Cheeko and Spring

[tikeyas_mom]

We just got in brand new wood flooring and my parents want to give away Cheeko and Spring along with their Cage and food . I am so sad. They dont like the birds now that they have the flooring in . Cheeko and Spring MUST go together because they are bonded. I asked jordan(wolfsoul) if she was aloud to take them, but she isnt .

help .

[Kfamr]

Do you think maybe your parents would care if you guys put a rug under the cage?

Are they afraid of scraping the wood?

[tikeyas_mom]

Originally posted by Kfamr
Do you think maybe your parents would care if you guys put a rug under the cage?

Are they afraid of scraping the wood?

they dont like the birds because they are notesing how much the have to clean up after them now, that they have the wood flooring the feathers and dander is all over and Cheeko and Springs cage just came inside yesterday, theywere housed outside during the summer.. I already put a thick blanket under their cage but it still gets the new floors dirty ... And my mom doesnt like it I hate parents!!

[allanimalswelcome]

I'm really sorry TM. I thought you said your mother loved Cheeko?

That does sound terrible that your parents are making you give them away. My firm belife is if you get an animal you have made a commitment to them and if you think that something will come up later so that you may have to give them away don't get the animal.

That wasn't meant to make you feel bad Tm. I know this isn't your fault.

I could ask my mom. We would have to travel to get them but it would be worth it.

~Rachel

[tikeyas_mom]

I really dont know what to say . My mom does love Cheeko but I guess she loves her new wood flooring more . I already suggest taking him into my room and I will clean up after him, but she said no . I am so mad and sad .. ugh

[allanimalswelcome]

That is sad. Loving a floor more then a living animal

~Rachel

[Dogz]

I am very sorry. I would be very mad and sad too. I just wish that your mom would see that your pets are more important than floor to you I mean. Maybe not to her. I am very sorry, and I wish you the best of luck. I hope that you either get good homes for them, but I really hope that you can keep them.

[primabella]

To be honest it sounds a little ridiculous (because of a new floor you have to give away your pets) and I don't mean in that in a rude way, but I guess there is not much you can do. Do you have this new wood flooring everywhere in the house? Maybe you can let them loose where there isn't the new floor? I don't know enough about your birds or about letting birds out of their cage to really help. Good luck. I'm sorry.

[Kfamr]

Originally posted by tikeyas_mom
they dont like the birds because they are notesing how much the have to clean up after them now, that they have the wood flooring the feathers and dander is all over and Cheeko and Springs cage just came inside yesterday, theywere housed outside during the summer.. I already put a thick blanket under their cage but it still gets the new floors dirty ... And my mom doesnt like it I hate parents!!

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?

[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.

[Kfamr]

And you'd think the hardwood floor would be so muhc easier to clean. All you really have to do is sweep it into the dustpan or outside.

[popcornbird]

Originally posted by Kfamr
And you'd think the hardwood floor would be so muhc easier to clean. All you really have to do is sweep it into the dustpan or outside.

It is, most definitely. I've had experience with keeping them on both carpet and floor, and the hardwood floor is 90% easier to keep clean. That's the only reason they live in the dining room, because there's hardwood floor there and carpet in the rest of the house. What a lame reason to get rid of a pet.

Its no wonder that Cheeko doesn't want to be tame. His humans haven't showed him anything good for him to find reason to be nice to them. (not talking about you, but through out his life, his old owners and now your family........poor...poor Cheeko. That's all I can say.) If I were in Cheeko's shoes, I would be the meanest birdie on the planet.

An animal that is sent to live outside the whole summer, and is kicked out just because of a new floor that is in fact EASIER to clean and take care of, is definitely not loved enough.

[RockyRoad]

Jynnelle, that is horrible news. I can't imagine how frustrating this must be for you. I know I would die if my mother made me get rid of two of my pets and I had no power to stop it. Maybe if you showed your parents these posts, they would reconsider? I really am saddened by the fact that they would give away two of their living animals for a floor.

If you need anything, you can always PM me.

[Tweety_Pie]

thats such sad news

i got this thing (like a net) that goes around the bottom of Tweety and Dexters cage, that keeps all the bird seeds and feathers from going on the floor. It was really cheap at PetsMart. It was about $10.00, and it works.

Good Luck


Tweety_Pie

[Kater]

Originally posted by Tweety_Pie
i got this thing (like a net) that goes around the bottom of Tweety and Dexters cage, that keeps all the bird seeds and feathers from going on the floor. It was really cheap at PetsMart. It was about $10.00, and it works.

Great idea! We have one of these and it catches a lot of the seed hulls, but not all. It would make cleanup a lot easier though! You need to covince your parents to let you show them how well you can clean up after Spring and Cheeko!!!