My pet(s)

[NerevarParticipant 8040]

Thanks to that parakeet-rape-topic I felt I wanted to talk about my pet.

Currently I have a barred parakeet named Tali. She’s a sweet 4-year old little bird, about 6.5 inches from beak to tailtip, very cuddly and mimicks lots of whistles and clicks I repeated over and over again during the past four years.

I tried adding two new barred parakeets over the years, the first one two years ago. That one was female, just like Tali, and it was hell on earth for a week before I decided to take my loss and returned her to the breeder I bought her from. Tali was just too jealous and territorial (sounds familiar?)

The second bird was a male barred parakeet and I thought Tali would be more chill about it since she’d have a male playbuddy. I was wrong. Tali was a total bitch to him, which caused the new guy, named Garrus (+1 if you recognize the names without googling), to sit in a corner in his small cage and spend his day staring at me and her. Sent him back to the breeder after two weeks.

I said pet(s) in the title, and here’s the reason why: I’ve always felt like I wanted to have a big bird, but started with canaries and parakeets to get a feel for their behavior, and now I think it’s time to “upgrade”. I’ve talked to a breeder and he’ll get a regent parrot for me.

A size comparison, just to show you how big those f~~~ers are: an average parakeet is 17 cm/6.5 inches from beak to tailtip, a regent parrot (parrot’s in the description, though it counts as a parakeet) can be 35 to 45 cm/14,5 to 17,5 inches. An average parakeet weighs up to 45 grams/1.6 oz, a regent parrot weighs around 175 grams/6.3 oz.

Quite a difference, eh? 😀

Here’s my Tali:

And here’s the average regent parrot:

Now let’s do a size comparison, I’m showing a picture from a dude who has a mixture of different birds living at his place:

(Left: regent parakeet. Second: barred parakeet)

In-f~~~ing-sane, isn’t it?! I’m gonna have me a birdie who’s three times as large, has three times the wingspan and three times the weight of Tali! I’m really thrilled about it, that’s why I wanted to share this with you guys 😀 He’ll be here in 2 to 4 weeks, which means I have plenty of time to buy a large parrot cage, toys, food, branches, etc etc.

Nerevar out, as it’s 3:40am here and I’m out of booze. Heh.

"One of the best things internet exposed is just how insane women are." - Freeman_K

[Anonymous 43]

the bigger bird will rape you in your sleep.

you have been warned.

lol

nice birds brother.

[Mr. ManParticipant 2916]

I LOVE parrots. But after living with a number of them, I swear I’ll never live with one again. I’ve got a fine zoo with great, free flying parrots in several aviaries a short stroll from my house, so they will have to do.

But congrats on your new bird. Post some pics when he arrives.

[ResidentEvil7Participant 9540]

I love most animals.

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[TuneoutParticipant]

Nerevar wrote:

Thanks to that parakeet-rape-topic I felt I wanted to talk about my pet.

WTF? So this is what I miss when I don’t sign in for a week,lol

Lifes a bitch,but you don't have to marry one!

[Joey AlfioParticipant]

Who needs an alarm with those birds around lol. Keep em coming.

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[NerevarParticipant 8040]

Joey Alfio wrote:

Who needs an alarm with those birds around lol. Keep em coming.

The big one is actually pretty quiet, atleast that’s what I’ve heard in vids and from others who have regent parrots 🙂

"One of the best things internet exposed is just how insane women are." - Freeman_K

[AutoliteParticipant]

Don’t underestimate the benefit of having or getting a pet. When you’re stressed or under considerable pressure (as in going through a divorce), a good, loyal pet beats the best meds…

[NerevarParticipant 8040]

Autolite wrote:

Don’t underestimate the benefit of having or getting a pet. When you’re stressed or under considerable pressure (as in going through a divorce), a good, loyal pet beats the best meds…

True that!

"One of the best things internet exposed is just how insane women are." - Freeman_K

[JVBParticipant]

Dig it bro. Awesome !!

Peace is > piece.

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