Petri the Cockatiel

sniglet · 10-31-2005, 12:29 PM

I'm not gonna slam you for your opinion Lynn, but there ARE plenty of happy, healthy, well adjusted birds living just fine in captivity.

My African Grey is one of them. No plucking. He lets you know when he wants attention, and a pretty low-keyed happy bird.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-01-2005, 01:06 AM

So Sniglet, you're absolutely, positively, without question sure, he's not plotting to kill you in your sleep?

sniglet · 11-08-2005, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

So Sniglet, you're absolutely, positively, without question sure, he's not plotting to kill you in your sleep?

Not really. He'd sneak up, towering above my head in my uneasy slumber and demand I scratch his head.

LynnM · 11-04-2005, 03:22 AM

<<I'm not gonna slam you for your opinion Lynn, but there ARE plenty of happy, healthy, well adjusted birds living just fine in captivity.

My African Grey is one of them. No plucking. He lets you know when he wants attention, and a pretty low-keyed happy bird. >>

He's gorgeous. And I'm very glad to know he's happy. My first companion animal was a parakeet and we were very bonded, so I know this is possible. Tommy had a cage but was also given the freedom of the house. Does your bird have the opportunity to fly? And what's his name?

sniglet · 11-08-2005, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by LynnM

He's gorgeous. And I'm very glad to know he's happy. My first companion animal was a parakeet and we were very bonded, so I know this is possible. Tommy had a cage but was also given the freedom of the house. Does your bird have the opportunity to fly? And what's his name?

That's Iian. He lost flight priveleges as a young pup when he got spooked and flew off our back porch and into the neighbor's back yard (usually populated by big happy goofy dogs...it wouldn't have ended well). Now he gets clipped at the first hint of sustained lift.

From a poop perspective: When taking him out of the cage, you MUST put him on the perch and give the 'go poop' command. (He's shortened it to 'gope') Otherwise at some point between the cage and a 25 foot radius, he'll lay a bomb that'll greatly decrease his weight.

He's also successfully living with 2.5 year old twin boys, so there's ANOTHER myth I can dispell. We only had one real incident with one of the boys when he was about 18 months old. After that, the kids believed me when I told them to leave Iian alone.

11-01-2005, 01:06 AM	#2
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10-31-2005, 12:29 PM	#1
sniglet Unintentionally Blank Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 27	I'm not gonna slam you for your opinion Lynn, but there ARE plenty of happy, healthy, well adjusted birds living just fine in captivity. My African Grey is one of them. No plucking. He lets you know when he wants attention, and a pretty low-keyed happy bird.

11-04-2005, 03:22 AM	#4
LynnM Resident-in-Training Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 7	<<I'm not gonna slam you for your opinion Lynn, but there ARE plenty of happy, healthy, well adjusted birds living just fine in captivity. My African Grey is one of them. No plucking. He lets you know when he wants attention, and a pretty low-keyed happy bird. >> He's gorgeous. And I'm very glad to know he's happy. My first companion animal was a parakeet and we were very bonded, so I know this is possible. Tommy had a cage but was also given the freedom of the house. Does your bird have the opportunity to fly? And what's his name?

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