|
 |
| Name: |
Pepsi
|
Age: |
Ten months old
|
| Gender: |
Male
|
Kind: |
Pacific Parrotlet
|
| Home: |
East Northport, New York, USA
|
Pepsi
is a ten-month-old Pacific Parrotlet who became a member of our
family in January 2000. We found him at eight weeks old in a pet store
all alone in a small canary cage that had no perches and no toys. He was
barely weaned, very thin and was only being fed parakeet seed and his
water bowl was very dirty. The people who worked in the pet store
thought he was a Madagascar lovebird!!! I put my finger up to the cage
and he came running over wanting to be scratched on the head. When this
happened we knew we could not leave him there so we decided to bring him
home and make him a member of our family.
What a little Pepster he is!! When we first brought him home he emptied
out his food bowls several times a day from eating so much and seemed to
double his body weight in a matter of a couple weeks. He has since
become our much beloved little friend. In fact, he earned the name Pepsi
from big sister Alex who commented that he acted like he drank too much
Pepsi soda. His no fear attitude and antics has brought so much laughter
and joy to our house. He is also a great companion and friend to Sprout, a
Canary-Wing Parakeet who was Pet of the Day on January 17, 2000. Their
antics together are becoming legendary. They love to raid the kitchen
table at dinner time and help themselves to a bit of everything and
throw all the utensils and napkins around. One of Pepsi's favorite
activities is to land right on Sprout when he is perched somewhere such
as a curtain rod, cage top etc. forcing Sprout to chatter angrily and
either fly away or move over while Pepsi giggles.
As you can see, Pepsi just loves to make mischief and let his presence
be known. If he sets his mind to something he will go to all lengths to
make sure he gets to do it. He tends to forget that he is not a golden
eagle but a tiny little bird that weighs 25 grams that has earned
himself the nicknames "The Little Gladiator" and "The
Tyrant of Tenacity". He must be involved with everything that goes
on and is incredibly nosy. When the food bowls are being washed he must
be right there to watch the soap suds and then inspect that they are
clean afterwards. He also must be right there when I am on the PC
demanding that I stop typing and scratch him on the head. If any other
bird is out of the cage, he chirps and cheeps as loud as he can
insisting that he come out also.
Pepsi has an incredible talking ability. He loves to chatter and make
all types of sounds. His repertoire includes calling the cat, sneezing,
coughing, playing Peek-a-boo, yawning when you do, running water, big
kisses, this continuous giggle which only seems to appear when he is
wreaking havoc on things and many more. He also stands on his head, does
somersaults, lays on his back and does a mean head butt when he feels
like you are not making him the center of the universe. He can also
whistle a 60 syllable German nursery rhyme. Words he can say include,
"Hi!", "Hello", "Bee Bee bee bee",
"very good", "Peek-a-boo... I see You!", and many
more. Pepsi is also a very loving bird and is just happy sitting on your
shoulder for hours grooming your hair or neck or just chattering away.
He is loves to be cuddled, held and scratched and has no problem
returning the love. He loves to meet new people and after observing a
stranger for a minute or two, he will act like he has known them
forever. Pepsi has become such a fixture in our lives that we cannot
imagine what life would be like without him. His funny little
personality, fearlessness, confiding nature, his devotion to us, and
love of life has made our whole family and everyone who meets him fall
madly in love with him.
|
Find out how your pet
could be Pet of the Day.
|
|
 |
|
