mimi
Weaned Todd
Koko
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Post by mimi on Feb 14, 2005 22:50:00 GMT -7
Koko is a gentle parrot and he live out from his cage, hi only get in the cage for food. We want to made a big playpen for Koko and remove his cage. 1.Is it a good idea? 2.What height should to be a parrots playpen? 3.How to make him come in the playpen, when we make it?
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Post by Jane on Feb 15, 2005 1:23:05 GMT -7
Anything that provides more space and variety for parrots is a good idea. I think as long as you make sure Koko can't get too high up. There can sometimes be dominance issues with parrots if they can perch much higher than your eye level and it can (sometimes, not always) make even gentle parrots aggressive. I wouldn't take his cage away until he has got settled in the playpen because although he doesn't live in his cage much he might still view it as his safe haven and it isn't always apparent how they feel about something until it is taken off them. He may well be wary of the playpen to start with. If you put all his toys and familiar things in the playpen and if it will be big enough for you to get in as well, his curiosity will get the better of him sooner or later.
Jane
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mimi
Weaned Todd
Koko
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Post by mimi on Feb 15, 2005 11:40:04 GMT -7
We have a little problems. Now, his cage is a very big and high and his uppermost twig is aof 160 centimetres from the ground and as you say "There can sometimes be dominance issues with parrots if they can perch much higher than your eye level and it can (sometimes, not always) make even gentle parrots aggressive", we have a problem with that. My husband high is a 182 centimetres, my is a 162. If Val standing near to Koko, he squawk him. We want to made him playpen with meazurement (in centimetres: 120- high, 60-length, 45-width), and his playpen will be short in comparison with his cage and don't want to go there. He don't play with his toys, he love stay on the top... How we cope with this problems? Please, help. We very want to be a friends with Koko and we want the best thing for him. We live together from 08.11.2004y., but we progress slowly and almost imperceptibly. I don't want lament... We very want to put a that playpen and we hope that make us more close with Koko. I'm sure he like it, because there his food will be stay on the top and the all playpen will be from wood, the playpen will be something like that ... petsolutions.com/product.asp_Q_pn_E_57800017_A_Playland_E_
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Post by Jane on Feb 15, 2005 12:53:58 GMT -7
Koko might be being territorial about his cage and that is why he squawks when Val goes near. It isn't necessarily a dominance issue. If the playpen will be not be as high as the cage this may help as well as the fact that it will be something new. Are you going to buy one from that site or make it yourself? If you are going to make it yourself this site: www.birdsafe.com/woods.htm has a list of suitable woods and how to treat the branches. A variety of perching is better for the feet. Jane
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mimi
Weaned Todd
Koko
Joined: January 2005
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Post by mimi on Feb 21, 2005 22:34:43 GMT -7
Give us idea for playpen or gym. Thanks
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Post by Jane on Feb 22, 2005 3:57:54 GMT -7
You can make them out of all sorts of things really but if it is to be Koko's main or only place to live then it should have a variety of heights, and a variety of perch sizes and textures, natural branches being better than the dowel type of perching.
Jane
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Post by miri on Feb 23, 2005 1:07:29 GMT -7
this topic made me think..our little one loooooooves to sit on the window bars and he is always on top..it looks like its not the best idea to let him do that?when we try to take him down he is not kean but will go and wount bite but will make alot of noise..is there any way that they can learn to control they voise.i mean sometimes he can be sooo loud that it will drive us insane..
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Post by Jane on Feb 23, 2005 1:16:20 GMT -7
Despite their description as being "quiet", African Greys can be very loud if they wish. In this case it sounds as if he is simply protesting about being removed from his favourite place. Whispering to him might help but I have a very noisy one who whistles happily but loudly and has done all his life.
Jane
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