Bigrig1919 Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 I would like to buy an African Grey Parrot here in Mexico. I live in the Chapala Area . I have searched all the Mex classifieds I cannot find any. Someone told me there was an open air market in Guadajara that has parrots for sell, but cannot find out where and when it is and if they have Greys. If anyone has any info, would appreciate it if you would respond. Thanks Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigrig1919 Posted January 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 Would a moderator please remove the above post. I reposted it in another category . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanMexicali Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 There is a place in Oaxaca that breeds parrots and they advertise African Greys on some of the online marketplaces here. Just type it in Spanish and put it in Google MX. It should pop up. http://www.compra-venta.org/mexico/anuncios.phtml?anuncio=kissek Here is one, but the breeder has babies. Google Mx. : "loros grises africanos para la venta" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigrig1919 Posted January 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Thanks for the info. That works. When I copied "African Grey wanted parrot in Spanish" and Googled it, I came up with many ads with Greys for sale. My problem now is, when I answer the ads, my computer comes back with a message "invalid email address" I guess the classified service wants me to fill out the "contact advertiser" in Spanish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanMexicali Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Thanks for the info. That works. When I copied "African Grey wanted parrot in Spanish" and Googled it, I came up with many ads with Greys for sale. My problem now is, when I answer the ads, my computer comes back with a message "invalid email address" I guess the classified service wants me to fill out the "contact advertiser" in Spanish Another thing is you might find is a breeder near Guadaaljara and get a baby. I have had one parrot for 20 years [65 word vocabulary], as a baby and died and bought a baby [20 word vocabulary] from a breeder. Both talked. A teenage parrot, even if hand tamed and not talking, might never talk, only learn to wolf whistle and a word or two, possibly, in my experience chatting with other parrot owners. If you pay to adopt one make sure it is not from a mated pair or still with a brother or sister at a teenager age, as single they might not last long after being separated. If you adopt an older parrot it might not bond with you correctly as parrots seem only to bond with one person, not always as my second one would let almost anyone pick her up. If you have a baby the one who spends the most time with it will probably be it´s bonding partner and your other family members will eventually be out, usually at about 1 year of age. I feel a mature parrot will bond eventually if it feels secure and if it bites wear leather gloves and not let it sit too long without picking it up. Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigrig1919 Posted January 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Alan Got any idea how I can respond to the classified ads. I cannot write or speak Spanish. I would love to find a baby grey around this area. I will only buy one that I can pick up in person. We spent the night in San Luis Potosí at the La Quinta hotel on the way down from the States. Nice town Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeheron Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 For anybody interested in medium to large parrots, there is a breeder right off the highway between Chapala and Guad. PM me is you want more info. I have already given the info to Bigrig. I got my grey from him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redpepper Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 The birds in Guad you are referring to is probably the one on the back side of San Juan Dios. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Buckland Posted March 9, 2019 Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 Any Africans available to purchase in playa del Carmen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yo1 Posted March 9, 2019 Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 You want a bird that is going to outlive you? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted March 9, 2019 Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 48 minutes ago, Yo1 said: You want a bird that is going to outlive you? And can't cross the northern border? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suegarn Posted March 10, 2019 Report Share Posted March 10, 2019 5 hours ago, AngusMactavish said: And can't cross the northern border? My partner and I had the same problem (only in reverse) when we moved to Lakeside several years ago. He had a blue and gold macaw that he had raised from a chick that was 29 years old when we decided to move. He knew that he would not be able to bring him down, so we had him re-homed about six months before we moved. That way, the new 'parents' had time to get him settled in their home while we were still there to help them with any issues that might have arisen. Luckily, he settled in very nicely, and we kept in touch for a couple of years after we moved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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