A long post at 4 am. Rambling, mainly. Still no sleep. UGH. For those who missed my original post under my studio updates about Yvons - my backpack bird cage died a glorious death.
Anyway... here we go!
Been occupying myself. Fixing the travel cage and looking up carrying packs for parrots. Turns out there's a decent one - a cat carrier, actually, with 2 metal doors, for only $50-$70. Saves me over $300! While the Pak-o-Bird is really fancy, it's EXPENSIVE. I saw the ones they make for macaws. Over $700!
The cat carrier also allows me to ground myself when my bird digs their claws into my back. Really good when I have anxiety. I just have to get another set of backpack straps off Amazon, so I can hitch up the carrier like a backpack. The spaces between the bars of the doors also let me play with Vortex's toes. That, too, is good for grounding, and birds are less obnoxious than dogs when it comes to bringing them into stores! The carrier is heavy enough to help with DPT (Deep Pressure Therapy). Normally, you'd use that with a larger dog and let their weight help ease anxiety attacks. But birds ground me so FAST. All I have to do is have her carrier on my lap or back, and I'm usually good.
I was originally gonna use Yvons as a service bird. HOWEVER, Vortex might be more up my alley. I have to see how she handles a change in environment frequently and when it's hot. She's a quieter bird than Yvons. Unless I get a double Pak-o-bird and bring the two of them.
People tend to ask a LOT of questions when they see you with a bird. Oddly enough, talking about Vortex helps me cope with the anxiety of the bus. The complete opposite of what people are supposed to do when they have service dogs!
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