I was wondering if there are any other parrot-owners out there. I love to connect with people who own birds-- when the topic of pets comes up it is most often about dogs or cats. I have three parrots-- a Quaker named Kiwi, a Maximillian Pionus named Mango, and a Meyers named Kenya. Kiwi is 2 1/2 years old and Kenya and Mango are about 1 1/2. I do not know what I would do without them. They are hysterically funny and each have a distinct personality. They have gotten me through some very rough times by making me laugh or helping me relax when I play with them or cuddle with them. I looooove my birds.

[bellaviolet]

i used to have a rescued cockatiel and 2 parakeets who had been mistreated before i got them. i got the keets to a point where i could touch them, though they never sat on my finger or anything..... the tiel was outright hostile if you tried to touch him but i learned that if i sat next to his cage and talked & whistled to him, he would whistle and sing back....... we formed a fragile bond that way. i had to rehome him when i lost my home and it broke my heart, even though he went to good people. i've always wanted a parrot, maybe a senegal (i knew one once and he was super duper sweet) but can't afford one right now. for right now i have 2 rats, a mouse and a rabbit and they are wonderful to me. pets are amazing at lifting the spirit, i don't know how anyone can do without them......

At first when I read that you had a mouse I thought it said "moose" lol.

I agree, pets are amazing for the spirit.

Yesterday at the psychiatric hospital where I intern, the pet therapy people came--- they brought four dogs and it was so amazing to watch the patients just brighten up... to see the heatlh come out, the interactions... it was really awesome.

[bellaviolet]

trying to picture a moose in my 1 br apartment....... and my bunny thinks the rats are annoying? imagine a moose! lol....

i think pet therapy is awesome..... someday when i have a dog i want him/her to be a therapy dog. for now..... i guess most people wouldnt want a therapy rat, huh? lol but they are therapeutic for me...... i love my little stinkers.

my cousin has a gorgeous cockatoo that he hardly pays attention to anymore......... i told him i wanted the bird and he said he'd sell him to me for a thousand dollars. if only i had donald trump as a benefactor that bird would be mine now..... poor thing is so sweet and needs more attention...

[nothemama8]

just saw this, we have 2 teils, Sky Jr. and Chipper
Sky Jr is sarting to talk abit and Chipper has begun taking food out of our mouth both are hand held and cuddle alot

[LizardL8y]

OMG - a maxi pi??? That is the bird I want (when I can evenutally afford to give one the proper care). Nobody I know has one and very few people I know have ever even heard of them. They are so cute!!! Previously I always wanted an African grey because I worked with a great one at the zoo and she was smart and sweet and wonderful... but I do my research before getting ANY pet and I found a Maximillian pionus parrot would be a better house pet for me. Tell me all about yours!!! I'm dying to hear first hand (and not just out of some book) just what kind of pets they make!!!