Beilana
New member
I have been a bid lover all my life, ever since I was young I wanted a bird. My family have always been more dog/cat people. I had Fizzy my pomeranian for 10 years and had finally moved out on my own with my now EX boyfriend. I decided it was finally a good time to get a bird.
I did a TON of research, joined forums, read and bought books, and watched videos. I found out I wanted a conure and bought a nice cage, toys, sleepy huts, basically everything he needed.
Finally I found a breeder via internet and inquired about a baby. She had a crimson bellied conure baby being hand fed and told me I would have to wait....so I waited and waited. After 20 years of waiting to bring home a bird it was finally happening.
He was a DNA sexed male whom I named Yoshi. Me and Yoshi had what seemed like an instant bond, I took him everywhere with me, to the shower, watching movies together, everything. He would snuggle into my neck to sleep or sit happily and preen my hair. I couldnt imagine a better bird.
A while later my mom and dad called and wanted me to come to visit them for a week. I was scared of leaving Yoshi alone but he had also bonded to my boyfriend so I trusted he would be ok....Turned out I was wrong.
I left pages of notes for him and even the link and my username and password to the forum J.I.C. while I was on vacation I got a phone call from him saying
"omg Yoshi is lying at the bottom of his cage and I dont know what to do, I drank and I cant drive him now"
I was in shock and devastated so I asked "what!? What happened!!!!!!!???"
He then went on to tell me that he had left the bird in his cage in the kitchen then his sister came to cook on TEFLON! burned the oil, smoked up the house and finally realized the bird could be in trouble so took him outside.
I couldnt believe what I was hearing. One of the first things I told him was not to cook with teflon and not leave him alone in the kitchen. Its hard to not blame people for what happened to Yoshi. Later that night while I was on the phone Yoshi passed away....I didnt even have him for very long. I felt like a failure and a terrible person. I know now it wasnt my fault.
I miss him.
rest in peace dear Yoshi.
I did a TON of research, joined forums, read and bought books, and watched videos. I found out I wanted a conure and bought a nice cage, toys, sleepy huts, basically everything he needed.
Finally I found a breeder via internet and inquired about a baby. She had a crimson bellied conure baby being hand fed and told me I would have to wait....so I waited and waited. After 20 years of waiting to bring home a bird it was finally happening.
He was a DNA sexed male whom I named Yoshi. Me and Yoshi had what seemed like an instant bond, I took him everywhere with me, to the shower, watching movies together, everything. He would snuggle into my neck to sleep or sit happily and preen my hair. I couldnt imagine a better bird.
A while later my mom and dad called and wanted me to come to visit them for a week. I was scared of leaving Yoshi alone but he had also bonded to my boyfriend so I trusted he would be ok....Turned out I was wrong.
I left pages of notes for him and even the link and my username and password to the forum J.I.C. while I was on vacation I got a phone call from him saying
"omg Yoshi is lying at the bottom of his cage and I dont know what to do, I drank and I cant drive him now"
I was in shock and devastated so I asked "what!? What happened!!!!!!!???"
He then went on to tell me that he had left the bird in his cage in the kitchen then his sister came to cook on TEFLON! burned the oil, smoked up the house and finally realized the bird could be in trouble so took him outside.
I couldnt believe what I was hearing. One of the first things I told him was not to cook with teflon and not leave him alone in the kitchen. Its hard to not blame people for what happened to Yoshi. Later that night while I was on the phone Yoshi passed away....I didnt even have him for very long. I felt like a failure and a terrible person. I know now it wasnt my fault.
I miss him.
rest in peace dear Yoshi.
I'm very excited to start the journey again and learn from old mistakes.
