friends

Hi, I am a second time lorikeet owner to Skittles, a hand raised 9 month old baby. I have been wondering, as I know lorikeets are social birds, whether getting him/her a friend. What is everyone's experience with a single bird versus having two? I just want to make sure he/she isn't lonely...

My sister was given a tame, flighted male 'tiel two days ago. He contact calls throughout the day, presumably to his former flock mates? She says he's barely eating the food he came with and he doesn't touch anything new. I gave her some toys just his size, but he seems afraid of them. She was...

Hello there! I regularly browse these forums, however I only recently decided to join. Just now actually, heh. A little about me, I'm a 20 year old artist from Texas, and I've loved animals all my life. I've had many different kinds growing up, and currently have 3 cats, a dog, leopard gecko...

Hello! I recently adopted a 5 year old, male, Eclectus. I previously had a Congo Gray, whom I adored! Any-who, I work from home, so am usually somewhere close. The question I have is this: how can I get my boy to like me more? He seems to think that my husband is his "mate", but my husband works...

Hi again, I was just wondering how many of you have friends (I mean real "physical" friends) among parrot lovers? The ones you can visit with or without your fids, go to pet shop together or talk on the phone for hours about birds, discuss books and documentaries? :D I never had one, and the...

Hello everyone, I wasn't quite sure where to post this, so I just put it in the Conure section since that's what I have... I live in Michigan and would like to meet some local bird people. As much as I love the forums, I'm really looking for a "birdie mentor." I'd love to meet someone (or...

Hi, I'm Claire. I'm a 14 year old girl and have loved animals passionately ever since I could remember. I am fully responsible for a large collection of animals (my 'menagerie' as I call it :)) including a cat, a large tropical fish tank, a Bearded Dragon, various geckos, mice, goldfish and of...