His name is CoralWhat's your bird's name? Post pictures!
here's a recent video of him trying to eat a sunflower seed
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His name is CoralWhat's your bird's name? Post pictures!
Thanks a lot for the support and fun toy idea!! I'll definitely try it outOne thing I would suggest is having your most receptive parent read this thread. Especially your initial post. We all have two things in common...we want what's best for your bird and we want what's best for you. I'm sure you're parents agree (with the latter at least). And if they want what's best for you, they have no choice but to want what's best for your bird because that's what's best for you! Now you've got 'em!
I don't know how old you are, but you are behaving in a most adult manner. You're parents have a lot to be proud of in how you're being raised.
That's all I wanted to say except for this...
My cockatiel, TD (short for Terry Dactyl), used to love it when I would drape a paper towel with straps cut into it, over a low perch so he could "peek-a-boo" me. And, even though I was an adult when I became a bird person, I, too, had no idea how expensive bird care was! I can empathize with you're Mom and Dad on that one!
Here's a picture to give you the idea of the paper towel "toy". If you hang it over a fat perch it makes a tunnel your bird can walk through.
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What an absolute cutie pie!His name is Coral
here's a recent video of him trying to eat a sunflower seed
Untitled.mp4
drive.google.com
I've been planning on getting a part time job next summer so hopefully I'll be able to make some money then and I'll definitely ask people for bird toys/pellets for presents. I've tried to talk my parents into going to the vet and the importance of it but they really don't seem to see the point. They keep telling me I can just monitor my bird at home, weigh it at home, search stuff up online, etc.
I'll see if I can talk them into taking my bird to the vet again.
I take my bird out about twice a week. It depends on where we go but usually it's to a playground where I'll let my bird play in the woodchips or grass.
In terms of foraging, he's mostly uninterested in most of the toys I've made for him but I've been researching DIY foraging toys and some of them seem pretty simple so I'll definitely try them out.
Thanks for the advice