Post by sweety on May 4, 2012 20:30:29 GMT
Hi all ;D I'm Neil (people often get confused due to my user name) We used to keep lovebirds & really enjoyed it but old age got the better of them all & have been without a bird for quite a few years now & mentioned to my wife I fancied getting another parrot again & got told no 
We went to one of the local pet shops to get a couple of tropical fish which is my main hobby & spotted an albino budgie which I fell in love with but so did my wife. Well we walk out of the shop with a bird & no fish (didn't have what I wanted).
He has been named snowy & has settled in fantasticly I think as he (I think it's a he) is fine about us going near his cage, he's not bothered about the hoover & isn't bothered about our Jack Russell one bit even when she stares at him or the time Carley (the dog) tried to have a go at him.
I will prob be asking a few queastions
once I've done so much reading of all the great info on here but the main one will be hand tamming snowy so far it's been a little every day as I don't want to rush or upset him. Oh snowy is about 13 weeks old 
We went to one of the local pet shops to get a couple of tropical fish which is my main hobby & spotted an albino budgie which I fell in love with but so did my wife. Well we walk out of the shop with a bird & no fish (didn't have what I wanted).He has been named snowy & has settled in fantasticly I think as he (I think it's a he) is fine about us going near his cage, he's not bothered about the hoover & isn't bothered about our Jack Russell one bit even when she stares at him or the time Carley (the dog) tried to have a go at him.
I will prob be asking a few queastions
once I've done so much reading of all the great info on here but the main one will be hand tamming snowy so far it's been a little every day as I don't want to rush or upset him. Oh snowy is about 13 weeks old 
Wow thanks for such a warm welcome 
I got snowy's age wrong he's 14 weeks old now. Spent a little time with him at lunch time & he was a little happier comming out of his cage to day & for the first time he stepped onto my hand & was quite happy as he stood there cleaning his feet & wings ;D It might not seem much to a lot of you but he's the first bird we've had who would do this without taking a chunk out of my hand so am over the moon.