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I LOVE Rosellas! I've never met a tame one though. I think it's a natural aggressive thing. Many animals will nip at the tail and feet when meeting another they do not like.

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Well I'm flattered Petey thank you. I've always believed that by really trying to understand other people's perspectives, one can broaden their own mind and understanding of the world. That's such a sad story Poor family. I also agree that a lot of times owners are unfairly blamed. A lot of people a...

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Probably because (s)he was a breeder...You can always take it out if it becomes a problem. It might be a good idea until (s)he gets used to its surroundings.

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I think what the conflict is, is that Donna and I think Petey too, work to rehabilitate birds and they are coming from a different place. These birds have been abused or neglected their whole life and they feel that clicker training is not right for them. They prefer a more personal approach and sin...

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Ironically, when Narcissist was a baby, his parents took him to Apollos temple and asked how long he'd live. They were told he would live as long as he never knew himself. By knowing Echo, he learned who he was, thus he did not live very long after (I forget how he dies).

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I see where your coming from, good point.

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The greek myth of narcissist and echo comes to mind. Narcissist was desirable to everyone, but he only truly loved himself. So when he met echo, who could only repeat what others said (she pissed Hera off), he naturally fell in love.

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I am sorry I made assumptions about your feelinngs, I just don't want anyone to feel that they are being attacked [I guess I've been hanging around scientists too long:)] I know you aren't against training and I certainly know what works for one bird doesn't work for another. What I am trying to fig...

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First of all, you are obviously upset and I am sorry that I upset you. Like I said, I am honestly and genuinely trying to see your point of view. I have not worked with aggressive cockatoos, but have worked with aggressive macaws, vultures and other, smaller birds. I never meant to give you the impr...

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I don't know how others feel about this, but I would take the mirror out. He will bond to his image (ie trying to feed it) and not you. My bird was not social at all when I first got her. I taught her to step up by first putting her on the floor and , in her case because she has fingers issues from ...

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I'm having difficulty understanding your guys' point of view. I agree clicker training cannot be used for everything, but like previously stated, a clicker is the same as a whistle, praise, etc. They are all "bridges." Why is there such a negative association with a clicker? The idea is to...

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She has this love/hate thing going on with her balls and nothing makes her happier that beating the crap out of them. She would throw them or hit them with her beak and if it came near us we just naturally rolled it back. This turned into a game. Our goal is to roll the ball past her. Her goal is to...

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Maybe Fiona is just lazy. When she is in a bad mood and I try targeting, she'll move away from the target, pin her eyes, look at the target, and take it out on a toy sometimes screaming. There's no doubt in my mind she knows what I want. I use very small, soft pellet like treats. As far as our curre...

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How do you keep your GCC interested? Fiona catches on really quickly, but gets angry that she has to preform for treats and training sessions only last about 3 min. Do you think this is normal for an IRN? Training usually occurs in my room and I allow her to walk back to her cage when she is finishe...

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I clicker train Fiona. So far she is doing great with target training . She will go in her cage when told to and plays ball(we roll the ball back and forth). Has anyone done any extensive training or clicker training with their ringneck?

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We don't boil eggs much and my bf was so impatient, we got soft-boiled eggs.We had a bunch of colors, but she chose the green one. She was rolling it around going "chook chook chook" (she loves balls). But once she realized it was an egg, she went crazy. Obviously, she didn't eat it all, b...

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Janice, You can also get reptiles lights that put out uva and uvb rays. People can use these too when they are depressed.

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It's beautiful, I've never seen one before.

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What kind of bird that is multi-colored one with the red head. Is it a pionus? I love it!

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What your roommate should realize is by telling them to shutup, he is encouraging them. The best thing to do is ignore them. Luckily Fiona is good to me and will let me sleep until 9 or ten on weekends. During the week, it's us waking her up.

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YAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYY

I was so worried, I told my bf about it, and we were both pulling for Luna!

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Don't feel bad, I haven't been on here in awhile and when I came today, I thought I was in the wrong place b/c it changed colors!

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I am so so sorry. I would die if anything happened to fiona. I hope he's doing better. Don't feel bad if you have to put him down. It is a very selfless act ....thinking more of him and his happiness than your own. Honestly I don't know if I could be that strong. Accidents happen. Atleast it was a ...

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There is a hay/flower mix for smll animals that I just got(threw away part w/ the ingredients but will look at the ingredients at the store when I go back). They also sell rose hips for smll animals. All my animals love roses and dandelions. In the summer I pay my younger sibs to pick dandelions and...

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So Fiona hates her cat balls (have bells in them), But she love to hate them. We have Made a little tetherball thing for her to play with and she love it! We also play soccer. I roll the ball to her and she'll chase after it and toss it back. I have to roll it pretty fast to get her to miss it lol. ...

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ya Fiona does that sometimes. What I think is really funny is when she is in her cage, she'll put her head between her legs and kind of flip around but still hold on with her legs (does that make sense). It's hard to explain and it's really wierd. Doesn't look comfortable, but she likes it

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YOU HAVE OWL FINCHES IN AUSTRALIA!!!!!! I think you called it the double bar finch. Those are one of my favorite finches! I love the others pics too! Lorikeets are so silly. That cockatoo is beautiful. I volunteer/work at the indy zoo and we have a kookaburra and sometimes whe it's calling a lot, th...

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I personally love pomegranate and was heart broken when fiona wouldn't eat them. I did put some in a bowl with veggies and they disappeared, but she's not a big fan.
She loves raw carrots, dandelion, collard greens, sweet potato....pretty much anything else

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eggs are high in fat. The shell is a good source of calcium. I know for nesting females, it is very very good. Being high in fat i wouldn't feed them too often, but maybe once a month?
P.S. Mine really likes tearing apart hard boiled eggs shell and all.

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dog food is higher in fat than cat food. Do you own a cat/dog. Then again so are saflower...so, i'm sure it's fine.

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they sell yogart treats for birds so I'm assuming a little is ok......of course they sell a lot of things for animals that isn't neccesarily good for them.

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I think it totally depends on the bird as Dani said. When fiona's wings grow out, her attitude definitly gets worse, So I keep her clipped. However, I have tamed 'tiels, 'keets and doves w/o wing clipping. In fact I dont think doves should ever be clipped b/c to me they are like giant finches. So it...

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ahhhh no i didn't notice. what sharp eyes you have. obviously, I wasn't paying very close attention.

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Kateykat, my ex used to say the same thing, that my animals eat better than him. I told him if he wants to eats nothing but salad, bugs, and pellets, he could eat that well too. Why is it they like to make a mess? I keep saying I'm going to get fiona a job at a mulch factory b/c she shreds wood ever...

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I know males usually have the black under their beak and on the bottom beak, but I don't know if it is exclusively a male trait or not.

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I like your pic. it kind of looks like the cd is hitting luee and he is yelling. I know you probably didn't mean it to and I'm not trying to make fun, but i think it's funny........(does this say anything about my relationship with fiona lol) I really like those pics. I think fiona is actually a mal...

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fiona is the same way with fingers, but is okay with arms

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I know at petsmart they get a hatch certificate. So ask the petstore you got yours from, maybe they do too. I think the bands tell the year, but I don't know if they give anymore than that.

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even when their wings are clipped, they can get a foot or two off the ground. That is normal. He should glide to the ground. Does he do it a lot? Fiona was flighted for awhile so she really built up her flight muscles so she gets a little higher, but once she learned she couldn't fly anymore she did...

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when he puts his foot on your finger, do you lift your hand up? This may encourage him to step the rest of the way up. If you already do this.....I don't know....more time?

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you can buy glass ones also. I use a guinea pig bottle (plastic) and it is on the outside with the nozzle sticking through the bars. Fiona perches on the nozzle and beds over and gets a drink. It's funny. She caught on to it really fast. I just put a bowl under the bottle and made the bottle drip sl...

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fiona has a water bottle, but before she dunked and she puts her balls and toys in her food bowls. She also has a "roll 'a' nest" on her play stand that has toys and stuff and she'll drop stuff in there.

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I buy undyed turkey feathers from a craft store and Fiona loves tearing them up as she does with her own feathers. However, I wouldn't say she's actually ingesting them.

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my fiona LOVES to chew! She will chew up huge blocks of wood for macaws. That being said, her bars on her cage are not super strong. Could she break them? Probably, but she hasn't tried so far. So, I guess what I'm saying is they can be pretty good chewers. Hope that helps Why do people say aviaries...

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I have heard those "talking cds" do not work....anyone have any experience with them?

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That sounds like Fiona too

Just be patient. Fiona is scared of fingers too (unless they belong to my boyfriend). I have her step-up on my arm. She didn't seem as afraid of the arm as fingers. Also, bites hurt a lot less on the arm.

You can feed veggies raw (rinse first)
Is her main diet seed?

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If it has been flighted for awhile, it's flying musles will be really strong.... this will also allow them to get off the ground. It too depends on how their cut. At the petstore we cut them down to the secondary feathers. Birds usually can get a goo amount os air this way. At the bird specialty sto...

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Nolvasan is what vets use (anti-bacterial). You can find it online sometimes. It is safer than bleach. That being said, I've used bleach even for aquatic turtles to clean their ornaments and have never had a problem.

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