Waller
New member
Hello all,
I was wondering if you could help.
I am currently considering if I can give a parrot a great life. I am a responsible pet-owner having owned plenty of cats (one of which I hand-reared from 9 days old as a stray) and a dog. I have educated myself thoroughly in parrots and have spoken to experts in the past and hopefully meeting a very experienced macaw breeder to speak about parrots.
Currently, I have been looking at Caiques, Conures and Quakers. I can afford the costs and my mother manages a vets practice a couple hours away. In addition to this, I work full-time designing for Vets practices across England and Europe so I have many professional head-vets at just one call away if needed.
The main question I would like to ask is that do I have the schedule to own a parrot? I work 8:30am-4:30pm, however commuting adds a lot to this. I leave my house at 6:55am and get home at 6:00pm, Monday to Friday. I will have a housemate who also works around 9-5 and she most likely gets home earlier than me and leaves a little later. I've read plenty of articles saying how working full-time can work with parrots as they tend to adapt to your routine. I just would like to hear some more thoughts on the topic and I'd love to hear your thoughts and experiences.
Thanks everyone,
Andrew
I was wondering if you could help.
I am currently considering if I can give a parrot a great life. I am a responsible pet-owner having owned plenty of cats (one of which I hand-reared from 9 days old as a stray) and a dog. I have educated myself thoroughly in parrots and have spoken to experts in the past and hopefully meeting a very experienced macaw breeder to speak about parrots.
Currently, I have been looking at Caiques, Conures and Quakers. I can afford the costs and my mother manages a vets practice a couple hours away. In addition to this, I work full-time designing for Vets practices across England and Europe so I have many professional head-vets at just one call away if needed.
The main question I would like to ask is that do I have the schedule to own a parrot? I work 8:30am-4:30pm, however commuting adds a lot to this. I leave my house at 6:55am and get home at 6:00pm, Monday to Friday. I will have a housemate who also works around 9-5 and she most likely gets home earlier than me and leaves a little later. I've read plenty of articles saying how working full-time can work with parrots as they tend to adapt to your routine. I just would like to hear some more thoughts on the topic and I'd love to hear your thoughts and experiences.
Thanks everyone,
Andrew