- Jan 13, 2019
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Forever in my heart. Sunny the Corella
Hello everyone,
I am not ready yet to get any parrot, Iām still missing Sunny terribly. My heart hurts every time I think about him. Itās the unknown thatās killing me, I wanted him to fly wild, but something isnāt right about his disappearance. I fear the worst. But letās hold onto a little bit of hope that I will see him again one day.. anyway before I start crying, I wondered what Parrot would be best for me In the hopefully not too far future.
Iād never ever considered having a bird before, mainly because of the cage situation makes me uncomfortable. However being on this forum has educated me on what a full life the birds can live given lots of safe out of cage time. Sunny opened my eyes to how much love and fun a parrot can bring into your life and I can honestly say he made me the happiest Iāve ever been (okay Iām crying now lol!). So now I have a huge parrot shaped hole in my heart, Iād love to fill it again with bird. (Of course NO bird could EVER replace Sunny)
So what do you think:
-I was thinking maybe a cockatiel.
-Princess parrots have caught my eye on gumtree recently..
-Budgies are adorable, would definitely consider. But are they easily tameable/handleable? But maybe I want something slightly larger..
-Lorikeets are cute, but wouldnāt be my first choice, not sure why..
What other types would suit my needs?
I really donāt want to buy from a breeder or pet shop, I know itās risky getting a rescue or older bird from gumtree as they could come with lots of problems but I donāt support breeding. If I found a lonely bird in a pet shop my arm could be twisted..
Thanks
I am not ready yet to get any parrot, Iām still missing Sunny terribly. My heart hurts every time I think about him. Itās the unknown thatās killing me, I wanted him to fly wild, but something isnāt right about his disappearance. I fear the worst. But letās hold onto a little bit of hope that I will see him again one day.. anyway before I start crying, I wondered what Parrot would be best for me In the hopefully not too far future.
Iād never ever considered having a bird before, mainly because of the cage situation makes me uncomfortable. However being on this forum has educated me on what a full life the birds can live given lots of safe out of cage time. Sunny opened my eyes to how much love and fun a parrot can bring into your life and I can honestly say he made me the happiest Iāve ever been (okay Iām crying now lol!). So now I have a huge parrot shaped hole in my heart, Iād love to fill it again with bird. (Of course NO bird could EVER replace Sunny)
So what do you think:
- A bird that could possibly learn a few words
- ideally not a big noisy sqwarker, as much as I love Cockatoos I donāt think my partner would appreciate it.
- A bird that could potentially have outside time in my good sized aviary, weather permitting of course. (Would live indoors)
- a nice chirp?
-I was thinking maybe a cockatiel.
-Princess parrots have caught my eye on gumtree recently..
-Budgies are adorable, would definitely consider. But are they easily tameable/handleable? But maybe I want something slightly larger..
-Lorikeets are cute, but wouldnāt be my first choice, not sure why..
What other types would suit my needs?
I really donāt want to buy from a breeder or pet shop, I know itās risky getting a rescue or older bird from gumtree as they could come with lots of problems but I donāt support breeding. If I found a lonely bird in a pet shop my arm could be twisted..
Thanks