Wow😂 it’s a whole different world now! I still have my original hand written sales receipt from 1981 for $350 purchase price of my beloved male African Grey named “Zekela”. I had him a total of 43 years and he wasn’t even a baby when I first got him! I have his beautiful stainless steel Kings Cage that I need to sell. It was about $2500 when purchased new in 2013 and it is huge.
Congratulations for the set up. It’s really neat. I was surprised for the price of the birds in US. I live in Portugal and the arrican greys cost around 700€. And it’s a hand raised and tame bird. But it is what it is. Thanks for sharing tour knowledge and do tou have other birds? God bless you and your family.
Thank you so much, I really appreciate your kind words! Parrot prices in the US are outrageous these days. Hopefully they come down a bit as the economy cools. At the moment, I also have a flock of Green cheek conures. God bless you and your family as well!! -Mark
This was great information. Thank you! Quick question, my wife doesn’t like keeping anything that our Grey “Pauliberto” can destroy because she thinks he is going to eat the small pieces of wood or paper (he loves destroying brown paper bags) so I don’t keep anything that he can destroy unattended besides his bigger pieces of wood. Idk if you already have a video giving some tips and tricks when making your own toys but I’d love to see one. Thanks again! I spray Berto every morning before going to work now and he loooves it.
I'm so glad you enjoyed the video! As long as you're using wood that's safe for parrots, there shouldn't be any issues. Problems usually arise when parrots ingest unnatural materials like plastics, cotton ropes, or other man-made fabrics. Woods like jute, sola, mahogany, and balsa are safe for parrots. In fact, when wild parrots were studied, crop samples showed that they do ingest small amounts of wood, so it's likely our birds consume bits of the toys we give them. That's one of the main reasons I avoid using plastic toys. So happy to hear that Berto is enjoying the spray sessions!!
Wow this was expensive! I understand in your other videos why you talk about barrier to entry now. I've never had a parrot and probably never will aslong as I live in an apartment but I was surprised just how much more expensive it is compared to something like a cat
To bring a Grey from Nigeria to the USA, you must follow strict rules due to the Wild Bird Conservation Act, which generally bans importing wild-caught birds unless it’s your personal pet and you’ve lived abroad for at least a year. You'll need an export permit from Nigeria and an import permit from the U.S., along with a permit from the USDA for a 30-day quarantine in a government-approved facility. The bird must also have a health certificate from a vet in Nigeria stating it is free from diseases. You must arrange transport with an airline that handles live animals, following all necessary guidelines. Upon arrival, the parrot will be inspected and quarantined, and if everything is in order, it will be released to you after quarantine.
20k really? I wanted two cockatiels for 14k jmd and thats a stretch and ill have to make a homade cage and nit even including feed and toys im just 15bso maybe that a point too lol
I believe it greatly depends on your philosophy. I initially gave them three toys at a time but I have now switched to giving them a different toy/enrichment activity every day. After trying this, I have noticed that they spend the entire day trying to destroy their "new" toy oppose to playing with the same 3-5 toys everyday. Even if those 3-5 toys are rotated, they can get bored of having the same toys.
