KJ> Jovi" before I got HER...). Are Princess and Scoobie related?
>       No...they aren't...I got them from the same breeder but Scoobie
>       was a handfed that she got from another breeder that couldn't
>       handfeed at the time he was born...;-)  Princess is from one of
>       her own pair...;-)
That's good, just in case things get a little TOO friendly. 
>       She is a sweetheart...but she isn't real smart...she doesn't
>like to perch on my finger...almost seems like her feet are too
>       big...;-)  But she can get on the swing and do some crazy
>       things...;-)
If she can swing, she'll figure out the rest. She's just unsure of
herself. As to big feet, she'll grow into them. Hen cockatiels are
usually bigger than males, at least the ones I have are bigger!
>       Well I'm hoping that they get along...but I'm not to sure I want
>       to breed them...;-)
Just watch'em closely when they're out together.
>       I need some advice....I was given a beautiful cage over the
>       weekend...and I need to know if it is too big for them...;-)
>       The dimension...are 28 1/2 hx19wx19d and the bars are 7/8in
>       apart....the distance between the bars is what I'm worried
>       about....I think this cage housed a cockatoo....I don't want
>       to risk finding them hanging themselves if the bars are too far
>       apart...;-)
7/8 inch. Hmmm... those dimensions sound like what I have my conures in.
There is some risk involved in putting tiels into a big-bar cage like
that. Some tiels never try to put their heads out, others make a
career out of it. I had my first tiel in a cage with that bar spacing
for 8 years, and he got stuck once, during a fear attack. Other than
that, he did fine in it. But knowing what I know now, I wouldn't use
that cage again. I'd recommend against it. You could use it as an
enclosed play area while you are sitting right there, but I wouldn't
house them in it when you're away from home.
>       If this cage isn't right for them....what kind of bird can it be
>       for????  Not likely to get a 'too or an African Gray....so how
>       about something a little smaller????
A CONURE, Sue--this size cage is perfect for a single conure! 
>       Thanks Kathy...;-) Looks like the bird bug has bitten me..;-)
Uh oh, somebody forgot to get her vaccinations! 
--Kathy
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