>>>> Sometimes vets like to be negative, but I had one tell me that many of them she saw didn't live past 8 or 9 years old.
I'd bet that's probably true. While they can live a long time, a notable number escape, get injured by other pets, or get infections. And a lot of people try to hand feed but don't know how, and end up burning their crops or something. >>>> Mine has never eaten seed in his life, my vet told me not to feed seed, I feed mine all kinds of people food, meat, eggs, fruit, vegetables, beans, etc. Mine get a variety of foods too, and have as long as we've had them. I do feed the specially formulated bird pellets, but have never fed them seeds. >>> I can't really even count how many words he says. He loves imitating the cats, they are his friends. I can't remember everything Smokey says either, since she can recombine words into phrases as she pleases. Smokey can answer, "What does a dog say?" (Woof.) "What does the kitty say?" (Meow) "What does Crackers say?" (waaaakkk - the happy macaw sound) And I used to ask her "What does Mr. Johnny say?" Johnny was the old pug we lost recently. For some reason, he always barked in fives, "Woo, woo, woo, woo, woof." I thought it cute that she noted that his bark had a different pattern than most dogs. Karen Karen Thomas Wingate, NC No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.485 / Virus Database: 269.13.15/1002 - Release Date: 9/11/2007 5:46 PM
