| Title: | Captive Breeding for Conservation--and FUN! |
| Notice: | INTROS 6.X / FOR SALE 13.X / Buying a Bird 900.* |
| Moderator: | VIDEO::PULSIFER |
| Created: | Mon Oct 10 1988 |
| Last Modified: | Tue Jun 03 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 942 |
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I HAVE A AFRICAN GREY PARROT THATS ABOUT 9 MONTHS OLD. ITS GETTING
CLOSER TO VACATION TIME AND I AM CONCERED WHETHER WE SHOULD TAKE
HIM OR LEAVE HIM HOME FOR A WEEK WHEN WE GO TO THE BEACH. HE IS
SO BONDED TO ME AND MY HUSBAND THAT I THINK IT WOULD BE BETTER
TO TAKE HIM THEN LEAVE HIM HOME WITH A SITTER. (OUR SITTER LIVES
WITH US BUT SHE DOESNT GIVE HIM THE ATTENTION WE GIVE HIM)
ANY SUGESTIONS ON TAKING HIM AWAY FROM HIS ENVIRONMENT WITH US
OR LEAVING HIM IN HIS HOME WITHOUT US?
THANKS!
KAREN & BOGART
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 681.1 | BEACHBOUND GREY | ABACUS::BOURGAULT | Tue Apr 21 1992 16:53 | 20 | |
TAKE HIM WITH YOU! That's my suggestion. We have a yellow front
amazon and have taken him on vacations with us (to the cape) for the
last 4 years. He has a great time. We take his cage and toys and
he feels right at home. We rent the same place each year so he is
now quite familiar with his surroundings, however it didn't hinder
him a bit even the first time, and he was just a little over a year
old at the time. He's no trouble. I do worry when we go out for
awhile and leave him at the cottage, however we lock all the doors and
draw the drapes. The last couple of years I have also brought along
my Moluccan Cockatoo, however she is more of a handful, since she
wants my undivided attention. I just don't like leaving my larger
birds with a sitter. They require special attention and unless the
sitter is a fellow bird person, it is really a big task to undertake.
Plus, vacations are to relax, and you can't relax if you are constantly
worried about your little guy(s)!
So take him with you and you won't regret it!
Good Luck,
Denise
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| 681.2 | Go for it! | CSOA1::DIRRMAN | Fri Apr 24 1992 16:55 | 6 | |
I agree!! Just make sure he is not left in the HOT car for any length
of time.
Have Fun!!
Dora
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