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[KSUViolet06]

As most of you know, I lost my kitty about 2 years ago. I think I'm ready to take the plunge again, but with something smaller, like a bird.

Anybody have a bird and want to tell me about it?

[melindawarren]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

As most of you know, I lost my kitty about 2 years ago. I think I'm ready to take the plunge again, but with something smaller, like a bird.

Anybody have a bird and want to tell me about it?

Yes! I have a Sun Conure and he is very easy to take care of. The only thing about my bird is that he has an affinity for noisemaking and likes to squawk. This can be good (i.e. if someone's coming to the door, I get a warning) or annoying (if I go past his cage and don't take him out, he squawks repeatedly). He also doesn't like Jack very much (I keep them separate).

Otherwise, he just kind of chills in his cage or on a perch. He's pretty good about warnings with bathroom stuff (when we first got him, he went to the bathroom on my sister's shoe! Eww!). We just clean his cage about once every two weeks and refill his food/water when it's running low. He's gotten really good at just perching on peoples' shoulders and sitting patiently when taken out of his cage. Oh, but we do close doors when we take him out of the cage! He's pretty good at flying.

Here is a photo of Norman Conrad Birdie [my last name] IV (fourth bird we've had), best known as "Norm," like the Cheers character.

[KSUViolet06]

^^^Thanks! There's a bird rescue place near me and I think I might stop by and talk to them a little more about it (and possibly spend some time with a bird just to see if it's something I can handle permanently.)

Would you say that your bird is affectionate? Or is it more like a random bird in a cage who doesn't care about people so much?

I want a pet that's going to be interested in hanging out with me, but not on the level as say, a cat or dog.

[melindawarren]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

^^^Thanks! There's a bird rescue place near me and I think I might stop by and talk to them a little more about it (and possibly spend some time with a bird just to see if it's something I can handle permanently.)

Would you say that your bird is affectionate? Or is it more like a random bird in a cage who doesn't care about people so much?

I want a pet that's going to be interested in hanging out with me, but not on the level as say, a cat or dog.

Oh, Norm loves people! As soon as you let him out of the cage, he flies onto the nearest person's shoulder and just sits there. My mom can be working out, paying bills, talking on the phone...Norm sits on her shoulder and gives her affectionate "gnaws" on her neck occasionally! He just hates the dog, for reasons I fail to determine.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

^^^Thanks! There's a bird rescue place near me and I think I might stop by and talk to them a little more about it (and possibly spend some time with a bird just to see if it's something I can handle permanently.)

Would you say that your bird is affectionate? Or is it more like a random bird in a cage who doesn't care about people so much?

I want a pet that's going to be interested in hanging out with me, but not on the level as say, a cat or dog.

Parrots (I believe the Sun Conue is in the parrot family) tend to be more acknowledging of their owners. My roommate and I had a parrot (African grey), two cockatiels (all hers) and a parakeet (mine), and the cocks and the keet didn't give a crap - ok, they gave lots if craps, just not about us. LOL. You'll want to learn how to clip their wings - it's very easy and equivalent to us cutting our hair.