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On Fri, 15 Jul 2005 09:35:31 +0100, Jim wrote:
Hello, I have three cats, two of them 3 yrs old, and the other just under 1 yr. The cats are 90% house cats, they have access to the back garden supervised a few times per day. Now...I really want to buy an African Grey Parrot, a young one too - maybe a bird aged 2 - 4 months. Can anyone give me success stories and / or horror stories with regards to the risk to the bird? I am well aware that cats are predators, but I am wondering if by having the bird in the house, will they treat it with more respect over time? The last thing I want is for the cat to take a swipe at the poor thing and kill it, or for the three of them to sit and taunt it all day causing the bird to stress out - parrots can go crazy with stress I heard. What I might do, is buy a budgie or cockatiel which cost next to nothing, and see how they react. If they welcome the wee thing with open arms, I will buy it a much more expensive friend to sit and talk with Any tips? PS - Its Tigger, Tootsie and Tango - www.cutecats.co.uk - they look harmless . They will probably welcome the "wee things" with open arms, claws and mouth too "whoopee -- dinner". MLB |
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"Peter Hucker" wrote in message news On Sat, 16 Jul 2005 00:21:34 +0100, Mary wrote: "KellyH" kelly at farringtons dot net wrote in message ... "Mary" wrote They are not that big! I must be thinking of another kind of parrot. I admit, I don't really know my birds! The big ones scare the pee out of me! Here is one photo that shows their size, relative to a person: http://www.setileague.org/photos/bioastro/bioa9907.jpg That's smaller than a cat. Sorry, I mixed too thoughts--or left out a segue. I meant, the big ones scare me, but AGs are not big, here is a photo. Try this one. http://80.229.155.158/parrots/Macaws...g%20yogurt.jpg Oh yayuh! That's a big 'un. -- http://www.petersparrots.com http://www.insanevideoclips.com http://www.petersphotos.com An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets the more interested in her he is. |
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"Mary" wrote in message ...
"KellyH" kelly at farringtons dot net wrote in message ... "Mary" wrote They are not that big! I must be thinking of another kind of parrot. I admit, I don't really know my birds! The big ones scare the pee out of me! Here is one photo that shows their size, relative to a person: http://www.setileague.org/photos/bioastro/bioa9907.jpg They are certainly not small, but I imagine a cat would do more harm to them than them to a cat. I love these birds, and would have one if I could. They are very smart and have lots of personality. They are also pretty expensive. I have seen a pet parrot that's bigger. Parrot's come in different sizes and the big ones can get pretty large. |
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On Sat, 16 Jul 2005 02:00:53 +0100, Mary wrote:
"Peter Hucker" wrote in message news On Sat, 16 Jul 2005 00:21:34 +0100, Mary wrote: "KellyH" kelly at farringtons dot net wrote in message ... "Mary" wrote They are not that big! I must be thinking of another kind of parrot. I admit, I don't really know my birds! The big ones scare the pee out of me! Here is one photo that shows their size, relative to a person: http://www.setileague.org/photos/bioastro/bioa9907.jpg That's smaller than a cat. Sorry, I mixed too thoughts--or left out a segue. I meant, the big ones scare me, but AGs are not big, here is a photo. Try this one. http://80.229.155.158/parrots/Macaws...g%20yogurt.jpg Oh yayuh! That's a big 'un. That beak will pierce your finger if you don't behave. He is in control (or he was until I got a slightly larger female....) -- http://www.petersparrots.com http://www.insanevideoclips.com http://www.petersphotos.com _..------.,._ ,-; .------.'-._`-. __.'_/ /______/ ``-`. _.-;'`` --_ ; =, .-'``". `\/| .'--' .-"-.\| | | / .---. `-' | `-..__/ .-. \__'_-__-_____/ .-. \___/ \ '-' / \ '-' / '-.-' '-.-' |
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On Sat, 16 Jul 2005 02:08:04 +0100, Michael Rhino wrote:
"Mary" wrote in message ... "KellyH" kelly at farringtons dot net wrote in message ... "Mary" wrote They are not that big! I must be thinking of another kind of parrot. I admit, I don't really know my birds! The big ones scare the pee out of me! Here is one photo that shows their size, relative to a person: http://www.setileague.org/photos/bioastro/bioa9907.jpg They are certainly not small, but I imagine a cat would do more harm to them than them to a cat. I love these birds, and would have one if I could. They are very smart and have lots of personality. They are also pretty expensive. I have seen a pet parrot that's bigger. Parrot's come in different sizes and the big ones can get pretty large. They're less dangerous than you think. Once they get to know you they won't hurt you. -- http://www.petersparrots.com http://www.insanevideoclips.com http://www.petersphotos.com One frigid morning in North Dakota a man turned up at work much the worse for wear. "I didn't sleep a wink," he told a coworker. "I was up all night trying to keep my wife's begonia covered against the freezing cold." "I should be so lucky," his coworker replied. "When it's this cold my wife wears so damn many clothes to bed, I can never get anywhere near her begonia." |
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You'd better be ready, cat's are fast.
All three cats been introduced to the birds, they were more interested in the patio doors All cats gave them a look for a minute, and then ignored them - I was amazed. I think the cats may actually feel a little intimidated. The parrots displayed NO reaction to the cats, but they are TERRIFIED of me, if my hands go anywhere near the cage, they sound very aggressive. Jim. |
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"Peter Hucker" wrote in message news I would have kept them, I love birds. they hate you sad dickhead |
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"Peter Hucker" wrote in message news On Sat, 16 Jul 2005 00:21:34 +0100, Mary wrote: The big ones scare the pee out of me! Here is one photo that shows their size, relative to a person: http://www.setileague.org/photos/bioastro/bioa9907.jpg its a picture of you dickhead |
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"Peter Hucker" wrote in message news Er what? typical response from a dickhead. |
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"Peter Hucker" wrote in message news On Fri, 15 Jul 2005 20:08:08 +0100, KellyH kelly at farringtons dot net wrote: I must be thinking of another kind of parrot. I admit, I don't really know my birds! stop thinking or your dickhead will explode |
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