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[Vega]

Even the loudest scream of an ekkie doesn't begin to compare to a Too's (or even a conure for that matter) I think before you jump on this baby you should check out this page...www.mytoos.com turn up your volume all the way, and sit back, play that over about 10 times and imagine that being 1 freak out.

[Takoda]

i would consider owning an eclectus long before owning a moluccan... we had one at the store.. the store was about 10,000 sq ft... when he was screaming his loudest, I, at the farthest point away in the store, could not hear the customer standing one foot from me. I think I had hearing damage. Ironically, the bird we had before him was a male eclectus.

And then there's the dust, the destruction, the CONSTANT NEVER ENDING NEED FOR YOUR SOLE ATTENTION 24/7!!!! And getting one that already has a plucking issue....

[TooLover]

Originally Posted by Takoda

And then there's the dust, the destruction, the CONSTANT NEVER ENDING NEED FOR YOUR SOLE ATTENTION 24/7!!!! And getting one that already has a plucking issue....

Very well said. I am owned by three cockatoos. They are very needy love sponges! I love them dearly and they are my favorite, however, cockatoos aren't for everyone!
I can't even begin to describe the noise level in this house when all three of them get going
And moody, tempermental? Oh yes, they have their moments and you haven't been bitten until you take a bite from a cockatoo.
Please think this through before you do anything. Your heart is in the right place, but remember we can't save them all, though I wish we could!

[Vega]

I love them dearly and they are my favorite, however, cockatoos aren't for everyone!
And that's the truth!

When I first started looking for a parrot I wanted a 'Too oh sooooo badly. I once worked at a store and absolutely fell in love with the male U2 we had there. After about 6 months of nobody buying him he was sent to another store and I was devistated. Anywho, that's what got me looking for another one to fill my life. Then I put a lot of research into them, started looking at various websites, considered the time I had available, and the noise level I could manage (while still living at home)....in the end I went with an ekkie. I still think Too's are wonderful, but I also think it takes a certain type of person to take on the responsibility of caring for one.

I believe you said you're still in school? What about college? Would you be leaving home and going to a dorm? If so, your baby won't be able to go with you...who will give it the time and attention then? Yes, getting him out of where he is now would be nice, but in the long run you need to look at your own life and what would ultimately be best for him.

Have you again tried talking the current owner into getting a vet check? Given them paperwork on proper care/feeding? Referred them to various websites? The first choice should be to better the home he's in now, then think of finding a new one.

[HareTrinity]

Hard choice, hm?

But trust me, with bonding animals it's not just finding the time, it's having the strength to sometimes realise you won't find the time here and there...

Birdmaniac1990, I'm going to go with the suggestion that giving more advice and such would be better than taking on the bird yourself. Maybe offer just to take them to the vet?

Do you have any pets at the moment?

I do. Thankfully all my birds (4 finches and 2 budgies) have companions, but my last remaining gerbil, my brother's hamster (who I seem to be the owner of now), my rabbit and my chinchilla do not...

Hamsters and chinchillas are solitary animals, and my gerbil has just about got over the death of his last friend (he went moody and unhappy for about a month, but is now back to being his old self), however...

My rabbit, Gwion.

Gwion considers me to be his best friend. He loves meeting other people too, but if I'm around all he wants to do is play with me and get pampered by me and show me the cool stuff he can do.

I have a lot of college work as it is, but believe me (and I am a very dedicated pet owner) when I say that it's very painful to know that even at times such as now, he's upstairs in his hutch (in my bedroom) waiting for me. And I can't have him with me 24/7.

He has no behavour problems, he's quiet, and he's not extra-destructive (though my bedsheets are full of holes, which is why he spends his unsupervised time in his hutch).

It's hard enough for me to leave him when I know he'll be fine, but if he had a problem/illness, like this bird you're thinking about taking in?

Don't know about you, but I would worry CONSTANTLY knowing that he'd be there, upset, possibly in pain, just WAITING for me. And a social bird who considers you to be its partner really WILL wait.

It's great that you're helping other people to look out for their pets, and I've taken in unwanted pets before, so I can relate to the mindset, but one of the qualities needed in being a pet owner is the ability to balance out the needs of all of the separate pets AND yourself so that EVERYONE is happy (and this includes reserve time for emergencies).

Remember the bird, but don't forget yourself. Good luck.