I
got Mickey on July 28, 1999. He came from a Belgium breeder and was handfed, so
I was very excited to get him! Before Mickey came home I read a lot about Senegal
parrots and I knew they could be a little nippy and moody from time to time but
on the other hand they are social birds. I also got a big parrot cage from a
friend. After a few days Mickey was constantly putting his head through the
cagebars!! I was so worried. After some time I bought a new cage for him with
smaller bars. Now he is very happy in it and I'm not worried anymore! Mickey is
the first bigger parrot I have. I only had budgies and lovebirds. At this moment
I also have Rakker, the budgie, and Pucky, the lovebird. I love them very much. I
have only had Mickey for a short time now, but I am totally in love with him. I
take him out of the cage everyday and also together with my budgie and my
lovebird. In the beginning Mickey and Pucky were "beak-fighting" a lot, but it
goes much better now. Pucky has a strong character and she doesn't fly away for
Mickey. It is so funny to see those two creatures sitting on my shoulders, trying
to get the best place!
From the beginning Mickey was indeed nippy and I had to get used to that. I know
that Senegal's love drama, so you must not react dramatically on this. It is
difficult to find a good way dealing with that, but now it goes much better,
especially when my other birds are in their cages again and he can sit a little
longer with me, watching television. Than he is soooooo sweet, really. Those
moments are so special to me, then I can preen his neck feathers, give him kisses
on his beak, etc. And nowadays he seems to be getting less nippy. He is adjusting
well. He loves to eat fruit with me and when I am eating my dinner he wants to
eat with me too, but he cannot have everything! Only the healthy things for
birds, of course!! I hope he will stay with me for a long long time!! It's lots
of fun to have a Senegal parrot. To see more pictures of him, go to
my website.
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