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02 Feb 2010, 7:41 am

Aietra wrote:
Parrots are great. Intelligent, can be friendly (but this depends on a lot of factors), beautiful companions.

HOWEVER...

Do NOT just get one! Parrots are very social birds, and NEED the company of other parrots for their psychological well-being. You MUST have at least two, depending on the species. (And here's where I start to sound like the Temple Grandin of parrots!) People say "oh, it's all right - I'm at home all day, I can keep a parrot company..." That's not enough. For a parrot, I think being with humans rather than other parrots is probably rather like how I feel in a group of people outside my family - I am faceblind, so they always look unfamiliar and strange to me; I can't relate to them; I can't follow their conversations or body-language; I can't anticipate them, so anything they do is unexpected and often startles me; interacting with them feels forced and unnatural, as if I've been trained to do it...and they say I'm socializing.

You can still have a great companion if you have two parrots - that they can't be tame if you have more than one is a myth (trust me - I had nearly 50, and they were all hand-tame and some knew their names!). And hand-raised parrots will just lap up all the attention and affection you can give them!

By all means, go for a pair of parrots or parakeets, I say.

But yeah, some species can be noisy - do your research first!


^^^THIS! Also, remember they can live for a long, long time. Even a cockateil can expect to reach its teens. But yeah, a pair of captive bred hand tame parrots can provide years and years of companionship. Personally I prefer chickens though, they're the only birds I've found so far that (when tame) like a cuddle.



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02 Feb 2010, 11:56 am

I used to have a cat. She was wonderfully cuddly, and very low maintance (clean out litter box and feed her really the only things I did). You can keep cats indoors.

I also think a bunny is cute. You have to clean out their cage though unless you litter train them, and that can be difficult. I had both a cat and a bunny, and to me the kitty showed me tons of love.

I would say go to a shelter and try to adopt an older cat. They are usually litter trained already. I think usually a cat you will pick out, will fit you. My cat was rather empathetic, she snuggled with me when I was depressed.

Maybe I just like cats. There is a saying on an anime (I think FLCL)...Cats are for people who can barely take care of themselves. Dogs require alot of work...walks at ungodly hours.

I think a fish is kind of boring.



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06 Feb 2010, 7:45 am

Thank you all for your replies.
Finally i have brought a pair of Lovebirds to home.they are really cute.one is yellow another is blue.they are adorable .i hope i will be able to take care of them well.right now i am trying to learn as much about them as i can.
:):):)



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06 Feb 2010, 2:59 pm

Bearded dragons are quite affectonaite. Espicaly if handled very young. My bearded dragon is so sweet and has never tried to bite. She did beard at my mom once when she thought she had to protect me but I never saw her do it before or since. She has to be handled daily or she gets upset. Such a perfect little pet.


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06 Feb 2010, 3:27 pm

lostinparadise wrote:
Thank you all for your replies.
Finally i have brought a pair of Lovebirds to home.they are really cute.one is yellow another is blue.they are adorable .i hope i will be able to take care of them well.right now i am trying to learn as much about them as i can.
:):):)


Ooh, that is AWESOME! :D I used to keep lovebirds, so if you have any questions, you're welcome to PM me. :)



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07 Sep 2011, 7:00 pm

Never feed birds nuts they die, I learned that the hard way :cry:


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08 Sep 2011, 4:39 pm

Cats!

Low maintenance, extraordinary purring, pettable, cuddly, loving rewards.


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