I suppose I'm on the market for another bird...

[Frozone]

I might as well announce this. Personality, (The nickname I gave to my now dead frozen bird..) has, well, flown the coop. I owned (Or maybe he almost owned me) for 2 weeks, but he really touched me. He had no reason to care for me, yet he opened himself up to new possibilities, and I know that took some real courage and willpower. The last time I was with him, he was ramming his little head behind my neck, leaching every bit of warmth he could from me. I truly do miss the little things about him, and living without a bird now seems far harder than living with one. So now I'm looking for a successor to the Personality legacy. Maybe something other than a budgie, but still small. I have a 17.5 x 13.5 x 24.5 " cage already prepared...

P.S. I'm quite sure of the cause of death, it was a stupid mistake on my part, and it cost a young birds life. I don't need anyone else telling me how to live my life with a bird or without. I made my decision and it would help if you just answered the question to the best of your ability.

Long Live Personality.

[Michael]

Sorry to hear about the poor bird.

P.S. I'm quite sure of the cause of death, it was a stupid mistake on my part, and it cost a young birds life. I don't need anyone else telling me how to live my life with a bird or without. I made my decision and it would help if you just answered the question to the best of your ability

This part of your post is far more important than the first. People should never buy another bird unless/until the cause of death is thoroughly analyzed and can be solved/prevented in the future. I think you should wait at least a month no matter what for several reasons. First it gives you time to get your thoughts together and really analyze if you should get another bird and not make a spontaneous decision out of sorrow that you later regret. Also, it gives time for things to disinfect and sterilize.

That cage doesn't sound big enough for anything bigger than a budgie. So unless you end up getting a budgie, parrotlet, lovebird (although I'm not sure if they need a bigger cage than their proportion cause of their really big personality), or maybe cockatiel, you'll need to replace the cage anyway. I really strongly urge you to take plenty of time and not rush into getting another bird to immediately fill the void.

[cml]

Im sorry for your loss .

I agree with Michael with regards to the cage, its too small for anything but a budgie (if that), so if you decide on a bigger bird, you might need to upgrade.

Dont make a quick decision now, but think it over well, and do research into other species before deciding. The forum is here to help you with experience from different birds as well!

[Frozone]

I know, most of the species I'm looking at from local breeders won't be weaned and such for another month anyways. The only problem that I really want to look at is having a flighted parrot because, other than something it could have had from the petstore, my budgie died because I let him into get into something that I shouldn't have. I confess that it was my fault, but I'm proud to say that one learning and loving experience can lead to a better one. I've looked around and I know that I'll need a bigger cage no matter what I get. I suppose I'll just sell the one I have on craigslist after I sanitize it. Is birdcages.com a safe place to buy and have a cage shipped from? Some of them look the right size and are pretty cheap. Thanks a lot guys.

[GlassOnion]

I would suggest an A&E flight cage, it takes up less room than you think and is quite spacious as well. Look at www.mysafebirdstore.com