[Beaks]

You think you are ready?

You need to KNOW you are ready because Toos are needy, loud pains in the butt for most people not to mention the best and fastest chainsaws on earth.

I have 2 U2's and 2 M2's and i can tell you upfront and honest they are not for everyone not even 5% of the biird people can handle a too for more than a few months without going totally nuts.

Now that 5% is another story Those people are usually the hard core bird junkies and even they get stressed by their toos.(i love my toos and would never part with them but i am almost deaf in one ear(caused by birds) and here all of the time that is why the noise doesn't bother me as much as most people)

U2's are on the top of the list of the most needy, noisy, neurotic, moody toos and if you don't have the time(all day) to spend with them they go nuts and start plucking or screaming or........... get the picture?

I think its great that you want to make the commitment but visiting a too in a pet store does not even come close to what you are in for when you bring that little white baby into your home.

I just hate to see people buy those toos and dump them a couple of months later for some reason or another.

You can also forget about just hopping in the car to go on a vacation because unless you have someone there that will take care of your bird you will be SOL on vacation time.

Now that i have tried to talk you out of it i will admit they are great birds when they want to be as long as you teach them some manners and dont let them stay stuck up your butt all day.

all parrots are like children (very smart children even smarter than chimps and some people) and 1 too is like having 3 2 year olds running around all day every day eating everything they can get their beaks on and throwing a fit when they don't get their way.(they can also send you in for a ton of stitches if the too is not trained right or you get one with a genetic predisposition to mental disorders(yes just like humans and the great apes they can plan their actions and paired with insanity, etc they are a very dangerous animal)

if you are still set on getting a Too get one that is already grown so you don't have as many surprises they live for 80 years or more so you don't have a problem there and it will give an older bird a home that probably needs it more than a baby.(Try adopting i may be able to find someone close to you that will help you out)

You would think i hate toos from my post but you are wrong i just think ahead (sometimes 20 or 30 years ahead) and i am realistic about life and parrots.

And i have seen way too many Too's given up in the last 30 years or so to sugar coat my words.

BUT if you still figure on getting a too i will help you with as much info as you can use (most of which you won't find on the net)

John