Hi Cathy yes we did hand rear this little beauty. He/r was brought into the house at maybe 4 days old, by one of our three cats. We decided to take care and become babys new parents. You can understand what this meant, keeping to a two hour feeding program using crushed fruit, nectar, and what ever he accepted. My baby is now ten months old and likes being with us rather than in the cage. The other day baby got out of her cage, flew around the house and visited me in the kitchen.