Hello! Just wanted to introduce myself and my new lutino IRN Ariel. Me and my partner are new to IRN's and we bought her a few days ago from a breeder who hand-raised her but failed to sell her at weaning age due to the floods (we live in Brisbane). She was born last November and despite being hand-raised because she was to her own devices for a little bit she is quite timid. We also believe she is going through a 'bluffing' stage due to her age and the fact she is quite aggressive and 'bitey'. This doesn't bother us too much though as she needs time to settle in and we are sure she will be a lovely bird in the months to come. We only plan to have the one bird too so we hope she will bond really well with us.
These are some pictures of her and her cage and toys (which we bought from Pet City). We are still adding things here and there to make it a really fun and comfortable place for her. The top is open all the time when we are at home too so she is able to come out and sit on top, etc.
At the moment she is eating seed (we are going to change her to pellets) and a variety of fruit and vegetables. We have been giving her things like apple, strawberries and dry cereal in the morning and peas, baby carrots, string beans and corn at night. She eats everything we give her which is great and we have also been giving her air popped popcorn as a treat.
Here are those pics!
