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by saramccau
Thu Nov 04, 2010 7:05 pm
Forum: Share Your Flock With The Family
Topic: not quite a flock... some reptile friends :)
Replies: 11
Views: 6373

Re: not quite a flock... some reptile friends :)

sorry about the double post my ringneck ducky chews on my touch screen phone lol
by saramccau
Thu Nov 04, 2010 6:54 pm
Forum: Share Your Flock With The Family
Topic: not quite a flock... some reptile friends :)
Replies: 11
Views: 6373

Re: not quite a flock... some reptile friends :)

a leopard gecko would be great here in australia, but it is illigal to keep forign animals unless you have a very hard to get licence lol :( but on the other hand the wild gtp are a bonus... Not that we can take them from the wild anyway...or even pick them up for that matter lol. I want to move to ...
by saramccau
Thu Nov 04, 2010 6:53 pm
Forum: Share Your Flock With The Family
Topic: not quite a flock... some reptile friends :)
Replies: 11
Views: 6373

Re: not quite a flock... some reptile friends :)

a leopard gecko would be great here in australia, but it is illigal to keep forign animals unless you have a very hard to get licence lol :( but on the other hand the wild gtp are a bonus... Not that we can take them from the wild anyway lol. I want to move to america...
by saramccau
Thu Nov 04, 2010 6:39 pm
Forum: Share Your Flock With The Family
Topic: Mynah Bird
Replies: 11
Views: 7839

Re: Mynah Bird

i would love to keep a mynah bird but you get abused and shunned if you want to in australia as they kill and detur a lot of native wildlife
by saramccau
Thu Nov 04, 2010 6:22 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Will my baby IRN be able to perch? Deformed foot.
Replies: 2
Views: 789

Will my baby IRN be able to perch? Deformed foot.

hi, i have a baby indian ringneck about 4 weeks old. Yesterday i noticed that on one foot all of his toes are facing forward like a paw, do you think he will grow out of that and be able to perch normally? Thankyou
by saramccau
Thu Nov 04, 2010 6:03 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: flying?
Replies: 2
Views: 889

Re: flying?

my little guy Ducky first took off 3 days ago, he is about 8 weeks old too :) now he thinks he has got the best gift in the house. I cant get away from him lol. Good luck :)
by saramccau
Thu Nov 04, 2010 3:50 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Newbie...please help.just got a few questions....
Replies: 2
Views: 1052

Re: Newbie...please help.just got a few questions....

I don't know about the poop, I just carry a pocket full of tissues around lol. With the wing flapping it just helps them balance and get some lift. Clicker training is when you have a little thing that you press when they do something right and it clicks. So they instantly know what they are getting...
by saramccau
Thu Nov 04, 2010 3:38 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: IRN grinding its beak?
Replies: 4
Views: 3487

Re: IRN grinding its beak?

Thankyou that is great to know! I was starting to think he was preparing himself for his bluffing stage lol. Thanks a lot :)
by saramccau
Mon Nov 01, 2010 5:06 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Hand Rearing
Replies: 3
Views: 1193

Re: Hand Rearing

hi there, its much easyer than you think. I use a click clack for the container, and i prefer to use a heat cord as the more you coil it the more heat you get, so you can have maybe one or two coils on the cool side so its not absolutely cold, and the rest of the cord on the other side for a warmer ...
by saramccau
Mon Nov 01, 2010 2:08 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: IRN grinding its beak?
Replies: 4
Views: 3487

IRN grinding its beak?

hi, my 7 or 8 week old ringneck Ducky grinds his beak a lot.. Just like when people grind their teeth. Is this normal? He has plenty of things to chew on but he seems to do it when falling asleep on me (or maybe i can only hear it when he is that close) can anyone help as i dont want him wrecking hi...
by saramccau
Mon Oct 25, 2010 2:57 am
Forum: Mutations/Genetics
Topic: What mutation is my ringneck?
Replies: 4
Views: 1555

What mutation is my ringneck?

hi, i recently bought a nest of ringnecks to handraise, now they have a little bit of feathers i found something interesting. they are both dark green, one has a couple of speckles of yellow of what i can see now, and one has completely yellow tail feathers but no sign of yellow anywhere else.. im g...