Post #64738 by Kono on Fri, Dec 12, 2003 8:45 PM

On 2003-12-12 10:00, purple jade wrote:
another thing to consider, some of those birds are ear-splitting. I dearly love cockatoos, but the one next door to me sounds like a pterodactyl!

EXACTLY what I was going to say. :lol: When I lived in Clearwater I had neighbors who lived directly across the cul de sac, a good 50 yds away, who had a toucan. If I was in the garage I could hear that thing scream like...yes, a pterodactyl...even though they had their doors and windows shut! How they could stand it I have no idea.

Heed pele's post. Birds are pets and not accessories (sorry to be redundant). Get a parrot if you want one as a pet but not as decoration. Birds are a little higher maintenance than you may think. I wanted to get some little finches for a long time and when I found an awesome bamboo cage for $8 at a rummage sale I finally had an excuse to get some. I picked up two little zebra finches and before I know it they have some babies. Now I've got two cages, bird crap galore, feathers and seed shells everywhere and am always cleaning up after them. And these are little birds! And they seem to produce moths for some strange reason I can't figure out. They're cute as hell but they fight and momma bird is always getting the hell beat out of her. Plus, even though I put a wrapping gimmick around the cage (meant to curtail the mess) they still manage to fling shit on the walls and at my tiki mugs.

Think long and hard before you go down this road, especially if you're considering a large bird.

Anyone in Central FL want three young female zebra finches? Free to a good home and the cage is thrown in (not the bamboo one) for free as well. I plan on keeping mom and dad (and will keep removing all new eggs) but the 3 daughters are free to anyone willing to take them.

They sure are cute! :)