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The Essential African Grey (Essential (Howell))

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The book was very informative. It is the revised edition in softcover of The African Grey A Guide To A Happy and Healthy Pet. The text is bsically the same and less expensive.

I must say that the reviews that I read here on Amazon.com prior to me purchasing this book were right on. "The Essential African Grey" is wonderfully done and extremely informative. It is very easy to read with its subheads. This book not only covers the basics which are important, but also touches on possible diseases of African Greys, and details "what to look for" in a number of scenarios to help ensure your grey's health. This book is something you must own and perused again as situations may occur with your bird. And remember, greys (parrots) have only been domesticated two generations which still leaves the tag of wild for quite some time (way beyond our lifetimes), so we will always be learning and adapting new techniques, finding diseases (and hopefully proper vaccinations in the future, etc., etc.). This means that you need to check future books for more up-to-date methods and treatments in the future (as this author clearly spells out).

This book provides a good general overview of caring for an african grey. You'll need other books that go into more depth for behavior management, etc., but this book is a good starting point. While the book is current and up to date for the most part, the author does recommend giving your parrot a nut and bolt as a toy. Surprisingly, she does not warn that you must be careful that it does not contain zinc. The nut and bolt would have to be made of stainless steel to be safe, otherwise your bird could get heavy metal poisoning.

If you are looking for a very good beginers book on african grey parrots, this book is for you. Gives great information about food, ilnessess, etc etc. I just wish it gave more information about the size of cages and other cage stuff. The pictures are great, and the book is very easy to understand. Up-to-date information is inculded which was very nice. I would recondmend this book to people who are interested in buying an african grey parrot.

I would recommend this to any first time owner. Well worth the price

This is a great beginners book, which gives you all the pertinent information needed to buy, train and enjoy your pet parrot.

I have to agree with the rest of the reviewers. This is a must have for the beginner with Greys!! My baby looks just like the one on the cover and she is now 5 years old. I got this book amoung others when I was doing my research. This is one of my favorites for information!!

Being a proud owner of a grey this book is a good source of reference.

This is a very complete little book on the basic's of owning an African Grey. Very descriptive with good photos showing the differences between the varieties.