I'm just curious to see what drives people crazy.
Mine is when they get a parrot and don't do anything to train it, thinking it's just something that sits there and looks pretty. And why my local shelter has 6 Umbrella Cockatoos.
What newbie mistake does every parrot owner make?
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What newbie mistake does every parrot owner make?
by NICrosis » Fri Aug 15, 2014 7:47 pm
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Re: What newbie mistake does every parrot owner make?
by Michael » Fri Aug 15, 2014 7:52 pm
Getting a parrot at all 
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Re: What newbie mistake does every parrot owner make?
by GMV » Fri Aug 15, 2014 7:57 pm
Michael wrote:Getting a parrot at all
LOL!
...guilty as charged
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Re: What newbie mistake does every parrot owner make?
by NICrosis » Fri Aug 15, 2014 8:00 pm
Michael wrote:Getting a parrot at all
Ouch. They're wonderful creatures that enrich people's lives. Plus, if you're willing to put the time and effort in, there's nothing wrong with living with a bird.
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Re: What newbie mistake does every parrot owner make?
by GMV » Fri Aug 15, 2014 8:31 pm
i doubt he 100% means that.
i mean really, he is the parrot wizard, he has 3 parrots.
i mean really, he is the parrot wizard, he has 3 parrots.
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Re: What newbie mistake does every parrot owner make?
by NICrosis » Fri Aug 15, 2014 8:55 pm
GMV wrote:i doubt he 100% means that.
i mean really, he is the parrot wizard, he has 3 parrots.
Eh, I just took at as one of those elitist things like "I'm allowed to have this because Master Roshi said I was special". Maybe I was wrong.
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Re: What newbie mistake does every parrot owner make?
by Michael » Fri Aug 15, 2014 10:37 pm
That's because most people didn't really want a parrot for what it is. They let someone convince them that a parrot is just a colorful talking hamster that lives in a cage. Then when the truth hits, they regret it as is evidenced by full rescues and rehome ads. Even I fully admit I didn't know what I was getting myself into butI just got lucky cause it turned out to be my thing.
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Re: What newbie mistake does every parrot owner make?
by Wolf » Fri Aug 15, 2014 11:25 pm
Well my first parrot showed up and since it could not survive the climate here, I let it move into the house where it could be warm and not freeze to death. Couldn't find the birds owner so she is still here.
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