but still not satisfying. I will take more photos of him tomorrow morning.

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Re: Appropriate cage for a Senegal Parrot

Postby MandyG » Tue May 18, 2010 1:24 pm

Congrats! He's adorable!
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Re: Appropriate cage for a Senegal Parrot

Postby kimbo » Tue May 18, 2010 1:30 pm

many congrats on getting your baby home and sounds like he is getting used to you, sennies are lovely birds, he will get cheeky and acrobatic. :senegal:
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Re: Appropriate cage for a Senegal Parrot

Postby Alexander » Tue May 18, 2010 1:32 pm

Thank you both! For the time being he is pretty quiet, just as Izver said, but I am sure it is only a matter of time before he gets used to his new home. :)
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Re: Appropriate cage for a Senegal Parrot

Postby pchela » Tue May 18, 2010 2:02 pm

Ahhh.. he's so cute! Cherish the cute days because someday soon he'll be a mischievous little devil! But in a good way... :D
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Re: Appropriate cage for a Senegal Parrot

Postby Michael » Tue May 18, 2010 2:05 pm

That cage is enormous! Good luck cleaning it! :lol:
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Re: Appropriate cage for a Senegal Parrot

Postby Alexander » Tue May 18, 2010 8:43 pm

Thank you, pchela! I can't wait till he wakes up tomorrow morning. I am curious to see what his reaction will be now that he has spent some time with me and in his cage. :senegal:

That cage is enormous! Good luck cleaning it! :lol:


To tell you the truth, this is something I didn't consider when I decided to buy the cage. :roll: Fortunately, I am sort of a cleaning freak so I think I won't have too much of a problem disciplining myself... :)
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Re: Appropriate cage for a Senegal Parrot

Postby Natacha » Tue May 18, 2010 8:45 pm

Are you sure he's a male?
Based on the picture I would say female..but the picture is kinda blurry so I'm not 100% sure :)
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Re: Appropriate cage for a Senegal Parrot

Postby lzver » Tue May 18, 2010 8:57 pm

pchela wrote:Ahhh.. he's so cute! Cherish the cute days because someday soon he'll be a mischievous little devil! But in a good way... :D


They are funny little birds. I call Jessie my little cuddle monkey ... he can never get enough cuddles and kisses and he's such a goofy little guy.

Sounds like you're off to a good start Alexander ... Senegals are great little birds. Given a bit of time I'm certain you'll both get more comfortable with each other and you'll have lots of fun with him.
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Re: Appropriate cage for a Senegal Parrot

Postby Alexander » Tue May 18, 2010 9:15 pm

Well, that is what the breeder told me, Natacha. I cannot say I am knowledgeable enough to verify it. I will try to take better photos of Rubie tomorrow morning.

Thank you, Izver! :)
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