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Happy 2nd Gotcha Day / 21st Hatchday, Ripley!

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2 years ago I bought this "conure" on Craigslist for $100. Since then he's been an absolute delight in my home and spoiled rotten :) I have no idea what his actual hatchday is, so we're celebrating today :)

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Happy hatchday Ripley! @Mizzely is he getting any special treats for his day? And I’m pretty sure that he isn’t a Conure :roflmao:
 

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Happy hatchday Ripley! @Mizzely is he getting any special treats for his day? And I’m pretty sure that he isn’t a Conure :roflmao:
I'm going to make him some pumpkin bread that he'll ignore probably :lol: I have to work on orders today but might make a new toy design for him if I get a chance. Otherwise, extra almonds in his foragers :D
 

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I couldn't place his type! Had to look him up to see he's a Jenday. :)

:heart: He's beautiful, such improvement in 2 years. Look at those feathers! They glow.
He's a Jardine's (Poicephalus family) haha, sorry! They sold him to me as a conure ;)
 

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What a fine-looking conure! ;) Happy 'hatch/coming home forever' day, Ripley!
 

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Did you know it as soon as you saw him?

He looks wonderful. Congrats to you both.
100% lol. I shared a link to a friend to confirm I wasn't crazy. Then I texted hubby who was out of state for work and guilted him to let me go get him :lol:

Emailed immediately after getting a begrudging "okay", then called when the son who posted the ad told me to call his dad directly. I went and got him at 10am the next day. As soon as he saw me he wolf whistled and eye pinned and I knew I wasn't leaving without him :)

Side note: I first ended up at the wrong house where there was an awkward moment with the guy there , as he had a craigslist meet up with a woman at the same time I arrived :lol: So when he tried to sell me a computer and I asked for the bird, we both had a moment of confusion :rofl:
 

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Also I have pretty bad anxiety about calling strangers and about going to places I've never gone before, so I powered through a lot of emotions to make Ripley mine. I knew he would be worth it!
 

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So worth it! I wanted to LOVE and HAHA at your other post. Craigslist is always ehh at best.
 

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Happy Gotcha day Ripley!!! :starshower1: :yah: Cutest conure there ever was... he must be a Pyrrhura Ripleyinae :yes3:
 

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Also I have pretty bad anxiety about calling strangers and about going to places I've never gone before, so I powered through a lot of emotions to make Ripley mine. I knew he would be worth it!
Sounds like a form of agoraphobia which is a fear of being out and doing things basically. I have managed to work through it over my life but it sure made it hard to do anything and get out with people. As I slowly expanded my comfort zone and nothing happened I kept expanding it and now I'm pretty much OK but you still have your moments. Find a person your friends with and feel safe with to do things and it will help you get out and do more fun stuff. :bluhug:
Ripley looks so happy and well in your care now :xflove:
 

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Sounds like a form of agoraphobia which is a fear of being out and doing things basically. I have managed to work through it over my life but it sure made it hard to do anything and get out with people. As I slowly expanded my comfort zone and nothing happened I kept expanding it and now I'm pretty much OK but you still have your moments. Find a person your friends with and feel safe with to do things and it will help you get out and do more fun stuff. :bluhug:
Ripley looks so happy and well in your care now :xflove:
My husband is my person luckily! He just was in Florida at the time. I don't have a problem with people, but I get wrapped up with things that will go wrong, and when I'm right it reinforces that I have reasons to be worried :rolleyes: I survive :p
 
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