Originally posted by tikeyas_mom
I asked my mom again why we are giving up the birds, my mom said because they are noisy and messy . I KNOW this isnt my fault because I CANNOT do anything about it, other then clan CLEAN CLEAN , My mom doesnt seem to care .

I dont know what to do, everywhere in our hosue their is wood flooring, and we dont put them outside in the summer because they are messy we put them outside because they like it better and it is cooler for them.. Please dont think I am a bad owner because I am NOT one!! This isnt MY choice, I am trying to convince my mother to reconsider but so far she hasnt .
Oh yeah, it took her 10 years to figure out they were noisy and messy? I KNOW its not your fault, but HOW can your parents do such a thing? That's such a heartless thing to do, especially when you consider Cheeko's age and all that he's been through, its so heartless to send him off to find another home again, and go through that WHOLE process again. Poor thing. If I lived anywhere near you, I would take them in a heartbeat (not for myself but to foster them until I could find them a good loving home where they would be loved for the rest of their lives and not kicked out of their OWN home and OWN family) . The reason I wouldn't take them for myself is because at this point, 2 is the limit for our family, but I would more than definitely take them in and find them a very very loving and caring home. Unfortunately, I'm like thousands of miles away from you so that's not even an option.

I feel horrible saying this, but I can't believe your parents. I can't believe they would all of a sudden discover Cheeko and Spring weren't for them after a decade of having Cheeko. That's just SO mean! Aren't they attached to him? You said your mom loves Cheeko and wouldn't even let you take him when you would move out. What's happened now? Just make a big fuss and cry and say you won't ever talk to them or whatever to try to convince them. Tell them if they love their daughter, even if they don't care about the birds, but if they love you, they would never shatter your heart like that. Do all you can, protest, whatever. Throw a tantrum! LOL Ok, this isn't funny, but you HAVE to do all you can to try to keep those birds. I feel SO sorry for them.

Ps. It doesn't matter if the birds are happy outside; I just think its irresponsible to put an animal as defenseless as a bird outside. They aren't outdoor pets at all to start with, and there are diseases outside, plus other animals and birds etc. I would never in my life put my birds outside especially in the night! How could they even feel like family members like that, and how could you expect them to be tame if they're outside all summer. I don't think its right to have any pet outside, but ESPECIALLY birds, because they are so small and defenseless and get scared easily. Sometimes I put my birds in the yard a fter they take a shower to dry faster (in their cage of course), but I'm with them the whole time and even paranoid to leave them for a second.

Once again, I cannot believe your parents would do such a thing, and you HAVE TO do all you can to try and keep them. If your parents let you get a gerbil and a rat, I don't understand why they would do this to your birds. It just doesn't make sense. Also, what ever became of Sage? You never talk about her? Do you still have her? Don't your parents want to get rid of them, or the dogs or other pets? WHY Cheeko and Spring? WHY? How mean.