After Daphne brought home Louie, Ocean really wanted a parakeet too. He had to earn the money (which he did in a day) and he had to read the book (he did that in a day too, at least the parts we thought he needed to read).
Then we went to pick out another parakeet.
We knew that if we wanted them both to be hand tame, that we should keep them apart, at least for a while. Ocean started training Leo that day and by the end, he would sit on his finger and his head.
The kids weren't very good at keeping them apart and by that night, they were both sleeping in the same larger cage we had just bought.
Louie and Leo get along fabulously (they are from the same pet store). And I am so glad they have each other. They are a lot of fun. When one gets out now, they both get out and are both pretty tame.
They don't know any tricks yet, but they are starting to try to fly around (their wings are clipped though).
They will fly down from places and walk around the floor or the table. They loved perching in the Christmas tree before I took it down.
Here they are eating out of Harvey's hands.
They have turned out to be really fun pets for the whole family.
I guess we are just a bird family.
3 comments:
Yay for parakeets! We had a couple when we were little and we loved them. They are really fun and cute. :-.)
Michelle and I have had the discussion many times about pets. I am not a great pet owner (generally not worth the hassle of proper pet care to me) and Michelle loves cats and is not a big dog fan. I like cats, but would much rather have a dog. We settled on no pets, at least for the foreseeable future. But I see your birds and remember all of the people I've known with parakeets and I think, hey, they are easy, just keep them in the cage most of the time, give them food, change the tray, play with them when you want. They aren't as messy or needy as dogs can be, are more willing to play that most cats, and they aren't boring like fish! They are great!
WE loved our parakeets. But they can make a mess from flicking seeds out of the cage, so beware. But also worth it, especially if they are tame and you can hand feed them!
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