Do you have a TAG or CAG? (or both, or two of one, or so on...)
I currently have neither! But I did have a TAG for two years.
Where you got him/her?
I got Sachi from the Golden Cockatoo in Deerfield Beach, FL - they are a speciality bird store.
Do you have children? How does the bird do with them?
No kids, but a dog.
How old was she/he when you got them?
I put the deposit down on Sachi when she was 10 weeks old. Brought her home a little more than a month later.
What is his/her personality like?
Sachi was a clinger. She wanted to be on me at all times - wasn't enough to be near the action, she wanted to BE the action. She was tiny for a TAG and she knew me quite well before she came home as I'd been visiting her at the store everyday for a month while she was being weaned. She wasn't super cuddly but did love it when I (no one else) would give her scritches and she'd let me do almost anything to her (harness training was no problem). She also never really bit me or tested me. She did nail my boyfriend a few times, but never hard enough to break skin.
How playful are they?
She couldn't sit still! Always looked like she was going to leap off of her playstand into your lap. She enjoyed her toys but definitely preferred to be with her person.
What was the biggest challenge?
Meeting my boyfriend. Improper socialization on my part made the transition very difficult for us. She didn't want to share me. I also had two cockatiels and she picked up their flock call...it was LOUD. She developed a screaming problem and it was quite difficult to manage.
What is the biggest reward of owning a TAG/CAG?
Sachi was my first "big" bird. I was totally unprepared for how much work and attention she'd require - but it was worth it. She now lives with my good friend about 15 miles away and we visit with her occasionally. She didn't speak much when I had her, but after my friend fell in love with her and brought her home, she's been chatting it up - she speaks italian now.
