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Originally Posted by red13413
I think if I do decide this is something I'd like to do, that I will go the African Grey route. I'm still concerned and am reading and doing A LOT of research. I'm lucky enough to be retired and can be home with the dogs and any bird I choose.
Do any of you travel with your birds? We have a motor home and travel fairly frequently...
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For years, we had a large cage at each end of our travels. For the drive, we used a medium sized plastic airline carrier that we modified with a perch inside. For other trips where there was no cage at our destination, we carried a folding dog crate and a bag of perches and toys. The cat/dog carrier was ideal because the bird had air circulating, but he couldn't see the scenery rushing by. It was also easier to get him from the car to the house or hotel room. He regularly chatted to himself or would interact if he was asked how he was doing. So where are you going to keep a 5'X3' cage in a motor home? Or one of those free-standing perches? If you look at the Einstein videos, you can see her standing on her perch with the feeding/water cups. Our parrot loved his perch and only slept in his cage at night or when we went out.
I am so glad to see that Einstein is still very much alive! It was Alex who died, and I read "Alex and Me" a year ago.