rioandolive
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- Feb 3, 2021
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I posted back in October of how I was afraid I had to rehome my two conures, and was just asking for advice. I didn't have the heart to reply back to everyone who messaged/interacted with the thread, but I'm very grateful and definitely took everything said into account.
I really tried my best not to rehome them, but in the end I guess it was just inevitable. I ended up rehoming my birds early January.
It got really really hard balancing everything. I had started a part-time job and was going to school full time, days where I was home my sister would go home and leave both the cat and birds with me. My parents were not cooperative, and my sister just kept pushing most of the birds responsibilities on me. I think I was being selfish but I
did not want to give my birds away, so I really tried my best. But by the end I was so exhausted and the birds were not happy, they started being in their cage more, I wasn't able to give them as much attention as they need, the cat would get locked up, school was stressful, my part-time job was emotionally draining, and no one seemed to be cooperating. I know we all know that as great as conures are, they require attention and are very high-maintenance. Your life essentially revolves around them.
I realized I was just being selfish and decided I should rehome them, because It wasn't fair that I was just holding on to them because I love them but they were't getting the attention they deserve anymore. I began looking for a new home and found one after around a month of searching. I asked all the essential questions, they had previous experience with conures, they had the space and time and seemed very loving. So we gave them away to their new home. I'm really glad both birds were bonded to each other instead of us, I think that will make the transition easier.
It was really hard the first week, I pretty much cried myself to sleep lol, I would start crying when I looked at where their cage used to be, I got really sad when I was downstairs alone because they were not there with me anymore. I didn't have two little gravally voices saying "hi baby" or whistling or chirping anymore, It was so weird how silent it was.
I think I mentioned this in my other post but my sister and mom were gone for the past year and it was pretty much just me and the birds (and my dad). We spent all day together, we'd have meals together, they would be with me during my classes (classes were online) and when I was studying. We chilled together all the time, after I was done for the day. I really owe them that whole year, I got through it because of them, and I wasn't lonely because of them. I get really sad sometimes but because I had them, I still got out of bed, and I could spend time with them. Conures always make you laugh and smiles, and they always took naps one me. The years before that it was primarily my sister who took care of them (didn't have the cat then) but I was still very much involved in their lives and loved spending time with them.
I got really sad today because snapchat memories keep bringing them up. I just wanted to post this somewhere who would understand how much of a difference such small creatures can make in your life and I guess for some sort of closure. When giving them away they said we can contact them for updates (they gave an initial update soon after saying the birds were doing well and were happy), and I contacted them recently, but they're not responding that really bummed me out but they really have no obligation to keep me updated so I guess I have to come to terms with that too. I just hope rio (greencheek) and olive (cinnamon) live really great lives and I'm just so sorry I couldn't keep them. I've also realized as much as I love conures, I don't think I'll ever have the heart to keep any ever again, because they won't be rio and olive.
I've added some pictures and videos of them, just to share how great they are.
Thank's everyone for how helpful everyone's been, guess i'll be taking a break from this forum as well, stay safe
I really tried my best not to rehome them, but in the end I guess it was just inevitable. I ended up rehoming my birds early January.
It got really really hard balancing everything. I had started a part-time job and was going to school full time, days where I was home my sister would go home and leave both the cat and birds with me. My parents were not cooperative, and my sister just kept pushing most of the birds responsibilities on me. I think I was being selfish but I
did not want to give my birds away, so I really tried my best. But by the end I was so exhausted and the birds were not happy, they started being in their cage more, I wasn't able to give them as much attention as they need, the cat would get locked up, school was stressful, my part-time job was emotionally draining, and no one seemed to be cooperating. I know we all know that as great as conures are, they require attention and are very high-maintenance. Your life essentially revolves around them.
I realized I was just being selfish and decided I should rehome them, because It wasn't fair that I was just holding on to them because I love them but they were't getting the attention they deserve anymore. I began looking for a new home and found one after around a month of searching. I asked all the essential questions, they had previous experience with conures, they had the space and time and seemed very loving. So we gave them away to their new home. I'm really glad both birds were bonded to each other instead of us, I think that will make the transition easier.
It was really hard the first week, I pretty much cried myself to sleep lol, I would start crying when I looked at where their cage used to be, I got really sad when I was downstairs alone because they were not there with me anymore. I didn't have two little gravally voices saying "hi baby" or whistling or chirping anymore, It was so weird how silent it was.
I think I mentioned this in my other post but my sister and mom were gone for the past year and it was pretty much just me and the birds (and my dad). We spent all day together, we'd have meals together, they would be with me during my classes (classes were online) and when I was studying. We chilled together all the time, after I was done for the day. I really owe them that whole year, I got through it because of them, and I wasn't lonely because of them. I get really sad sometimes but because I had them, I still got out of bed, and I could spend time with them. Conures always make you laugh and smiles, and they always took naps one me. The years before that it was primarily my sister who took care of them (didn't have the cat then) but I was still very much involved in their lives and loved spending time with them.
I got really sad today because snapchat memories keep bringing them up. I just wanted to post this somewhere who would understand how much of a difference such small creatures can make in your life and I guess for some sort of closure. When giving them away they said we can contact them for updates (they gave an initial update soon after saying the birds were doing well and were happy), and I contacted them recently, but they're not responding that really bummed me out but they really have no obligation to keep me updated so I guess I have to come to terms with that too. I just hope rio (greencheek) and olive (cinnamon) live really great lives and I'm just so sorry I couldn't keep them. I've also realized as much as I love conures, I don't think I'll ever have the heart to keep any ever again, because they won't be rio and olive.
I've added some pictures and videos of them, just to share how great they are.
Thank's everyone for how helpful everyone's been, guess i'll be taking a break from this forum as well, stay safe