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Yes, Garrus, you do. You sloppy little pig! We love you anyway.
This one was taken when he was 26 days old. He's 30 today but so far this is one of the better pictures of him so you get this one instead, hurr. I'll try to get some kind of handfeeding video later, because he's really too adorable with all his peeping and bobbing.
Today we hit a neat milestone-- for the first time he picked up his own food (moistened ZuPreem pellets) and ate it. He wasn't very good at it, it was sort of like watching a baby person eat. A whole lot of fuss and mess, very little progress. I'm sure he'll get the hang of it one day, though <3
Mandatory disclaimer!
BABY BIRDS ARE SO MUCH WORK
PARROTS ARE NOT PETS, THEY'RE FAMILY MEMBERS
I've raised many babies before so I've got this. Do not get one thinking it's going to be a cakewalk. They are hard to feed and your social life will die. And if you manage to keep it alive, it's going to be like having a toddler with feathers that never grows up and lives for decades.
This one was taken when he was 26 days old. He's 30 today but so far this is one of the better pictures of him so you get this one instead, hurr. I'll try to get some kind of handfeeding video later, because he's really too adorable with all his peeping and bobbing.
Today we hit a neat milestone-- for the first time he picked up his own food (moistened ZuPreem pellets) and ate it. He wasn't very good at it, it was sort of like watching a baby person eat. A whole lot of fuss and mess, very little progress. I'm sure he'll get the hang of it one day, though <3
Mandatory disclaimer!
BABY BIRDS ARE SO MUCH WORK
PARROTS ARE NOT PETS, THEY'RE FAMILY MEMBERS
I've raised many babies before so I've got this. Do not get one thinking it's going to be a cakewalk. They are hard to feed and your social life will die. And if you manage to keep it alive, it's going to be like having a toddler with feathers that never grows up and lives for decades.
Category Photography / Animal related (non-anthro)
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File Size 125.8 kB
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Oh, you bet. Not to mention the screeching from the chicks when they were hungry. We had so many chicks, the nest required constant cleaning after each set of hatchlings grew up! And if we wanted to pet the chicks, we had to wait for the parents to leave the cage; you can imagine how defensive they get. XD
I think I do, but I'll put them up later. I'm busy with college work and the like at the moment.
I think I do, but I'll put them up later. I'm busy with college work and the like at the moment.
oh dog, flashbacks of when I worked for the parrot breeder and she had about 30 pairs of 'tiels XD
The lovebirds were by far the worst though, they'd push their seed cups out and escape and I'd have to chase them around. I picked one up barehanded exactly once, and then I found out what the heavy-duty leather gardening gloves were for.
The lovebirds were by far the worst though, they'd push their seed cups out and escape and I'd have to chase them around. I picked one up barehanded exactly once, and then I found out what the heavy-duty leather gardening gloves were for.
Oh wow, that's very interesting! I lost track of how many cockatiels I had hatched, but it was a whole damn lot. When everyone started flying across the room, it was a huge search for the chicks; we often had to recount and check to see if there weren't any still away from the cage! XD Breeding birds is indeed serious business. We even had to buy bird formula just in case, even though the parents could feed the chicks themselves.
Heavy-duty gloves? I can imagine those for those big birds of prey, but lovebirds? Why do you need gloves for them?
Heavy-duty gloves? I can imagine those for those big birds of prey, but lovebirds? Why do you need gloves for them?
You wouldn't know it from looking at them, but their little beaks can go right through your skin like a hot knife through butter. I often refer to them as "adorable garden shears".
I heard parrotlets' bites can pack quite the wallop, too. Oh, the joys of bird ownership XD
I heard parrotlets' bites can pack quite the wallop, too. Oh, the joys of bird ownership XD
In this case, I would like to know how you take care of them!
Since my buddy, a Rossella bird, got lost and never returned, I was so upset... he's alittle aggressive, I'm sure he'll be a gang boss of bird or something XD
But yeah, wanted to get me another one since it been a year now, and...all I find are the babies, how do you take care of them and insure they don't get sick or anything XD
Because this one here is a Cutie! ^^
Since my buddy, a Rossella bird, got lost and never returned, I was so upset... he's alittle aggressive, I'm sure he'll be a gang boss of bird or something XD
But yeah, wanted to get me another one since it been a year now, and...all I find are the babies, how do you take care of them and insure they don't get sick or anything XD
Because this one here is a Cutie! ^^
I had to look that one up and WOW that kind is beautiful!!
As for taking care of them, there's so much more to it that I can write in a post. If you've never done it and would like a baby, there is nothing wrong with getting an already-weaned one from a breeder-- if you treat it right it will love you back just fine. If you want to get into it, there are a bajillion handfeeding resources online that do a much more thorough job than I can. I personally have been looking at theparrotuniversity.com lately to brush-up, they have a really good article about handrearing and go through all the common questions and concerns.
I must warn you, it's a really huge job so treat it with all the seriousness you'd give to having a human baby! <3
As for taking care of them, there's so much more to it that I can write in a post. If you've never done it and would like a baby, there is nothing wrong with getting an already-weaned one from a breeder-- if you treat it right it will love you back just fine. If you want to get into it, there are a bajillion handfeeding resources online that do a much more thorough job than I can. I personally have been looking at theparrotuniversity.com lately to brush-up, they have a really good article about handrearing and go through all the common questions and concerns.
I must warn you, it's a really huge job so treat it with all the seriousness you'd give to having a human baby! <3
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