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Pet ravens -
How are they kept?
How long do they live?
What food need they?
How smart are they?
How are they kept?
How long do they live?
What food need they?
How smart are they?
Anyone with knowlage of pet ravens?
- Thread starter Cirith Ungol
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Cirith Ungol said:
I used to have a pet raven, but nevermore.
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That cool! Tell me more please! I am looking into it to see if it is an animal I would be able to keep some day and also if I would want to...
Never kept any bird but I guess pieces of meat, mice etc is what they might eat. They need very large cages. Exact how long in captivity they live I dont know, but they get pretty old for a bird. And they are one of the most clever birds for sure, that goes for the other members of that group of birds aswell.
Theres a school closeby here that keeps ravens, several in a big cage. Very nice birds, I would love to keep them myself.
However, its not allowed for private persons to keep ravens in Sweden or other domestic wildlife (except badgers)
/Lelle
Theres a school closeby here that keeps ravens, several in a big cage. Very nice birds, I would love to keep them myself.
However, its not allowed for private persons to keep ravens in Sweden or other domestic wildlife (except badgers)
/Lelle
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Hehe...MilkmanWes said:
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I was actually making a bad joke...
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I raised an injured fledgling crow that I found as a kid, eventually released it, though it came around for years after to hang out, get treats, etc.
Corvids are among the most intelligent birds. In captivity they need a lot of interaction and mental stimulation or they will get destructive and neurotic, picking out their feathers, destroying anything they can get to. Actually, they're smart enough that they tend to be a bit too destructive to be good indoor pets.
They're very cool, but they're a big commitment of time and care like most large, intelligent birds are.
Many places you need a wildlife rehabilitator's license to own one.
Corvids are among the most intelligent birds. In captivity they need a lot of interaction and mental stimulation or they will get destructive and neurotic, picking out their feathers, destroying anything they can get to. Actually, they're smart enough that they tend to be a bit too destructive to be good indoor pets.
They're very cool, but they're a big commitment of time and care like most large, intelligent birds are.
Many places you need a wildlife rehabilitator's license to own one.
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Wes: Quoth the milkman ey?
Guess I'll have to build myself a really smart robotron then... :wall:
Shoot! Mumbel mumbel... not even if the mum is captive bread?
Guess I'll have to build myself a really smart robotron then... :wall:
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Usually it needs a licence or then the youngster have to grow like that it's possible to get them back into wild sooner or later. Zoo is one option too.Cirith Ungol said:
I sure prefer to let them back into forest. :-D
And this was here, not in Sweden.
If someone is trying to get a raven... maybe he should first loan a book of birds from the library and check out how ravens live in the wild. And after that start to think how to keep one in captivity.
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Our neighbor had one for 18 yrs. It was named Marvin (but it was a girl) It would SAY "Hi Marvin" and "Hello" and a few other words. They fed it all kinds of stuff. When they would go deer hunting theyd give her the rib cage of the deer. She ate grains and fruits and veggies and meat. They kept her in a HUGE cage and gave her lots of toys and sticks and such to build things with. She was really a neat animal. VERY VERY VEEEEEEERY smart bird
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I had a crow once, does that count
If I could choose, id get a Myna bird, very smart, interesting birds. And much like a Raven. I also (think) they are legal. Dont take my word for that.
If I could choose, id get a Myna bird, very smart, interesting birds. And much like a Raven. I also (think) they are legal. Dont take my word for that.
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Check out this book, it's about an ornithologist who studies ravens, both in the wild and in captivity, he gives his personal experiences with keeping them for study, and also the experiences of a few people who've kept them as pets, or family members rather...
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/A...09/sr=2-1/ref=pd_ka_b_2_1/002-5105339-5980840
They are very smart, I think it would be better to try and befriend some wild ones with offerings of food and shiny things rather than try raising a wild one, they're much more complex than arthropods, and are happier free.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/A...09/sr=2-1/ref=pd_ka_b_2_1/002-5105339-5980840
They are very smart, I think it would be better to try and befriend some wild ones with offerings of food and shiny things rather than try raising a wild one, they're much more complex than arthropods, and are happier free.