Hey, I was wondering what you could tell me about an african grey parrot!

Are they suitable to live in same room as rodents, what size cage am I lookin at, how long do they live, how much i should look to pay, food, male or female? etc

Cheers!

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The african grey is classed as a large bird, they can be noisy and like all parrots messy. You should look at a cage thats quite large, a good site is Parrot Supplies - UK Online Parrot Shop, Huge Range & Fast Delivery that site will tell you what cage is suitable. A hand reared African grey can cost upto £550. Are you aware their is 2 different species of Grey the Congo and Timneh the Timneh is less expensive and has a maroon tail and the Congo is bright red. The sex of the bird shouldnt matter if you get a baby either sex would be as loving towards you, however some males can be more grumpy during mating season.

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heres some info on both parrots

Timneh African Grey

Congo and Timneh African Greys

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Can i ask you what interests you in an African grey?

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Cage size around 120cm high x 90cm x 60cm
Lifespan around 70 years
A hand reared silver is going to be £500+
Male or female wouldn't matter to me, some say opposite to owner is best. Unless it has been dna tested you wont know.
These are a very demanding species, has a high rate of feather plucking problems and will more than likely bond to one person when it is older.
Consider also the small macaws eg chestnut fronted, yellow collared and illigers a bit less demanding but a lot noisier

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forgot to say a pellet diet is best for greys they also need calcium too, they do need baths too as they create a lot of dust.

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and dont let them escape they have no sense of direction at all

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pmsl, on a serious note, you bcan get parrot harness's maybe you could train one up HS? Imagine how much that would sell lol.

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I've had a cockatiel that used to free fly aound the village, a colony of budgies at liberty, a breeding pair of conures at liberty and macaws at liberty with no problems. One AG got out of a window and had me running round for nearly three weeks before I found it. Theres a bird park in Leicestershire and the only ones they don't have at liberty are the AGs.

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One of my friends have got one, and I love the level of intellect of them! They are amazing speakers, and friendly (at least my friends is!) And I feel its a pet that could really get to know you and you it!

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