Marvel_ous
Sprinting down the street
Never in a thousand years did I expect this.
For my birthday, I asked to visit the Gabriel Foundation, and so my mother, me, and my sisters went. I was surprised enough when my mother really enjoyed the visit, minus the conure room where a few Suns were screaming their little heads off, and even more surprised when she started asking me and the tour guide a bunch of questions about the birds, most centered around the cockatoos that we chatted back and forth with, and the Greys, the latter which she really liked the personalities and mimicry of.
Fast forward a few weeks, and we hadn't really talked about birds since, but she piped up again about Greys after our volunteer hours at the local dog and cat shelter, where I had fallen in love with a gorgeous, gentle GSD, but ended up leaving him behind with a, "Now that the moment's over, I'm glad I didn't convince you, after all, the pet I've been really wanting for years is a parrot." This led to her asking me questions such as, "If we were to get one, which one would you want?" and "So what makes a bird better than a lizard?" This led to a conversation about diet and care, to which she got very animated when she realized that she could freeze dry vegetables, grains, and fruit for a parrot. (She has a freeze dryer and is slightly obsessed with using it) She also pointed out that she really liked Greys as far as birds she had met went, and said that if I got a bird she wanted that to be the one, as supplies and adoption fee for a Grey is within our budget.
Just a few days ago, she told me that she was okay with me adopting a bird, as long as I waited until our vacation season was over and made sure that the entire family was involved so that we could make sure it fit in right. I'm spending these months stalking around for cages, pellets, perches, and toys, and upping my research on the species in particular.
Anything in particular I should be doing now to prep for when we start searching? I know for a fact now that I won't be the only one caring for the bird, physically and financially, and that's a huge relief and opens up many more options!
For my birthday, I asked to visit the Gabriel Foundation, and so my mother, me, and my sisters went. I was surprised enough when my mother really enjoyed the visit, minus the conure room where a few Suns were screaming their little heads off, and even more surprised when she started asking me and the tour guide a bunch of questions about the birds, most centered around the cockatoos that we chatted back and forth with, and the Greys, the latter which she really liked the personalities and mimicry of.
Fast forward a few weeks, and we hadn't really talked about birds since, but she piped up again about Greys after our volunteer hours at the local dog and cat shelter, where I had fallen in love with a gorgeous, gentle GSD, but ended up leaving him behind with a, "Now that the moment's over, I'm glad I didn't convince you, after all, the pet I've been really wanting for years is a parrot." This led to her asking me questions such as, "If we were to get one, which one would you want?" and "So what makes a bird better than a lizard?" This led to a conversation about diet and care, to which she got very animated when she realized that she could freeze dry vegetables, grains, and fruit for a parrot. (She has a freeze dryer and is slightly obsessed with using it) She also pointed out that she really liked Greys as far as birds she had met went, and said that if I got a bird she wanted that to be the one, as supplies and adoption fee for a Grey is within our budget.
Just a few days ago, she told me that she was okay with me adopting a bird, as long as I waited until our vacation season was over and made sure that the entire family was involved so that we could make sure it fit in right. I'm spending these months stalking around for cages, pellets, perches, and toys, and upping my research on the species in particular.
Anything in particular I should be doing now to prep for when we start searching? I know for a fact now that I won't be the only one caring for the bird, physically and financially, and that's a huge relief and opens up many more options!