Customer Reviews

The African Grey: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet

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Though I'm a first time owner of an African Grey, I've found that this is the first book that breeders themselves would buy. It gives a good overall look at care of the bird and is a must read before purchasing a Grey. I've found very few pieces of information that didn't apply to my own pet. The breeder that I purchased my Grey from was a cynic as far as books on parrots were concerned, but I brought him my own copy as he had urged me to subscribe to Bird Talk magazine. I gave him my copy which he read and found to be the best source of information for Greys outside of Bird Talk. He was very familiar with the author's pet Grey as she was an editor for Bird Talk for nine years. This book is such an invaluable guide to have that I purchased another copy for myself and recommend it for anyone with a Grey. Very easy to read too!

I thought it was an excellent book, although I also bought the Essential African Grey at the same time and the later is basically newer revised edition of the former book. Much of the text is exactly the same for less money.

For a person that has past experience with African greys, it is more preferable to find a book with more technical information and "inside" data. This book is good for all those who are starting and would like a general idea on Greys.

This woman is a wack job at best. This book should be titled "The Adventures of my African Grey Sinbad!" The book is based on her bird and what little knowledge she has. You can learn more by spending 30 minutes with the guy at Petco or Petsmart. Want a good book on Parrots? Look up Mattie S. Athan!

She gives tips in her book, then on the next page the tip goes against what she just said on the last page! For instance: Don't buy a galvanized cage for fear of poisoning. Next page tells you to let it play with a nut and bolt. HELLO! Galvanized! One page says they are creatures of routine and let it get one. The next page says don't let it get into routine. Now days anybody can get published. THe book is more about her bird who she loves so much but is nutz. Her bird is crazy, bottom line. If you buy this book, keep it in the bathroom :) Just ... incase.

recent African Grey owner and have read many books. Most appear factual but quite outdated. Best one yet !

The book is well written I can't deny that.. but the author seems too obsessed with her female Grey called Sinbad.. she doesn't even know that Sinbad is an Arabic name for males and not females. The photos indicate that the author is fond of cheap as most of the cages portrayed are offensively so. She even recommends that Birds be allowed to play with Screws and Bolts for toys.

I really enjoyed this book because after I read it I became very familiar with African Grey's and now i feel very comfortable around it. I would recommend this book to anyone buying an African Grey for the first time.

Ms Rach seems to have tried a bit too hard to write a book for youth but seems to think you talk down to them.

A fine try and the book does have a good deal of specific information but the detail is in all the wrong places to be of much interest to me.

Better to buy THE AFRICAN GREY PARROT HANDBOOK, or KEEPING AFRICAN GREY PARROTS.

I was very disappointed with this book. I was hoping to find information specific to the African Grey, but instead found a very simple book that was a guide to basic parrot care. Most information in this book applies to any parrot species. I did not find any useful information unique to African Greys beyond the description of the species and the Eurocentric history of parrot keeping.

This is not a helpful book. Try the Guide to a Well Behaved Parrot for general information, and African Grey Parrots, by the same author.

This book was an utter waste of time and money. I feel the title is misleading.

It was also upsetting that the author outright discouraged adopting preowned parrots, and encouraged play with dangerous toys - nuts and bolts and rope. If you get nuts and bolts or rope toys for your parrot please make sure they are made from bird safe material so your lovely parrot companion doesn't die from metal poisoning or strangulation.

I thought this book was very informative...
Lots of new things I didn't know about the African Grey..