Conference 7.286::pet_birds

925.0. "African grey..." by KAOT01::GU_LAROCQUE () Thu Aug 01 1996 11:20

	Hi,

I am thinking about purchasing an african grey.

There is a store near my house that has a handfed baby, born on the
02-jun.  Bird seemed very friendly/curious when I was there.

The asking price was $1700.00.

I am not aware of any other store near me that cary these birds.
(ie. would I find better priced birds in Toronto or Montreal)

Is this a reasonable price?

Also need to know cage size.

I suspect that the bigger the cage is, the better it would be.

Would a 4' high by 2' feet square be ok if the bird 
was to be out of the cage a lot of the time?

	I've looked at the other notes in here regarding grey's, 
        but they all seemed rather old. 


Oops, almost forgot, I live just outside of ottawa. (canada)

	
	Any pointers would Greatly be appreciated.

				/Guy

    Gee Guy, that sounds like an awlful lot of money, but in Canada that
    might be the going price.  Here in Massachusetts, I can get a three
    week old African Grey for $450, four week old for $650, and after
    6 weeks they usually go for around $1000.  The younger ones are 
    locally breed and born.  Maybe you should find a private breeder
    instead of a pet store (just a suggestion).  Kinda cut out the
    middleperson!
    
    		Terry

	Found a spot where the prices were more in line with the one
you suggested Terry.

		Thanks for the reply...

			/Guy

    No problem, I hope you have a good time with your new bird.
    I'm going to get me a "Grey" someday also.
    
    	Terry