Cheeko and Spring

[popcornbird]

Tikeya's mom, not to be mean or anything, but I'm absolutely disgusted at how your parents could do such a thing, JUST FOR A DAMN FLOOR! How could you give away a pet that you'd had for like a decade just for a floor?!? What's a floor?

In our old house, we used to have the birds on carpet. In this house we have them on hard wood floor. It was WAY worse on the carpet than on floor! Just because you can't see the seeds that sink into the carpet, doesn't mean they're not there. Simple solution Vaccuum under their cage everyday. It only takes a second, and flooring is so much easier to care for than carpet. I find it absolutely ridiculous to have a pet for TEN years, and then just toss them aside just for a new floor. I don't want to be mean or anything, and I know its not YOU but your parents, but honestly, its people like this that are the cause of so many animals in the shelter. How can you just give Cheeko and Spring away like that? Cheeko is 15-20 years old as you said. He's not a young birdie, and has gone through so much in his life. Its absolutely 100% CRUEL to toss him out again, when he's already a senior and has gotten used to his home and family. You don't know how mad I am reading this post, because this is no valid reason to get rid of a pet. Its just disgusting. Poor Cheeko and Spring. Why are your parents only getting rid of them and not the other pets? You have plenty of animals that can cause far more harm to the flooring than a little bird. Our birds are on hardwood floor and they have never even caused a tiny scratch or spot on it. You know what ruins our floor? Our furniture, not our birds. Yes, the furniture scratches it. Can't you put something under their cage to protect the flooring, or put them on a rug or something? I cannpt believe anyone would even bring out a reason as lame as this to get rid of their pets, and decade long pet at that. Really.

Having a pet is a commitment and cleaning up after them is part of the responsibility. If you're family's not up to it, then don't have them at all. Animals are not there to take when you feel like it and toss them away when you don't want them anymore!

Originally posted by Kfamr
Maybe you should clean up after them more. That way, you parents wouldn't notice it as much.

Is there a way you can 'blow' a bird like you're supposed ot 'blow' a huskies coat?

Giving them showers more often GREATLY decreases the dander.