Aussie Finch Forum

does anyone have any tips or stories that you might have to share with me cause i am getting one and does any have any tips on taming an avairy gcc

cheers

haydn92

Dont think it would be an easy task to hand tame an aviary GCC , mine will come to me and sit on the bowl as I feed them but that's as far as it goes .

You would be very brave to even attempt taming an aviary bird as they have a bite on them , I'm talking stitches not just a nick in the skin.

Baby GCCs are available at the moment and if you wanted one as a companion then the best way to avoid disappointment would be to get a hand reared baby.

They are curious , a bit noisy and a bit hypo , they love attention so may be a bit time consuming but you will get a nice little pet as a reward .

They eat heaps and I mean heaps and require a LOT of fresh fruit and vegies daily .

They sleep in their nest box so will need some type of box or one of those bird huts to sleep in .

They love to take a bath , chew branches , play with toys and enjoy an evening screaming session before they roost .

Very charismatic little bird they are.

i better not get biten

Let me tell you a work mate has one and hes a companion parrot...boy hes a demanding little bugger i tell you!

They are very demanding , if mine dont get fed first each day they jump up and down on the perches and scream blue murder , even though I plan on handrearing them I dont know if I would want one as an indoor bird , and thats coming from a Corella owner .

Yea my mates one is hardcore hehe...demanding.

wow you own corellas long or short bill and what other birds do you have deb

Haydn Ive got ....

Red Rumps x 4 ( Grey pied and Aussie Blues )
Quarrion x 4 ( Lutino , Cinnamin and Platinum Whitefaces)
Bourkes x 2 ( Rosies )
Scarlets x 2
Budgies x 2
1 Galah ( recently rescued )
1 Little Corella ( short billed )( rescued ) hangs upside down and barks like a dog . Most entertaining and lovable bird Ive ever seen.
Kakarikis x 2 ( pied and cinnamin)
Diamnd Doves x 2
Gccs x 2
King Quail x 2
And the last of my finch collection 1 pair yellow emblema ... More Red Rumps and finches of which I havent decided yet still to come.

I would not purchase conures, they are lovely but they are noisy, sometimes aggressive and need a very varied diet.
Good luck. I for one would leave them to the professional (and the rural!! )

I would much rather see people buying a GCC, MBC or Pearly conure than for example an Eclectus. Most of the more intelligent parrots are demanding. As for noise the GCC are a great deal quieter than the Suns, Nandays, etc.

I have a mate that has both Princess parrots and Green cheek conures. 12 pairs of Princess and 6 pairs of Green Cheeks. Would you believe that the Princess easily make more noise and are louder? I am not kidding.