ann
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- Feb 18, 2011
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- Parrots
- 1 nanday conure Black Jack, 1 Brotogeris parakeet Whiff, 1 ring neck dove Eliza, and 6 society finches (3 are tame). RIP my parent pairs of societies and my little gouldian finches
hey everyone i write this with a heavy heart...i am rehomming my patigonian conure Oscar. some of you may know that i have been having trouble with him lately. When i bought him from the breeder, she said he was 7 months old, i never got to meet him. When we took him to get his wings clipped, the owner of the store (this guy really knows his stuff) said Oscar was AT LEAST 3 years old. he could be anywhere from 3 to 20 for all i know, the breeder lied...At first he was sweet, within 3 days he started showing problems. He is very bossy, bitey, and waaay to much to handle. I tried working with him but he's getting worse. I love him so much and I did my best but i feel like a failure. I feel like I'm letting him down. I also feel betrayed, the breeder lied about his age and temperament, as I'm sure they are linked. He occasionally accepts cuddles and we play a game where he makes a little peep, then i make a little louder peep and together we get louder until he goes EEEEEEEEK! he is a huge talker too, he imitates other birds, especially eclectus calls, and tries forming words. However this is when he is in the cage, once he is out he is a whole different bird. It has become next to impossible to get him out of his cage, he refuses to come out. He used to come out without a problem. And i cant get him back in withough it turning into a whole ordeal. He also hardly touches his toys and sits in one perch all day If you take the perch away, he sits on the cage bars where the perch was even though he has multiple other perches available. I was prepared for a parrot, but as a first time owner, i was not prepared for a behavioral parrot, this is not what i bargained for. I am giving him to the Priceless Parrot Preserve, where they can work with him, and they all handle them and interact with them. They also NEVER breed, sell, or adopt out any of their birds, they have a forever home
. Almost every day i cry about this, i really love him and tried my best. I don't want this for Oscar, and never thought i would have to rehome a bird. I trust you guys and feel comfortable telling you, but i am somewhat embarrassed that i couldn't make it work and i feel so bad for Oscar. I'm so sorry Oscar.