rioandolive
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- Feb 3, 2021
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I've posted twice about my conures (rio and olive) on this forum and i've received lots of help (thanks everyone who replied) but I've run into a dilemma and don't know what to do.
The conures are not actually mine, my sister is the one who decided she wanted conures and bought them. they'll be three years old this summer and we got them almost three years ago (they were around 2-3 months?). We got olive first and then rio maybe a month and a half later, they instantly clicked and are bonded now. My sister was their prime caretaker, they were more attached to her and spent more time with her too (I spent time with them as well but not as much). However, Last year October my sister and mom went back home to my moms home country, they ended up being there for a whole year and just came back a little more then a week ago.
Not gonna lie, I had a hard time at first, Rio always liked my sister more, Olive just always seemed to poop on me, and I had them out a lot which was hard especially on days where I had exams. But I got used to it, I got used to them and they got used to me and a month in it was fine, some days were hard but it was okay, I started loving them even more then before and man they have such personalities so it made up for the hard days. I'm actually very glad I had them with me. (I was also using my sisters room while she was gone since its bigger so the birds would just chill with me occasionally in the room as well).
They're just so great? they're funny, they dance, they're so smart, Rio isn't the smartest but that only makes him cuter and Olive is too clever, she knows when she's doing something she's not supposed to and literally walks like a dinosaur to seem subtle. They love being around people, they love chilling on top of their cage, they love shoulders, the top of laptops and of course always have to be together.
However, I guess my sister decided to get a kitten there and she got the kitten at around 1.5 months, he's 10 months old now and she's brought him with her (I know this was very irresponsible for her to do as she knew we had birds at home but she thought she'd be easily able to manage both- she was wrong). He's a Persian and pretty docile but we're not taking any risks, we make sure he doesn't get too close to their cage but he does seem to take an interest in them and rio and olive just get closer to the cage doors when he's near. We also don't ever have them out at the same time.
The problem is that its become too difficult and I don't know what to do. With the cat its so hard to manage the birds, I have to make sure they are with me in my room all the time now when we're out, I can't leave my room because the cat might be outside, I can't move around certain things because they get spooked easily (for example moving a pillow), I can't leave them on top of their cage anymore, and it's really hard getting school work done, and my room is too small. Im already so overwhelmed with school and I feel like I cant think. I was considering selling the bed to get a smaller one because then I'd have more space but I recently just got a part time job and classes are going back in person (Im a university student and was home all of last year, but now classes are starting back in person now). So I wont even be home that often and my sister can't watch them both because the cat is very clingy with her.
I really don't know what to do, I feel terrible and I don't want to rehome them because I love them so much but I also don''t want them to be neglected just because I'm being selfish. They have such great personalities and I'm afraid whoever takes them wont be good with them (even though I know ill be very careful with the rehoming process) but honestly more then that I'm just so sad, I can't stop crying just at the thought of it lol but now my families starting to say we have to rehome them and I don't have much of a choice. I don't think its fair since we got them first and the cat is being prioritized but I also know I can't do much. Man I feel like a terrible person, I'm devastated at the thought that once their gone, their gone but I'm really just at a loss and don't see any other options.
Does anyone have any experience rehoming their birds or any advice? thank you for taking the time to read my post.
The conures are not actually mine, my sister is the one who decided she wanted conures and bought them. they'll be three years old this summer and we got them almost three years ago (they were around 2-3 months?). We got olive first and then rio maybe a month and a half later, they instantly clicked and are bonded now. My sister was their prime caretaker, they were more attached to her and spent more time with her too (I spent time with them as well but not as much). However, Last year October my sister and mom went back home to my moms home country, they ended up being there for a whole year and just came back a little more then a week ago.
Not gonna lie, I had a hard time at first, Rio always liked my sister more, Olive just always seemed to poop on me, and I had them out a lot which was hard especially on days where I had exams. But I got used to it, I got used to them and they got used to me and a month in it was fine, some days were hard but it was okay, I started loving them even more then before and man they have such personalities so it made up for the hard days. I'm actually very glad I had them with me. (I was also using my sisters room while she was gone since its bigger so the birds would just chill with me occasionally in the room as well).
They're just so great? they're funny, they dance, they're so smart, Rio isn't the smartest but that only makes him cuter and Olive is too clever, she knows when she's doing something she's not supposed to and literally walks like a dinosaur to seem subtle. They love being around people, they love chilling on top of their cage, they love shoulders, the top of laptops and of course always have to be together.
However, I guess my sister decided to get a kitten there and she got the kitten at around 1.5 months, he's 10 months old now and she's brought him with her (I know this was very irresponsible for her to do as she knew we had birds at home but she thought she'd be easily able to manage both- she was wrong). He's a Persian and pretty docile but we're not taking any risks, we make sure he doesn't get too close to their cage but he does seem to take an interest in them and rio and olive just get closer to the cage doors when he's near. We also don't ever have them out at the same time.
The problem is that its become too difficult and I don't know what to do. With the cat its so hard to manage the birds, I have to make sure they are with me in my room all the time now when we're out, I can't leave my room because the cat might be outside, I can't move around certain things because they get spooked easily (for example moving a pillow), I can't leave them on top of their cage anymore, and it's really hard getting school work done, and my room is too small. Im already so overwhelmed with school and I feel like I cant think. I was considering selling the bed to get a smaller one because then I'd have more space but I recently just got a part time job and classes are going back in person (Im a university student and was home all of last year, but now classes are starting back in person now). So I wont even be home that often and my sister can't watch them both because the cat is very clingy with her.
I really don't know what to do, I feel terrible and I don't want to rehome them because I love them so much but I also don''t want them to be neglected just because I'm being selfish. They have such great personalities and I'm afraid whoever takes them wont be good with them (even though I know ill be very careful with the rehoming process) but honestly more then that I'm just so sad, I can't stop crying just at the thought of it lol but now my families starting to say we have to rehome them and I don't have much of a choice. I don't think its fair since we got them first and the cat is being prioritized but I also know I can't do much. Man I feel like a terrible person, I'm devastated at the thought that once their gone, their gone but I'm really just at a loss and don't see any other options.
Does anyone have any experience rehoming their birds or any advice? thank you for taking the time to read my post.