So, I think my house is now represented by every main animal class, lol. Fish, arachnids, insects, reptiles, amphibians, mammals, and now a bird!
My fiance grew up always having birds in the house, usually cockatiels but also parakeets. He's been missing having them for a while, and we kept talking about how to make it work with our cats and dogs and busy schedules. With a lot of recent remodeling, our spare bedroom had no animals in it, and the office was cleared enough to allow us to spend time on the desktop computers comfortably.
We went to Petco yesterday to buy a kitty condo for the cats to climb on and play in, and they had conures almost half off. They had two birds there, and both were born in May. One was a bit shy and nervous, but the other one kept climbing around in the cage and walking over and pressing his face to the door to watch us. It was soo darned cute. John and I hemmed and hawed and talked about how and the requirements and what all it would take....we left, but ended up going back for the little fellow once we got a ways down the road.
Tweeter (name he came with but it's cute) now lives in the spare room with a big cage and lots of toys. I also got him a jungle gym that's portable to carry into the bathroom or office when I'm bathing or doing homework so he can be with me. Last night he just wanted to cling to me and squawked when I finally had to go to bed...soo cute. He likes to burrow in my hair and nibble on it and snuggle into my neck. (awwwwww!). He's a character and so soft and beautiful!
I'm really looking forward to teaching him to step up and down, and maybe a few words. Any advice anyone else who owns conures can give me is appreciated. I've done a lot of reading, but it's always great to get input from other keepers.
Here is my little feathered friend:
Not a reptile....my newest addition to the Urban zoo. :)
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