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Posted on 04/20/2006 2:10:46 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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Has nice curb appeal though ;~)
Maybe you have to live in a tent in back...but at least it looks nice. And it saves on upkeep...
Any interest in a tame parakeet that may need a home? Sonya writes: "My mom and dad found a parakeet while visiting a friend. I guess it was flying around and my dad held out a cracker and the bird landed on his shoulder and ate the cracker. My mom took it home and put an add for lost and found pets on Tuesday. No calls yet."
I loved my parakeet I had, but I can't take it... Too many members of the food chain here. Probably the same for you, Rosie, unless your critters might be better about a bird. I know mine wouldn't. I know Gidget would try to kill it, and the cats too.
We were in the pet section at Walmart the other day. Luke kept asking for a hamster. I couldn't get him to understand why that would be a very, very, very bad idea.
No.
I lost my parakeet, that we had in college, to a cat.
The bird was loose in the house all the time, would perch either in his cage up by the ceiling, or in a big plant I had, and when you walked around, he'd come land on your head.
Then we started feeding a stray cat, outside. Then my friend Paul ran over the cat, and it had a hurt leg so we brought it inside. Heh... it wasn't too hurt to catch the bird, though. The bird was pretty spry, but I think the cat got it flying at night. If he flew at night, he'd fly into the walls and hit the floor. It was a bad scene.
Heh - I don't think you're a lone decision maker any more :~)
When my in-laws were up for my sister-in-law's wedding, Sister Mary Ham Burner brought her parakeet because she was afraid an ice storm at home would knock the power out and the bird would freeze. She had the cage on the chest in Jr's room.
We came home after the wedding on our way to another Christmas/New Year's event. Wife went in Jr's room and something flew by her head. Abby had managed to get up on the chest and push the birdcage off. Fortunately she didn't get the bird. He was perched on the wall and I put a handkerchief over him and got him back in the cage.
Curiously, that was the same night that, while we were out at the second event, four adults couldn't figure out how to unlock the back door (key is identical to the front). When Sam (new Christmas puppy at the time) had to go out, instead of just taking him out the front, they listened to 9-year-old Jr. who said "he has to go out the back door."
So they just let Sam pee on the carpet.
That's a study in our willingness to follow bad leadership, there. :~)
Thankfully, while guinea pig sitting, then rabbit sitting, I discovered I was allergic to both. It was real, but also VEY convenient.
We almost always had parakeets and cats at the same time growing up, and if I only had Halvah to contend with, I'd say sure! Hang 'em high enough and usually cats eventually give up.
But I think Tam would kill it or go frantic trying...probably a bad idea. Considering he can jump onto the top of the fridge from floor level...I don't have a "high enough" to offer.
Heh. True.
Though... Of all the times I've been over to someone's house, who had a bird, I've never yet had the thought "gee, I'd like one of those".
But we've got some traveling to do. At least for a while...
My bird was fun, I liked having him. I just can't picture a time where I'll be able to have one again. Even without the threat from other pets, I wouldn't keep them caged all the time, and I like to have the door open.
Yeah - understood. Cisco would undoubtedly be interested too.
I just think it's pretty cool that it just landed on her dad outside.
He did offer to buy me one of these to keep me company when he's away though....
None of this is true of course, but it makes a funny story and gives me an excuse to post a picture of a dismembered torso pillow. hehehe...
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OB and I have watched The Unit since the beginning, it is very good! Unfortunately, we just discovered NCIS, hope Gibbs(Mark Harmon) has not left the series for good :-(
Haven't seen nor heard of it... will look for it :~)
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