Budgies.
So, it's been a week since Kiko has joined the family. I was getting so miserable seeing Ligo getting more reclusive as time went by; Foolie dying hit her pretty hard. She's always been so active and fluttery and social, but being alone with nothing but a silly human for company really wasn't enough for her. Granted, she's made more taming progress than ever while it was just the two of us, but I'd rather see her untame and happy than tame and not quite fulfilled.
My mum's known for about a month that I'd be getting another budgie to keep Ligo company, I just didn't know when exactly since I was hit in the face with a big bill. Not fun. Nonetheless, she surprised me by bringing over a really lovely-looking little white-base Dom. Pied girl. The pet store was convinced Kiko's a boy, but I'm fairly certain that isn't the case. She acts more female than Ligo does, in any case. She's only about two months old, so hopefully she's with us for a long while.
She's got character already. Ligo is often really overbearing and too much for less active birds; she's also a bossy snot when she doesn't get her way. Kiko's been more than willing to stand up against her and put her in her place, which is already showing to help their new friendship. Ligo will definitely be the 'male' of the two, so she needs to learn how to be more humble and submissive when need be.
Hopefully she'll be a strong flyer as well. There's been improvement in her control literally every time she jumps out of the cage, it's wonderful to see. She so far has the same problem that Ligo had when she was younger; flying too hard and fast without controlling, and causing her to hit the walls more often than not. That was the first thing I saw improvement on, though! Soon she'll be as good a flyer as Ligo, and will know all of the budgie haunts that Ligo sticks to in the apartment. Thankfully that's only two places.
They're getting ready for a nap right now. ♥
My mum's known for about a month that I'd be getting another budgie to keep Ligo company, I just didn't know when exactly since I was hit in the face with a big bill. Not fun. Nonetheless, she surprised me by bringing over a really lovely-looking little white-base Dom. Pied girl. The pet store was convinced Kiko's a boy, but I'm fairly certain that isn't the case. She acts more female than Ligo does, in any case. She's only about two months old, so hopefully she's with us for a long while.
She's got character already. Ligo is often really overbearing and too much for less active birds; she's also a bossy snot when she doesn't get her way. Kiko's been more than willing to stand up against her and put her in her place, which is already showing to help their new friendship. Ligo will definitely be the 'male' of the two, so she needs to learn how to be more humble and submissive when need be.
Hopefully she'll be a strong flyer as well. There's been improvement in her control literally every time she jumps out of the cage, it's wonderful to see. She so far has the same problem that Ligo had when she was younger; flying too hard and fast without controlling, and causing her to hit the walls more often than not. That was the first thing I saw improvement on, though! Soon she'll be as good a flyer as Ligo, and will know all of the budgie haunts that Ligo sticks to in the apartment. Thankfully that's only two places.
They're getting ready for a nap right now. ♥