Skittys_Daddy
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- Jan 6, 2014
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- Parrots
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Neotropical Pigeon - "Skittles" (born 3/29/10)
Cockatiel - "Peaches" (1995-2015) R.I.P.
Budgie - "Sammy"
(1989-2000) R.I.P.
Budgie - "Sandy"
(1987-1989) R.I.P.
So, it turns out that I'm not gonna have to be gone as long as I originally thought when I go down to So.Maine for our family get together. I'll leave on the greyhound in Lewiston Saturday morning on the 29th around 11a and then I'll be back the following day in the morning- my sister will be bringing me home. I'll be able to let him out and he'll have all day Sunday to fly around since I won't be going anywhere.
I'm sure he'll handle it fine, that's what I keep telling myself. He just won't be too happy being cooped up in his cage all day and night. But its only this one time, so he'll do fine. I just hate the idea of him being stuck in his cage for 24hrs straight. There is NO other option as he'll attack anyone who 'enters' the apartment if he's out of his cage. Being free-flighted, he sees this as 'his cage' and I don't get enough company to even be able to try socializing.
A friend of mine (the one thats going to check on him Sat. night) offered to have me bring him and his cage over there for the day/night while I'm gone but I told her that I think that would make matters worse. He'd be in a strange and unfamiliar environment and I wouldn't be around. I'm afraid he'll think I abandoned him.
So we're going with... I'll make sure he has plenty of food and water for the day/night (so she doesn't have to deal with changing it and I don't have to worry about him not eating if she were to touch his food) I'm gonna leave the blinds drawn down and the ceiling light on during the day with the internet radio playing on my PC. Then I'll have my neighbor come in Saturday night around his bedtime and put a blanket over his cage and turn the light off and the music off. Then, I'll wake him up when I get home.
What do you all think of that? Any suggestions I should consider?
I'm sure he'll handle it fine, that's what I keep telling myself. He just won't be too happy being cooped up in his cage all day and night. But its only this one time, so he'll do fine. I just hate the idea of him being stuck in his cage for 24hrs straight. There is NO other option as he'll attack anyone who 'enters' the apartment if he's out of his cage. Being free-flighted, he sees this as 'his cage' and I don't get enough company to even be able to try socializing.
A friend of mine (the one thats going to check on him Sat. night) offered to have me bring him and his cage over there for the day/night while I'm gone but I told her that I think that would make matters worse. He'd be in a strange and unfamiliar environment and I wouldn't be around. I'm afraid he'll think I abandoned him.
So we're going with... I'll make sure he has plenty of food and water for the day/night (so she doesn't have to deal with changing it and I don't have to worry about him not eating if she were to touch his food) I'm gonna leave the blinds drawn down and the ceiling light on during the day with the internet radio playing on my PC. Then I'll have my neighbor come in Saturday night around his bedtime and put a blanket over his cage and turn the light off and the music off. Then, I'll wake him up when I get home.
What do you all think of that? Any suggestions I should consider?