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Originally Posted by lmarieaa  Theres no need for the attitude...and if someone decided on getting a parrot solely because of THIS thread, well then, that person was going to be influenced somewhere else if a person is that easily influenced. A petsmart commercial would have done it. 
So, because this is guinea pig forum, that means all animals have to be excluded from discussion? And also because this is a guinea pig specific forum, are you assuming the only animals that the members of this forum have experience with are only guinea pigs? |
I dont have to *assume* that no one here knows nothing about parrots after reading this thread.
Pairs? and NEUTERING? This thread is just getting insane.
I recently had a so called *bonded* pair of birds surrendered. An amazon and a cockatoo. Cockatoos are very social, and become very bonded, and expect 110% of your attention. So when someone or someTHING comes in and takes that away? They get upset, they scream they pluck. This cockatoo would pluck till it bled, and would start up the second the owner would pay attention to the amazon. She surrendered them to me stating. "they have been together 23 years. they have to stay together" Really, this poor cockatoo would get so severely up set over the attention of the amazon...and you think they need to stay together. So....while in my care, and looking for a home to place them. My other birds started their morning call for breakfast. This cockatoo went nuts, so upset at the sounds of another bird....he went so crazy, he broke his neck against a wall, and died in my arms. So dont sit here and put in print for others to read, what *you believe* to be the *only* right thing. Someone is going to read this...think....wow, I only have one parrot for the past 10 years....maybe she is right. And make a huge mistake that can mess this bird up for the rest of his life...which could be an easy 40 more years.
Seriously, Ive made it a pact in my life to help teach people the right ways of these parrots...and stop these ugly, untrue, hurtful rumors on them.
Ive seen more ugly neglect when it comes to these pets then any of you can imagine. So to see you guys saying things like this on a public board?
And just because Im not a Ly&pigs or a Cavyspirt, doesnt mean I have no idea what Im talking about.
And...this double standard that no one can make a bird happy in a home. Who is to say your pigs are happy?(just because you add an extra grid to their confinment?) Or your dog, cat, fish, horse, rabbit, sheep....I could go on....