Elizabeth0702
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- Elizabeth Tollis
Thanks for all the replies.
Another thing to add to the mix since you all are giving such great recommendations is that in the next 5ish years my husband and I will probably start having kids. My parents had a conure when we were young so I would feel comfortable having one in the house with kids but if there is another species I should check out in the goes well with kids realm, my ears are open.
On this topic please keep in mind that I am not concerned with noise (babies sleep through what they are conditioned to sleep through), I am aware of the precautions in terms of disease (travelling either way), and I would never put the bird or the baby in a position to do harm to the other.
I plan to research and be cautious about this when the time comes but for now wanted to hear some recommendations based on that eventuality.
I believe I saw in your other post that you live in an apartment. Conures can be VERY loud!
I decided to stear clear of a patagonian for now since I had heard they were louder and they are harder to find but overall despite being in an apartment noise is not my primary concern. My building is old and the walls are plaster you can't hear much. Keep in mind also that my conception of a loud bird is Cura. A macaw makes everyone seem quiet by comparison (she is quite the squawker). I never got the impression that conures were louder than other birds of that size but please let me know if thats not the case.Patagonians are so unique. The Gabriel Foundation rescue has a room full of them. (FYI they adopt out of state) They can be LOUD.
My vote is for an African Grey.
Thanks for the info on the dust I do have some allergies (not to birds specifically but pollen and dust mites etc) so a dusty bird doesn't seem like a great idea. I probably won't take over care of Cura for another 10 years but that is well within the range of new bird overlapping so I will stick with New World. That being said, I love the idea of owning a Grey. I LOVE smart birds and would love to have a conversational spitfire like a grey. Maybe someday though.The one problem with them is that they are a very dusty bird and owning one would restrict any future birds to Old World birds, as the New World birds can be sensitive to their dust and contract Pulmonary Hypersensitive Syndrome which is 100% deadly.
Another thing to add to the mix since you all are giving such great recommendations is that in the next 5ish years my husband and I will probably start having kids. My parents had a conure when we were young so I would feel comfortable having one in the house with kids but if there is another species I should check out in the goes well with kids realm, my ears are open.
On this topic please keep in mind that I am not concerned with noise (babies sleep through what they are conditioned to sleep through), I am aware of the precautions in terms of disease (travelling either way), and I would never put the bird or the baby in a position to do harm to the other.
I plan to research and be cautious about this when the time comes but for now wanted to hear some recommendations based on that eventuality.