How to convince my mom to let my budgie out for more than an hour?

[clarousel]

I'd really want that idea implemented in my house, but it's not always practical or possible in my case. Especially since I live in a hot country where you'd literally start to melt if your windows are closed or fans are off all the time.

I put up mosquito nets on my windows so I can at least have 1 window open for ventilation. Just gotta keep an eye on the bird in case they chew the netting or manage to fly out somehow!

But yes AC if it's unbearably hot oops!

 

[Conure101]

I have just read through this thread. Great advice everyone. I had Budgies and they where out for 2.5 hours every day and had a big flight cage with many toys. They weren’t tame so they didn’t care about spending time with me. They did have fun flying around the room though, so I let them out for some daily exercise each day. Budgies do poop a lot but it is fairly small and easy to clean up. As for diseases I am 99% sure your budgie Isn’t carrying any diseases. Let us know what happens

 

[Lady Jane]

Given you Mom sounds like a germa-fobic person what is going to happen when one or all of your birds get sick or injured? I hope you have plans for that and an avian vet chosen already. This often is a sticking point for underage people living with thier family and a bird is allowed in the home. Its very important!

 

[Talkbudgie]

Given you Mom sounds like a germa-fobic person what is going to happen when one or all of your birds get sick or injured? I hope you have plans for that and an avian vet chosen already. This often is a sticking point for underage people living with thier family and a bird is allowed in the home. Its very important!

My mom actually isn't that germaphopic, she's just thinks that birds are very unhygienic, and because of Covid 19, she's being more worried than usual.

 

[Talkbudgie]

Also, I'm going to ask my mom about increasing out of cage time, and quoting what you guys told me, wish me luck!

 

[Talkbudgie]

I've just asked her and she agreed to let them out for 2 hours! I know that it's not ideal but after a few weeks when she realizes no one's getting sick and I'm not getting distracted from my schoolwork (another one of her concerns) she'll probably let them out for another hour in the morning! Thank you guys so much I couldn't have done it without you!!!

 

[Talkbudgie]

Also technically, I'm getting 2.5 hours, I take them out for half an hour in the evening and she's never condemned this so 2.5 hrs!

 

[Khizz]

I've just asked her and she agreed to let them out for 2 hours! I know that it's not ideal but after a few weeks when she realizes no one's getting sick and I'm not getting distracted from my schoolwork (another one of her concerns) she'll probably let them out for another hour in the morning! Thank you guys so much I couldn't have done it without you!!!

Excellent!!! 2 hours is fine, that gives you enough quality time with them Of course, the more time the better, but for the time being you can do a lot in 2 hours! Good job!

 

[clarousel]

So glad to hear this! hope you have lots of fun with Skype! Perhaps your mum could socialise with him too! Once she's comfortable of course.

 

[Shezbug]

What brilliant news! Well done to you and a big high five for mum!!!

 

[Talkbudgie]

Excellent!!! 2 hours is fine, that gives you enough quality time with them Of course, the more time the better, but for the time being you can do a lot in 2 hours! Good job!

Thank you I'm really happy because she saw how bored they were getting in the cage and allowed me and extra 30 min in the morning! So, altogether they're getting 3 hours! Hopefully that's enough?

 

[Talkbudgie]

So glad to hear this! hope you have lots of fun with Skype! Perhaps your mum could socialise with him too! Once she's comfortable of course.

That would be cool, yesterday she was on a video call with my cousin bro and wanted to show him the birds, so I took them out and she really seemed to like them.

 

[RainbowFlo]

Congrats and well done! It shows you really care about your birds and so does your mum! I think they'll really appreciate the extra timeout
~ Estella

 

[Miss_sj]

Well done! I predict your mum will be giving them lots of extra time. Budgies are too much fun!

 

[Ali]

I just read this entire thread.

Congratulations!! You sound like you're a very good bird slave!

 

[macawpower58]

Good job, well done!

 

[Kiwi & Co.]

 

[Tazlima]

Awesome news! Sometimes it just takes time for people to adjust. When I got the first of my birds (now up to three), my boyfriend, who has never had birds, thought I was insane. I found out later that he confided to our friends he was worried about me because I was showering with the bird. I ended up showing them articles to back up that this was good husbandry, not madness.

A year later, and he loves them as much as I do.

 

[Talkbudgie]

Skype's with me as I write this

Congrats and well done! It shows you really care about your birds and so does your mum! I think they'll really appreciate the extra timeout
~ Estella

Thank you! Yes, they really seemed happy, they didn't want to go back to their cage!

 

[Meerkat07]

For me the poop always hides from me, and right after ive finished cleaning everything, I find that one poop in the corner of the stairs that I always step on.