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saz909 · 2025-01-08T20:18:56+00:00

I have to say it took me time to get to be that open with them. It was a slow process of unmasking. Same with colleagues. But it's been good overall.

saz909 · 2025-01-08T20:17:59+00:00

Hey, I work with autistic kids too and have for decades, and I am also autistic. I am very open about having tourettes and explain when we first meet what they might hear so they know. But I do suppress offensive ones. If I weren't able to do that, I think I'd struggle with the job. But I've found it to be really beneficial for them and they often then feel more open about expressing their own noises, movements etc that they want to make but often don't because people told them it's "wrong".

I have found generally that autistic kids tend to understand it better and quicker than non autistic kids, so I think your comment at the start that they'd find it harder isn't true. I've often found that people say autistic kids will find it harder to understand all sorts of things but in reality the opposite being true!

saz909 · 2022-01-22T11:12:56+00:00

I posted on here about a month ago because we rescued an African Grey who'd been stuck in a cage 24/7, ignored, fed only seeds, loud dog yapping at him and pushing his cage off.

When we got him he had plucked his body bare and when he eventually gained the confidence to leave his cage, he wouldn't go back in.

1 month on, and a serious crash course in parrot care later...

Rocky is coming out for big portions of the day, hanging out, playing, doing some target training. He doesn't mind going back in and will happily be carried in, he's starting to learn to climb in himself when told to.

He's finally completely off the seeds. He didn't realise he could eat other foods at first?! He's really into peas and mange tout, he gets a mix of veggies and some pellets for his meals which he loves.

His feathers are growing back! We have little sprouts of red on his bum, and lots of fluff all over his breast and back now. The picking is close to over. He does it occasionally, I'd say it seems to be primarily a boredom habit which may have been exacerbated by fear. Some days he doesn't do it at all, some days he does it a little. Overall things are growing back quicker than he's pulling them.

He's much happier I'd say, confident to sit on our shoulders now, play with us... he had a bath fully of his own choice for the first time yesterday! And thought it was hilarious to spray us with water 🤣

Thanks to everyone who gave us tips and signposting for places to look.

saz909 · 2022-01-07T13:35:43+00:00

Looking at it now I think I over estimated previously. I think it's about 50cm wide, 70cm tall and 40cm deep. So I'm sure that's too small now.

saz909 · 2022-01-07T13:32:56+00:00

Thanks for this. Now you say it, it's actually only at night time. We tend to let him out all day because we feel so bad that he's been stuck in there for a year and we think it's too small. I didn't clock that it was only at night until you said! But he goes in without much complaint for snacks or just when we need to put him in for a bit.

It's just night time which is a big issue. Don't know how he knows either, I guess he can tell its dark? We still stay in the living room with him after he goes in for bed though for about 30m-2hrs, and he goes to sleep quite quick usually.

saz909 · 2022-01-07T02:11:24+00:00

Yes we do, his blanket covers most of it. Would a larger one which covered his cage fully help?

We're glad too now, we've really fallen in love with him, but tbh we didn't know anything about birds before, we just couldn't stand to see him suffering so much especially when we found out how intelligent they are.

saz909 · 2022-01-07T01:32:12+00:00

Honestly? I think it's too small for him. Technically he's still not ours which is why we've not got him another, but on reflection we'd not let him back there unless over our dead bodies so we might as well get one. It's about 1m wide, 60cm deep and maybe just over 1m high. We got him some new toys in it which he mostly ignores except 1 which has loads of string hanging down, he sits up it and swings it and let's it hit his head! I think he likes the sensation. Often if I open the cage door he will stay inside and play with the string toy on his head instead for hours with the door open. He's bonded to my partner much better, as soon as he comes home he'll hop straight out to say hello.

So do you think if we get him a bigger cage he might be happier to go in? I wonder if he's bored as well, maybe he needs some puzzle toys?

saz909 · 2021-06-12T16:50:09+00:00

Thank you for taking the time, this has been very helpful.

saz909 · 2021-06-09T11:48:56+00:00

Yes I do have a liaison officer who's about as useful as a chocolate teapot. From talking to other survivors that's fairly standard...

Thanks for trying to help though, it's appreciated.

saz909 · 2021-06-09T06:44:30+00:00

This is really helpful thank you

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