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jason gilman
11-24-2003, 10:11 PM
check out my little buddy X.
Pineapple House
11-26-2003, 01:13 AM
Very cute! :wink:
Graham
jason gilman
11-29-2003, 06:42 PM
haha he loves to sit and stare
at the tank with me for hours.
he wishes he could swim in
it but quaker parrots arent
very good swimmers. :mrgreen:
Hendu
11-29-2003, 08:51 PM
Jason that is an awesome parrot. How old is he - they have very long life expectancies don't they?
jason gilman
11-29-2003, 11:26 PM
hes 11 months old,and he will live
25-30 years. thats his max size
10-12 inches head to tail.and
they have the largest vocab.out
of all the parrots including african
greys. :mrgreen:
reef-raff
11-30-2003, 04:47 PM
That's an adorable bird!
Why'd you name him X?
jason gilman
11-30-2003, 09:19 PM
its short for xavier.hes really smart
so it stuck,and he loves to play head games.
reef-raff
12-01-2003, 07:38 PM
Well, I gotta say, that's a great name for such a smart bird! I've always wanted a parrot, but have only had cockatails. Mind you, they were pretty smart, but definitely not as smart as a Quaker. :wink:
Laila
jason gilman
12-01-2003, 10:14 PM
he was really cheap.i paid 210
for him and a cage set up(cage ,toys,
perches,food,and free wing clipping
and nail trimming for life(his of coarse). :D
reef-raff
12-02-2003, 04:15 PM
Well, I for one would love to see more pics of Xavier.
Especially one of him staring at your tank!
How cute! :wink:
jason gilman
12-02-2003, 07:12 PM
sure i can post more pics of him.
hes a real picture person to lol. :D
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