Hey again, guys!!!
It's been a while.
So, here's the thing.
I have a parakeet, named Kiko. I've had him for about 3 years now and I haven't been able to touch him once or do anything with him. He was the most stubborn bird ever, for the first year I got him I spent hours on end with him each day trying to get him warmed up to me. Nothing worked! So, by the second year, I gave up and so now I'm stuck with him. I take care of him and take to him and everything, but we just don't really have the connection that I was hoping for when I first got him. So, I basically blew it with this bird. I tried my hardest, though!
So, now, I've been wanting to get a Conure. I want to get one when it is a baby (or fully weaned) so it can bond with me throughout its whole life. I don't want an ordinary PetSmart bird, I want a bird that will love me and be my best friend unlike my parakeet. But, there's a problem ...
1.) My mom will not allow another bird into our house, not until I'm done with college and on my own. (I'm only 14, so that is going to take a while).
2.) I obviously do not know how to do anything with a bird! I tried to bond with my parakeet, I mean I spent months trying to get him used to my hand, being touched, petted, and everything. But, nothing worked. He is and will always be petrified.
So, for the main point of this topic ... are there any such things as classes for learning how to work and care for birds? Like a class where I would be able to interact and learn how to have one as a pet so I will be ready to get one when I'm older.
Keep in mind that I'm only 14, and I live in Mooresville, NC. There isn't a lot of opportunity here!
Thanks, guys!
It's been a while.
So, here's the thing.
I have a parakeet, named Kiko. I've had him for about 3 years now and I haven't been able to touch him once or do anything with him. He was the most stubborn bird ever, for the first year I got him I spent hours on end with him each day trying to get him warmed up to me. Nothing worked! So, by the second year, I gave up and so now I'm stuck with him. I take care of him and take to him and everything, but we just don't really have the connection that I was hoping for when I first got him. So, I basically blew it with this bird. I tried my hardest, though!
So, now, I've been wanting to get a Conure. I want to get one when it is a baby (or fully weaned) so it can bond with me throughout its whole life. I don't want an ordinary PetSmart bird, I want a bird that will love me and be my best friend unlike my parakeet. But, there's a problem ...
1.) My mom will not allow another bird into our house, not until I'm done with college and on my own. (I'm only 14, so that is going to take a while).
2.) I obviously do not know how to do anything with a bird! I tried to bond with my parakeet, I mean I spent months trying to get him used to my hand, being touched, petted, and everything. But, nothing worked. He is and will always be petrified.
So, for the main point of this topic ... are there any such things as classes for learning how to work and care for birds? Like a class where I would be able to interact and learn how to have one as a pet so I will be ready to get one when I'm older.
Keep in mind that I'm only 14, and I live in Mooresville, NC. There isn't a lot of opportunity here!
Thanks, guys!