Things to consider before getting a bird

Green Cheek Conure
I love my green cheek conure bird..Momo-kun. We are together all the time, and I try to spend as much time as possible. I can’t believe I have a pet bird. It had never been my plan to get a bird..I had hamsters before but because I wasn’t getting enough interactions with any of them, I was looking into getting a cat or a small dog..but when I saw this bird my friend had in his house, I was fascinated with the color..and asked him if he was willing to sell it. He was moving and agreed to sell his bird to me..poor bird, he didn’t even bother give him a name so I named him “momo”. My hometown is famous for peach so that is why I decided to name him momo. But soon I realized the challenges that I had not thought of before getting a pet bird. I don’t have enough knowledge on other types of birds but I can only speak about my green cheek conure.

1) They need lots of attention. If you have to be out of town for work or any other reasons, Conure would not be the right pet for you. Actually my conure would go nuts if he doesn’t see us even for 8 hours. they need lots of attention and love.
このタイプの鳥はかなり愛情を注がないといけないので、出張の多い方や何らかの理由で一日家に戻って来れないかたは、鳥を家族かペットショップに預けるか、一緒に連れて行かないといけないです。。それ位Conureは、構って欲しいのでハムスターみたいに放っておいてはいけません。。

2) They are messy. Unfortunately they poop..supposedly we can do a potty drain for conures but you have to be very patient and be ok with cleaning up poop all the time..since my bird isn’t potty trained, he poops everywhere..and it gets very messy.
トレーニングできるらしいんですが、私の鳥はどこででもフンをします。もう慣れてしまったので、どうしようもないですが。。(汗)最初は、それがストレスでイライラしていたんですけど、今ではそれも可愛いです。
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3) You need to clean the bird cage at least once a week, give fresh water and food..everyday.

フンをかなりするので、1週間に一度はきちんと鳥小屋を掃除してあげないといけません。毎日水と餌をちゃんと変えてあげないといけません。水は一日に二度変えてもよいでしょう。私の鳥は、水浴びをよくするので、大きめの器に水を入れているんですが、5−6時間たったらフン等で汚くなっているので、水を変えてあげるようにしています。

4) They get bored..so you need to put toys in the cage, let the bird out of the cage even just to sit on your shoulder while you are working in front of computer..(which I am doing now) ^-^

鳥は好奇心も旺盛で、退屈しすぎると鬱になって羽をむしるようになったり病気になってしまいます。仕事から帰ってきたら鳥かごから出してあげて、遊んであげましょう。インターネットしている時に肩の上にのせてあげるだけでも、かなり違います。それくらい、鳥は愛情が必要です。

鳥を友達から売って貰って連れて帰ってきた時は、ここまで手間ひまと時間がかかるとは思っていなかったので最初はかなり戸惑いました。ハムスターは、放っておいても結構大丈夫で小さいハムスターを飼っていた時は、干渉されるのが嫌で触ったりとか出来なくて、旅行とか出かけても放っておいても大丈夫でした。けど、鳥は無理ですね。。

There are more things that I should be aware of but I am trying to keep up with cleaning the cage, changing paper towels, taking him out for a walk and letting him out of the cage whenever I am at home..I had never thought taking care of Conure is just like having a cat or a dog..in a way because you have to give a lot of attention. So before you think about getting a pet conure, you may want to consider these things. 🙂

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