Gemma Sarracenia
Member
- Feb 17, 2024
- 29
- 29
- Parrots
- Sunny (lutino budgie)
Sky (yellowface budgie)
Pixie (dilute budgie)
Ok, an intro. I have two baby budgies, Sunny and Sky, which were Christmas gifts "to my daughter" (it was pretty obvious I was massively excited about our decision, and we all know the seven year old isn't scooping the poop). I've been without a bird for a few years, I had a few budgies and a cockatiel as a teen, and more recently I rescued Sushi the cockatiel when a neighbor's wife died. Poor guy had been left alone in a cage constantly, with one toy that was so old it had dry rot on the rubbery bits. He hardly ever moved around, and bit to draw blood. I got him happy, gave him the run of my apartment, and then moved in with the neighbor's brother (who is now dad to my kid, he was impressed by the kindness I showed his brother's prisioner), but he had a Pomeranian who would NOT leave the bird alone. He became a prisioner again, for his own safety and it broke my heart. Sushi went to a dedicated bird person, and I've missed him so much. But the dog passed away. We still have 4 Poms (Joe's version of birds), but they are willing to sit quietly in their kennel while I have the birds in the living room. 3 of them, anyway. Our little old man is good with the birds. He used to let Sushi ride on his back.
I also have a little indoor garden that includes carnivorous plants, a mock tomato frog, Montenegro isopods, and haunted moss. It has a food web thing going on with worms and bugs eating my plant trimmings, and Morty keeping their population under control while they all fertilize my soil. I love taking pictures of my garden, and I'm looking forward to the day when the new babies are less shy and I can take pics with them outside of the cage. In the meantime, here's a video of me introducing the birds to the camera.
I also have a little indoor garden that includes carnivorous plants, a mock tomato frog, Montenegro isopods, and haunted moss. It has a food web thing going on with worms and bugs eating my plant trimmings, and Morty keeping their population under control while they all fertilize my soil. I love taking pictures of my garden, and I'm looking forward to the day when the new babies are less shy and I can take pics with them outside of the cage. In the meantime, here's a video of me introducing the birds to the camera.
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