Cassycass
New member
Hi,
Im Cassy and I just recently decided I wanted a parrot but had a horrible experience.
I had purchase a Senegal and an African Grey from Pj Pets but they were still being weaned so I couldn't take them home. Spent over 5000 dollars on everything for them. Finally got to bring the Senegal home just to bring him back a week later to tell them something is wrong. But before I brought him back 3 days after taking him home I got a phone call that my African Grey was found dead in the store. I cried and cried because I was there everyday with my 5 year old son bonding with her. Anyhow they tried to find out what she died from and the results were inconclusive.
So back to the Senegal, he was having diarrhea and he was losing his tail feathers. At first they tried to tell me he might be molting but he was only two months. Anyhow they agreed to bring him to their vet to have him checked out. We had named him Chico. They then tried to give me another African Grey... I just was not bonding with it but felt something was wrong with it too as it kept doing this involuntary head twitch over and over again. So they brought both birds to the vet. The results were both birds had severe kidney problems that couldn't be fixed so therefore I got back a full refund. I was so upset I brought back everything I bought from them unfortunately I had bought stuff from other stores that I couldn't bring back so I was out about 1000 dollars.
I was ready to give up, I thought I was bad luck and should not be a bird/parrot parent. So it's been a month and I've taken books out from the library, visit all these bird websites, read bird magazines and although I was going to give up on being a parrot parent, it is something I really want so I went back at it again but this time I decided to go through a breeder.
So soon I will be a parent to a rose breasted cockatoo and an african grey! So nervous!
Im Cassy and I just recently decided I wanted a parrot but had a horrible experience.
I had purchase a Senegal and an African Grey from Pj Pets but they were still being weaned so I couldn't take them home. Spent over 5000 dollars on everything for them. Finally got to bring the Senegal home just to bring him back a week later to tell them something is wrong. But before I brought him back 3 days after taking him home I got a phone call that my African Grey was found dead in the store. I cried and cried because I was there everyday with my 5 year old son bonding with her. Anyhow they tried to find out what she died from and the results were inconclusive.
So back to the Senegal, he was having diarrhea and he was losing his tail feathers. At first they tried to tell me he might be molting but he was only two months. Anyhow they agreed to bring him to their vet to have him checked out. We had named him Chico. They then tried to give me another African Grey... I just was not bonding with it but felt something was wrong with it too as it kept doing this involuntary head twitch over and over again. So they brought both birds to the vet. The results were both birds had severe kidney problems that couldn't be fixed so therefore I got back a full refund. I was so upset I brought back everything I bought from them unfortunately I had bought stuff from other stores that I couldn't bring back so I was out about 1000 dollars.
I was ready to give up, I thought I was bad luck and should not be a bird/parrot parent. So it's been a month and I've taken books out from the library, visit all these bird websites, read bird magazines and although I was going to give up on being a parrot parent, it is something I really want so I went back at it again but this time I decided to go through a breeder.
So soon I will be a parent to a rose breasted cockatoo and an african grey! So nervous!
Last edited:
