I will be an illiger macaw owner tomorrow

[Lookingtorehome]

I have to post this because I am so excited. Tomorrow my 5 year old male illiger macaw is going our family!!! I have researched and read and spoke to everyone I can and tomorrow is the day!!!!

 

[Flboy]

Very, very exciting! I am so happy for you!

 

[Lookingtorehome]

Very, very exciting! I am so happy for you!

Thanks very much. He needs a bit of work I'm so ready !!! I'm sure I will be on here with plenty of questions mind you!!

 

[1776]

Congratulations on your new companion. How's it going so far?

 

[Melissa1227]

Congrats! How exciting. Please update us with pics if you can and a name. So happy for youmelissa

 

[Lookingtorehome]

Thanks all. Well it's been a few days now and we ate getting to know each other. From what I can gather he has never been out of his cage. He was handreared and has been left ever since!! He's is a very active boy and is already taking food from my hand all be it through the bars ATM but we ate getting there. At first he panicked as soon as I stood up from the sofa bless him and ended up climbing up to the opposite side of the cage. Now he stays on his perch whilst I talk to him and is even sounding back to me now.

 

[itzjbean]

Great to hear of the progress he is making. Keep up with the slow interactions, offer him plenty of tasty treats, and he should come around 5 years in a cage poor guy!

 

[Lookingtorehome]

His name is fringo!!

 

[Lookingtorehome]

Great to hear of the progress he is making. Keep up with the slow interactions, offer him plenty of tasty treats, and he should come around 5 years in a cage poor guy!

Thank you!!! I'm trying g a few times a day he is petrified of just about everything but he is amazing he has an awesome personality . I don't think he has been given food big enough to hold in his hands either as he is finding that a struggle but we are getting there xxx

 

[wrench13]

I like Illgers Macs, good luck! Treats treats and more treats!

 

[itzjbean]

Great to hear of the progress he is making. Keep up with the slow interactions, offer him plenty of tasty treats, and he should come around 5 years in a cage poor guy!

Thank you!!! I'm trying g a few times a day he is petrified of just about everything but he is amazing he has an awesome personality . I don't think he has been given food big enough to hold in his hands either as he is finding that a struggle but we are getting there xxx

That is great! You can always chop up foods so he can hold them better, too!

 

[LeaKP]

I am so happy for everyone! Will watch for good news in days to come!!!

 

[Lookingtorehome]

Treats from inside the cage today!!!

 

[Nerine]

Now that I'm awake, and NOT reading your post title as 'I will be an illegal macaw owner tomorrow', Congratulations! I wish the both of you many long years together