r/AfricanGrey 12h ago

Picture/Drawing Winnie The Pothead smh

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This is my Grey, Winnie :)

She is 34 or so, and is the bird I posted about eating marijuana lol

She is nearly fully recovered so I wanted to post a pic of her. She's still a little sleepy but acting mostly normal now when she is awake. I'd imagine she needs to catch up on some rest.


r/AfricanGrey 9h ago

Picture/Drawing My little guy watching me make coffee.

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r/AfricanGrey 12h ago

Video/Gif Buzz happy time

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I did clean his cage later


r/AfricanGrey 18h ago

Question Cannabis ingestion 😔

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Someone in my house left out cannabis and my grey ingested some. Please don't lambast me about drugs and birds, I am well aware and am typically diligent to prevent these things. I did not realize that this cannabis had been left out, and it was not mine.

I have a vet appointment in an hour. No vet near me had an exotic vet available yesterday unfortunately

She was sick all day yesterday, wobbles, a little drooling. She has been eating and drinking, she's been pooping normally as well. Today her balance seems a little better, but still concerning enough.

So far I have given her electrolyte water mix, some crushed egg shells to help with calcium because I was afraid it could lead to a deficiency. I've been keeping an eye on here with my camera.

She's not particularly weak, beyond the lack of balance, she still wants to climb things, although I'm trying to prevent that.

I am pretty certain it came from cannabis flower consumption, as all the symptoms from that match her 100%, however I did not see it happen, I only found an empty baggie with crumbs near where she hangs out.

Beyond the vet, does anyone have experience with this? What can I do and what should I look out for? Approximate recovery times, is this just a waiting game now?

I just want her to get better, I miss her noises and love 😭


r/AfricanGrey 6h ago

Discussion Is it too late to tame my 8 year old African Grey?

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Hi everyone,
I have an African Grey that we’ve had since 2018. He was about 6 months old when my dad got him.
He’s still very wary of people. He bites if anyone gets too close, and he doesn’t like being touched or handled by anyone, including my dad (although he trusts him the most).

He’ll take treats from our hands, but he’s usually hesitant and rarely comes out of his cage. He doesn’t talk to us very often, but he does interact in other ways like he dances, watches us, and seems interested in what we’re doing.

I’m wondering if there’s still hope for him to become more comfortable with people after all these years. Has anyone had success building trust with an older African Grey like this?

We also have a friendly Moluccan Cockatoo. They always stay separated because I don’t want to risk either bird getting hurt.
I’m also wondering if it’s possible for two parrots like this to eventually get along, or if it’s safest to always keep them separated. Has anyone had experience introducing an African Grey and a Moluccan Cockatoo?

I’d love to hear your experiences. Thanks!


r/AfricanGrey 11h ago

Question New bird caretaker

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Hi! I work with a rescue Im not the most bird experienced and rencently acquired through emergency a likely long term placement due to legal reasons- a young African grey Parrot who isnt the most socialized.

I have the bare minimum equipment for them and wanted to ask some more experienced people for advice.

Im totally willing to do whatevers necessary for my temporary foster child.

To sumerize why I have him essentially a severe bird hoarding case that will possibly be going to court/ the owner will attempt to appeal which can take months/ years due to it severity.

I have an appropriately sized cage my rescue was able to spare- I just cant quite determine the best toys, perch sizes needed and bowl sizes if that matters?

Also advice about getting him to be friendly with me?

I want to atleast be able to safely let him out of his cage for roaming time to stretch his wings but I would hate to stress him out more by handling him before hes ready.