the future

[mydogtales]

So, since my dream dog is about to come true, (one month and three days from now... :( ) I have been thinking about my other future pets that I would love to own someday. My ideal household would have one or two dogs, a cat, and a parrot

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[omnipoodle]

My family has parrots--I have a sun conure and my mom has a lovebird and a black-capped conure. We've also had a tiel and budgies in the past. Lovebirds are very cute and great for a certain kind of person, but they are also pretty much evil. They can be very territorial, and those little beaks can deliver a really painful bite. Just be sure you know what you are getting into if you decide to get a parrot. Plus, I'd definitely wait until your whippet is all grown up because you are going to have your hands full with her

[mydogtales]

They are evil? Oh no! I saw that they are territorial, but I didn't realise it was that serious! Geez... Well I thought of budgies, but we had four when I was growing up. They were unfriendly and generally boring. It's probably because they weren't hand raised. I guess if I looked for an actual breeder my experience might be different. Would you recommend getting at least two? I've never known anyone getting just one parakeet but I just thought I'd ask. Thanks for the info!

[mydogtales]

Are they fairly common? I feel like every animal I like is extremely hard for me to come by...

I will read up on the English budgies too then. ^^ Thanks~

[omnipoodle]

I believe that because birds are flock animals, they do better when they're with or at least by other birds. In my opinion a human just cannot provide the same level of companionship as another bird--even one in a different cage. My budgies were bonded sisters and great pets. They were tame and friendly (and flighted). They were hand-fed babies, although I have heard some controversy over hand-feeding--apparently it can be pretty detrimental to the bird (but I don't really know enough about it). I know there are several people in the parrot_lovers community who have paired parrots who are excellent pets. There was an interesting post a while back about paired parrots and destructive behaviors--check it out here. I also personally loved seeing my budgies play together and groom each other. Also, don't discount cockatiels--I think they are sweeter in general than many other species. Ours was a champion whistler and talked (with a limited vocabulary), too

[mydogtales]

Thanks so much for all the info! I feel like I should take more time to research cockatiels. I guess I hadn't given them much thought either. Good thing I have plenty of time to sort this all out! Lol