MrCoconutParrot
New member
Hello,
My name is Sloan. I live in Miami Beach, Florida. In July the security guard in my condo building found a parrot in our parking garage. The building staff had no idea what to do with this bird so I volunteered to take it to the vet and try to find the owner. The bird had a band but no microchip. I tried to find the owner by calling local vets and through social media. Nobody claimed him. I decided after spending a lot of money at the vet - to keep the bird. He is healthy and is a male (I had the dna blood test done on him). He was malnourished and dehydrated but otherwise he was good.
It is now 5 months later and Coconut is doing great. I never had his wings clipped and I think I may need to now. I live in a small apartment and he has a nice cage with toys. He prefers to be out of his cage but since I work during the day, he must be inside. When I am home he is out and flies around.
My new problem is that I can not get him back into the cage. He knows when it is bedtime and flies away. Perched on a ceiling light fixture, refusing to come down. Sometimes our before bedtime chase can take an hour. One night I just could not get him and he slept on the lighting fixture.
This is not good for him or me. I feel so sad about having his wings clipped. Will he hate me? I feel like it is taking his "arms" away. I am hoping in the long run the wing clipping will make him less "bitey". At this point, he is the ruling the apartment, not me. He is the dominant and I am the submissive. Don't get me wrong, when he wants to get petted and play, he hops on my shoulder and is a sweetheart.
I am looking for some advice & support on the fact that I have to have his wings clipped! Would also love to hear from any other Meyers parrot people!
Sloan
My name is Sloan. I live in Miami Beach, Florida. In July the security guard in my condo building found a parrot in our parking garage. The building staff had no idea what to do with this bird so I volunteered to take it to the vet and try to find the owner. The bird had a band but no microchip. I tried to find the owner by calling local vets and through social media. Nobody claimed him. I decided after spending a lot of money at the vet - to keep the bird. He is healthy and is a male (I had the dna blood test done on him). He was malnourished and dehydrated but otherwise he was good.
It is now 5 months later and Coconut is doing great. I never had his wings clipped and I think I may need to now. I live in a small apartment and he has a nice cage with toys. He prefers to be out of his cage but since I work during the day, he must be inside. When I am home he is out and flies around.
My new problem is that I can not get him back into the cage. He knows when it is bedtime and flies away. Perched on a ceiling light fixture, refusing to come down. Sometimes our before bedtime chase can take an hour. One night I just could not get him and he slept on the lighting fixture.
This is not good for him or me. I feel so sad about having his wings clipped. Will he hate me? I feel like it is taking his "arms" away. I am hoping in the long run the wing clipping will make him less "bitey". At this point, he is the ruling the apartment, not me. He is the dominant and I am the submissive. Don't get me wrong, when he wants to get petted and play, he hops on my shoulder and is a sweetheart.
I am looking for some advice & support on the fact that I have to have his wings clipped! Would also love to hear from any other Meyers parrot people!
Sloan
