Buddy by the Comp

pls... me dun wan to buy any parrot now... me just ask which is better... african grey or amazons good in talking only and easy to tame??? tat all me nv buy any more... me have to birng my cockatoo to vet la... pls help me and let me know pls... me really cant login to pm you and ur friend...PLS help me....

OK,

The best known talker of all species is the blue fronted amazon. But African Greys are also extremely smart, and experts would probably say one of the smartest parrots is the African Grey.

I would have to say, both are equal in training ability.

Now about you not being able to login. Why can't you log in?

If you can email me at crazcanuk25@hotmail.com and tell me your password for Birdboard I will see if I can get in for you.

Steven

you mean the african grey and amazon is the same??? both of them very good in talking??? but ppls say african grey is the most talker in parrot and smart....

Yes, both parrots are very good talkers, but out of the two species the blue fronted amazon is the better talker.

And both are extremely smart!

hello.... why today you reply my comments so long??? me wait for very long you know... nvm... so how abt you to login my acc for the birdboard??? is ok??? so your place there abt the amazon price how much? and the african grey??? you know pls tell me... me not going to buy any parrot liao.. i have to tame my xiaobei... are you chinese ppl??? if i was not wrong my xiaobei got eat abit of the new food i buy wan... but i feed him to eat he dun wan to eat... den i try the sunflower seed to feed to eat he will eat la... do you know why??? dose ppl bring they parrot to vet when they buy have not tame yet??? cause i am thinking to tame my xiaobei den i bring him to vet lor... any problem?

Hello,
Are you saying I took to long to respond? LOL... let me tell you something... my life isn't this site and I'm only 14(YES 14)years old.

My hotmail is not working right now, so I can't check in my email for your password to log into msn.

Why's it matter how much an amazon is over here, because the prices are going to be different? An amazon is usually over SGD2000.

And I told you an african grey is usually over SGD 1000-2000

No, I am not Chinease lol. I am Canadian with dutch, and british heritage.

Your cockatoo does not want to eat the other food as its not as sweet as sunflowers. But, that does not matter because pellets are nutrtious for him, and sunflower seeds are not.

And yes, people still bring untamed birds to the vets to get checked. So bring your cockatoo to the vet.. he needs to be checked, even if he is not tame....

Steven the Canadian 14 year old.

Hey,
My emails up and running again and I got your email.

I logged into Birdboard.com fine!!!!!!!!!

So go to Birdboard.com go to Login, and type in the exact username and PW you gave me.

Steven

THEN PM ElwoodBlue!

hihi... me not angry lor just ask you why so long....


ok me will login the birdboard tomorrow... tomorrow i got alot of thing to do la... so not sure ya... maybe at night....


for a double yellow naped is abt sgd2.5k to 3.5k the birdshop ppl tell me wan... den he got a amazon sell at 1.2k me dunno wat type wan... he head is green colour wan.... if i not wrong is yellow naped amazon, am i right??? and he say the best talker is double yellow naped amazon lor... for the african grey is SGD1.2k to SGD1k...

so do you think is the best talker is double yellow naped amazon???


me got to sleep now... good night to you friend... now the time at singapore is 2.08am... minight liao lor... heheh... how abt your place ther???

bye bye... xiaohe.... thanks for your comments here...

I'm not sure if the amazon with a green head is a yellow naped amazon as their are many species of amazons in the oet trade.

Double yellow headed amazons may be the best talkers, but I'd day blue fronetd amazons would then be second on the list.

Right now its 5:02PM lol... I till got plenty of day ahead of me.

Steven

Hi xiaohe,

Not trying to barge in on you and Steve or anything, :) but don't let petshop owners convice you into getting a bird, expecially not if you don't know what species it is. (Not that im syaing you were going to, or even wanted to, buy it, just a pointer. :) )

I learned after much experience that it's a MUST to research thoroughly on the pet you want to get. You need to know what food they should eat, how much attention they need minimum, the best methods of taming, etc. For example I researched ducks as pets for 2 years before getting one, and learned heaps of information I would've never imagined.
As well as learning valuable information, its also a good idea to reasearch since the petstore employees may make the pet seem "easy to care for" and "a perfect pet", when that may not always be the case.

So in short, reseaching is the best way to go, for you and your pet. :)

Now, here's some pages to research your Cockatoo on.:
http://www.mytoos.com/checklist.html

http://www.mytoos.com/

http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/1492/cockatoos.html

http://www.parrothouse.com/sf12.html


It may also be a good idea to get a book about them! :)

sorry for the late reply to you steven... thanks alot for helping me... me still not usre how to tame and convet a new food and teach him to talk la....

hi, PistashioDuck... thanks for your comments... me still dunno how to tame and teach him to talk and convet a new food la... me buy the parrot from a birdshop for 1weeks liao... pls help me more thanks....

For to convert his food, try this method of gradually switching him over:
Day 1-3:
1 part new food to 3 parts current food
Day 4-8:
2 parts new food to 2 parts current food
Day 9-14:
3 parts new food to 1 part current food
After 14 days:
Feed new food only. Your bird should be completely converted.

As for teaching him how to talk, visit this website:
http://www.petalia.com.au/Templates/StoryTemplate_Process.cfm?specie=Birds&story_no=248

Though I'll warn you that i've heard that cockatoos aren't the best talkers.

For taming:
http://animal-world.com/encyclo/birds/cockatoos/CockatoosProfile.htm

On this page click "Handling/Training". It may also be good to read though this entire page, however.

hello again... me dun get wat you mean... can give me easy comments pls... sorry... thanks you....

can you email me about it? I think that'd be easier...my email is:

snowflake1124044@earthlink.net