Hello -
I am writing because I need help... In February, my wife and I picked out the cutest little lovebird from a local pet store, brought him home and named him Freddy. We bought a large fun cage, bird seed and millet for him. Yes it was a spur of the moment purchase, but we were confident we could handle it. As soon as we brought him home with us we started researching how to care for him. The more we learned, the more upset we became at the pet store owner. We were unaware that seed/millet is bad for him and that teflon and teflon fumes/smoke can kill him as well as several cleaning products. Fortunately, we don't cook with Teflon pans.
So we started to ween him from seeds alone. We spent a good 4-5 hours a day with him out of his cage. By week 2 he was eating romaine, spinach, carrots and broccoli out of our hands. Never did get him to eat any fruits. He was so energetic and happy which made us happy. He had the best personality.
Unfortunately, yesterday morning I went to open the sunroom windows and take his blanket off of the cage and he was dead at the bottom. My whole family has been affected by this and we are devastated. We would like another bird, but I am too scared to feel like this again. We loved Freddy so much. I have heard that buying pet store birds is a crap shoot and you never know what you are getting. I know we will never know what exactly killed Freddy, but I know we did everything we could for his health, safety and well being.
Is there a good breeder near Macomb, Michigan that we could trust to purchase a bird from ? We definitely don't want to buy another bird, get him/her to trust us and then have this happen again in 6 weeks. MY email is: george@bozinproduction.com Thanks
I am writing because I need help... In February, my wife and I picked out the cutest little lovebird from a local pet store, brought him home and named him Freddy. We bought a large fun cage, bird seed and millet for him. Yes it was a spur of the moment purchase, but we were confident we could handle it. As soon as we brought him home with us we started researching how to care for him. The more we learned, the more upset we became at the pet store owner. We were unaware that seed/millet is bad for him and that teflon and teflon fumes/smoke can kill him as well as several cleaning products. Fortunately, we don't cook with Teflon pans.
So we started to ween him from seeds alone. We spent a good 4-5 hours a day with him out of his cage. By week 2 he was eating romaine, spinach, carrots and broccoli out of our hands. Never did get him to eat any fruits. He was so energetic and happy which made us happy. He had the best personality.
Unfortunately, yesterday morning I went to open the sunroom windows and take his blanket off of the cage and he was dead at the bottom. My whole family has been affected by this and we are devastated. We would like another bird, but I am too scared to feel like this again. We loved Freddy so much. I have heard that buying pet store birds is a crap shoot and you never know what you are getting. I know we will never know what exactly killed Freddy, but I know we did everything we could for his health, safety and well being.
Is there a good breeder near Macomb, Michigan that we could trust to purchase a bird from ? We definitely don't want to buy another bird, get him/her to trust us and then have this happen again in 6 weeks. MY email is: george@bozinproduction.com Thanks
