Should I get a girlfriend for my male kakariki?

pennyw74 · Snr Member Joined: Jul 25, 2007 Posts: 34

I am thinking about getting my two year old male kakariki a girlfriend.

Will this change his behaviour and if so, how?

Any advice on this?

pennyw74 · Snr Member Joined: Jul 25, 2007 Posts: 34

I went into the pet shop where I bought Birdie from two years ago.

Their recommendation was not to get him a girlfriend. They say that he has bonded with me and that's all he needs.

Unfortunately, though, I am not keeping him quiet. My fiance has told me he has to go because he's just too loud - he talks too much.

I am sad. I don't want to lose my Birdie.

tossi · Regular Member Joined: Oct 26, 2006 Posts: 20

Get the poor boy a mate we all need one. My wife said i should get rid of my birds I said the maybe I should get rid of her. Never could but you got to stand your ground when it comes to birds Laughing

naughtyniike · Snr Member Joined: Sep 22, 2007 Posts: 77

give him a buddy!!!he will be delighted Wink

pennyw74 · Snr Member Joined: Jul 25, 2007 Posts: 34

I have said the same thing to my fiance.

He says that Birdie annoys him. I say that he annoys me.

Unfortunately, Birdie doesn't help pay the mortgage. My fiance says that he does nothing constructive, only annoying things.

Again, Birdie was on the chat, "What are you doing, what are you doing, what are you doing?" this morning. Again, my fiance is angry.

He threatens to let him out. He threatens to hose him.

I don't think I can take much more of it. I hate having to listen to him constantly whinge about him. It's really getting me down to the point of crying a lot.

naughtyniike · Snr Member Joined: Sep 22, 2007 Posts: 77

oh such a shame wish you lived near me i would look after him (the kakariki not your man!)my husband has a hahns macaw he drives me nuts all day when my husband is at work.but i would not let him go or hose him but hence he has started to say shut up shut shutup thats enough thats enough thats enough....gurrrr gurrr .........turns me Twisted Evil

but hey i love him well mayb just a littlebit Rolling Eyes

pennyw74 · Snr Member Joined: Jul 25, 2007 Posts: 34

I know he can be annoying but I guess I am a lot more tolerant.

I just don't need the agro every time I hear him talk.

Everytime I hear him start up with his "what are you doing", I tense up, waiting for my fiance to get angry. I don't want to have to live like that.

naughtyniike · Snr Member Joined: Sep 22, 2007 Posts: 77

get rid of the fiance Shocked

only joking i hear this happens alot could you put him in a room with a radio on or buy a teach to talk cd so he could learn a new phrase Anxious

i brought mine on ebay (the cd)

Steptoe · Site Admin Joined: Oct 06, 2004 Posts: 4550

BIGBADBK · Snr Member Joined: Apr 05, 2007 Posts: 48

As a bloke I say get rid of him. If he can't put up with something you love he's not worth it, whats next the way you cut your hair.

Steptoe · Site Admin Joined: Oct 06, 2004 Posts: 4550

Hmmm..
Dear Abbey...my boy friend doesnt like my parrot..or maybe my parrot doesnt like my boy friend?

Abbey: If you boyfriend cant accept your pets and hobbies as part of your interests...expect a boring life for yourself further into the future

If your parrot doesnt like your boy friend it means the boyfriend is not prepared to put the time into also gaining the parrots trust ...

keep the parrot.

angel

think it thru...
u get a female for the male...they have babies
Ther botfriend fine with this..will he help build an avaiary later?
Would he be happy to care for them when u cant?

BIGBADBK · Snr Member Joined: Apr 05, 2007 Posts: 48

Just so you know, my girlfriend started working in a pet shop (2-3 years ago) and was on my case about bring the Galah home at nights and when she wasn't working the weekend he would also come home. My parents had always told me that birds where nosy and messy and I wasn't at all interested. It took less than a week for me to agree that Buddy was he to stay, now I'm the one that isn't allow any more aviaries.
Every one knows a Kiwi blokes the best.
You can tell alot about a preson about how they treat animals.

Steptoe · Site Admin Joined: Oct 06, 2004 Posts: 4550

pennyw74 · Snr Member Joined: Jul 25, 2007 Posts: 34

I don't have to find a new home for Birdie. My fiance just said that he irritates him so much but he would never make me give him up.

I bought him a new toy yesterday. It's a ball with a hole in the end that you can put food inside but he has to work for it. I thought this might keep him occupied and make him think. I showed him the food inside, tipped it up enough so some of the food fell to the front of the hole. He reached in with his beak and got that piece but gave up. He just doesn't seem interested in toys. I get more excited than him. I feel like I'm doing a nice thing for him, bring him toys but it just turns out to be a dud.

BIGBADBK · Snr Member Joined: Apr 05, 2007 Posts: 48

Gun tree flowers and branches are great toys. In NZ we have a bush called a cabbage tree I think they also grow in ozzie, it looks like a flax but on a stem, the flowers come out as a big bunch but are small and yellow/gold colour. Banksia cones and casuarina cones can also be given. There's a wide range of wild food that can be given to parrots and I find that these will be explored by the parrots more than any toy. Try putting a cardboard box full of sawdust or straw in the bottom of the cage I find this is also a great toy. ABK mag is a great read, about 3 issues ago there was an article about environment enrichment and how parrots are completely different when given new things like flowers and branches.