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African Grey Parrots for Sale​

Congo African Grey Parrots for Sale​

African Grey Parrots for Sale: The African parrot is one of the most popular pet birds with an amazing ability to talk. This fabulous bird is not only handsome, but is also an inquisitive, interactive, and charming companion. Their personality and intuitive nature will amaze and delight you, and their antics will amuse you to no end. These are very intelligent social creatures, making them an excellent pet for a devoted parrot owner.

African grey parrots can do it all: they make excellent pets, can mimic human speech, and can understand hundreds of words and phrases with proper training. They can also understand human speech, which has helped propel this bird to prominence in scientific circles and the pet trade.

Caring for an African Grey Parrot

The African grey bird is a medium- to large-sized parrot that needs adequate living space. Minimum cage size should have a 2-foot by 2-foot footprint and 3 feet in height. Larger cages are preferable. Without plenty of interaction and training, an African grey parrot may become depressed and exhibit self-mutilating behaviors, such as feather-plucking.

These birds thrive when they have lots of opportunities for playing with toys, interacting with their owners, and learning words and tricks.

Diet and Nutrition of African Grey Parrots

The best food for an African grey and the Congo grey in captivity is a high-quality, formulated pellet supplemented with fruits such as pomegranate, organic mango, and melon. Also, provide fresh vegetables, including leafy greens like arugula, watercress, kale, sprouts, and healthy seeds such as hemp and flaxseed. You can pre-chop a salad for birds, which will help keep your African grey parrot healthy and thriving.

Many African grey also enjoys a variety of treats and snacks, such as nuts and healthy table foods like steamed green beans, breakfast toast, and salad. Offer your bird a half cup of pellet-based parrot mix and a 1/4 cup of fruits and vegetables daily, and adjust the quantity according to their appetite. Remove and discard all uneaten fresh food by the end of each day.

African Grey Behavior

African Grey Parrots are highly intelligent, inquisitive, and love to interact with people and objects. Yet they have a long lifespan; it can be 50 years (or more) in captivity. Many of the available pets are only a generation or two away from their wild counterparts. They still have their wild nature intact and can be unpredictable at times. The many qualities that make them desirable pets also require a special commitment from their keepers of regular one-on-one interaction and ongoing training.

The African Grey Parrots make very loyal and devoted companions, but they are not for everyone. Being a caretaker of an African Grey is not easy. They require lots of love, time, patience and effort to build a relationship. They tend to sit back and watch before giving of themselves freely.  Once your Grey is comfortable and trusts you, you are on your way to a lifelong friendship.

An African Grey will need frequent interaction and playtime outside of their cage. Their cage needs to be large, and they need a lot of toys that are safe as well as destructible. They have a habitual nature and develop a strong bond with their family.

They require ongoing attention from their keepers and stimulating interaction with various types of toys. This will help them cope more successfully whenever changes occur, being less fearful and timid, and more social.

Temperament

African greys are the most intelligent of the parrot species. A depressed or angry bird will screech its discontent. You must provide the bird with lots of mental stimulation.

A highly intelligent bird is also a complex bird. Although it is very social and demands interaction, it is not necessarily a cuddly bird. I recommend to check the World Parrot Trust’s species page It provides information including scientific name and behavior.