I've been sorta kinda thinking about maybe getting another bird (y'all know about this, right?) I LOVE my birds each in their own ways. The two big macaws are really fun when it isn't springtime in the amazon. They like to hang out, play, and sometimes condescend to scratching, petting, and beak wrestling with us, but of course they are FAR mor interested in ech other. That's fine, and they are nifty members of our household when the hormones aren't too bad. The timnehs are older, the last of the imports from many years ago. They are interactive, fun, verbal, love head scratches and getting into trouble, but cannot be called cuddly by any means.
So then the severe (the Katrina rescue) comes along, and although she chews the crap outta
me at every opportunity, she is so cuddly and friendly and playful with my husband that I'm frankly a bit envious.
So, hubby says, yeah, maybe it would be good to get you a cuddly, playful, fun bird, preferably one that doesn't savage ME the way my bird savages you (he's kind of a wimp that way
) And we talked about a larger conure such as a blue crown, a patagonian, or perhaps a mitred , a goldcap, or a cherryhead. Maybe even the right small amazon - a white front or a redhead, perhaps. No hurry, no rush, I'd just stay open to having a bird choose me.
Ok, so yesterday, we went to a shop to get a brush for the dog. (Isn't this just the way it starts?) My life was immediately taken over by a little handfed greencheek conure. He is obnoxious, pushy, playful, nippy, cuddly, and funny, and he thinks I'm the bomb. He alternated between being extremely cuddly, and throwing little tantrums - which stopped as soon as I picked him up, moved him to where
I wanted him to be, and told him "stop". he is a brat, and I think I'm in love.
BUT I gotta say, I'm a little intimidated by his size. I know this sounds kind of funny, but he is so LITTLE! (He doesn't know this...) My "little" birds are Timnehs! Has anyone else had big birds, and gotten a tiny guy? Are these little ones as spicy as they seem? My husband handreared several clutches of GCC in a past incarnation as a pet shop manager, and seems to think I will adjust and enjoy him.
The store manager suggested I go to their other store, which has more birds, a larger number of bird specialists, and check out this guy's siblings and the other birds they have. I'm hoping to be able to tell if this is "Mr. Right" or "Mr. Right Now". What do you all think? Should I get the tiny terrorist or wait until I am chosen by a larger bird? While money is NOT a factor (unless I'm chosen by a Hy
) I AM intrigued by owning a bird whose toy bill is smaller than my paycheck for a change. (I just put in a big order for macaw toys - OUCH!)
Any advice?