They are so cute! I love how they line up on your shoulder.
I'm sorry to hear about the loss of your sun conure. They get into our hearts and won't let go. He will always be with you though as love never dies.
Many thanks for the encouragement despite the loss of my Sun Conure parrot. It still is saddening for me to consider (especially after seeing how it hit my mom since he was a trip).
This is him
My pet Sun Conure parrot (Mango as my mom named him)--who happened to actually jam/dance whenever we sang praise and worship songs...he was fiesty/had so much flavor...although he wasn't quite potty trained and thus he tended to still use the restroom on others without warning ..and we had him for a year.
Also, it was a little shocking to be taking a shower and think you're hearing things...only to pick past the curtain and see the parrot (Mango) had flown into the restroom upstairs, waiting for me. And then flew up on top of the rail/chilled.
There were many other things besides that...
But his death is still a bit traumatic for me. Having my new babies/appropriate time and a lot of healing, I'm still having times thinking of my older bird and saying "He would've been 6 yrs old now" ...
And if I watch films like Rio (As I watched it with him), it'll remind me of him.
With his passing, in October of 2012, he choked to death on a random string torn up by him on the bed he sleeps on...and having to cut him down from it/hold him, I was asked to pray for him to come back to life while a commercial was on the T.V on adopting abused animals and my sister was processing on seeing his death as being "his fault". I was REALLY frustrated that my family didn't get him a new bed to sleep in since he kept chewing the bottom out of the previous one I bought...and had I seen it in time, I would've gotten to him/saved him. The bird was one I didn't buy since my family got it without me knowing it - and as I happened to end up spending the most time with it, the bird got specifically attached to me the most.
He was very much always playing with me - and I tried to buy materials as much as I could with my limited finances. But after coming home that day and seeing the bedding having a hole in it, I knew I needed to get a new one (but lacked the funds) - and after going downstairs for 2 minutes after he was fine/chilling, I was told by my sister he choked ...ran back upstairs to see him caught on a random string and it shocked me (as I was wondering 'Why did NO ONE else in the house notice?? Did no one else hear?")
It was not a good day for my mom and I. I have since decided to NEVER again to buy those beds they sell at the stores (and sadly, they finally placed a tag YEARS later noting that Conures should not have those beds due to their chewing nature) - if you've seen this kind of bed before:
And had I known about things like that, I would never have bought it - thankful others pointed out the same issue that year, as seen here in
The Most Dangerous Parrot Cage Accessory
November 5th, 2012 Posted By:
Patty Patty
Again, He was fine with the family got home/doing his thing and I was downstair working. Apparently, no one heard him due to my sister doing something else and dad cooking and mom upstairs. By the time it was all done, they didn't know he had passed till it was over.
I don't want to give anyone the wrong impression - for my family was very dilligent with cleaning the cage and always changing the cage bottom with buying the bird new bedding which occurred frequently - and when money is tight, things get put off (as was the case with me since I was staying with my folks but trying to find full-time employment). I had noticed when the legging seemed to come out and there was no hanging string there - and was going to buy a new bedding once the funds came in again....but didn't get the finances in time.
And for me personally since I'm very hyper-vigilent, I was already in the habit of constantly buying new beds for my parrot so that things would be fresh (as we already studied on how to take care of them and the need to always buy new material - with me knowing the most due to loving zoology and being the main one studying up on them).
Mistakes happen, nonetheless, even when the best of care is given for animals - as noted by many professional animal keepers and vets.
And when I got done burying my bud/West-Indian bird with the family, it was very depressing - and still is a lot. There Will never be another like him with that much attitude/serious loyalty to consistently come to me to chill and dancing to praise and worship music from my mom...and who knows how to talk/argue well.
And there are days I've often had dreams about my bird and seen him flying away from me - or me catching him again when he flies out the house. I felt God saying He's in Heaven whenever those dreams come up (and I do believe animals have souls). One dream I had back in November of 2012 happened after I was feeling bummed on it many times. I had a dream where I was in the house and there was another bird present there---as if my family had bought another bird...and as I was playing with it, it seemed like it was Mango and I was excited---but then I remembered that he died...and the bird did looked/acted differently. But it crossed my mind that perhaps the spirit of Mango was in the new bird--or perhaps I could raise the new bird in hopes of having someone similar to Mango. Apparently, there were other birds in the house as well and we ended up with 3 different birds..one of them that could walk on 2 legs and kept nipping my heals while the other was an African Parrot.
That year, our family has been talking on buying a new bird, so I had been considering the issue for awhile......and I've had many other dreams since.
And for my mom, although she liked the birds, she felt I had gotten them for myself since she said she had gotten over Mango/getting another bird since she didn't want to go through it again. So being mostly by myself in taking care of them, I'm very much protective of anyone else messing with them - and I did consider when I move out, as I'm the primary caretaker of those birds, I don't trust others with them.
I don't even trust leaving them at home if I go abroad or to road trips (And yes, I've considered how to take them with me on the road and I'm looking for a carrier and travel cage to do just that). So any wisdom or support would be appreciated.
It was an absolutely heart-wrenching experience losing her, so I feel your pain, but I'm glad you have found yourself a fabulous little pair there! They look absolutely adorable on your shoulder. Congrats on your pair--their names are very cute.
