As soon as I get off the bus from school I go down and let my buns out. I do my homework on the floor with them, I talk to them, etc...I usually spend all my time down there when I get home, unless I'm on the computer. My Mom is really gettin' upset with me cuz I don't spend enough time with my family. LOL. I try to tell her that the buns are part of our family too. I also heard that parakeets can get depressed when there is no one around and that there should always be somebody home to interact with them..........hmmmmmmmmm.........lol. Anyhow, I think if I get a parakeet they will have a better life in my house compared to were they were living with 20 other birds in a crammed caged at the pet store and hardly NO intereaction at all.