Originally posted by lute
K9soul, it is a noise issue....he can be loud at times and LOVES to "talk" to you at about 5-6 in the morning every once in a while. plus a drive to Nashville from Terre Haute is a long way for him. i wanted to bring him along but my parents are over ruleing me.


Birds usually do well in long drives. That is no reason to leave a pet behind.

As to the noise factor, people who live in apartments usually get birds because they normally can't have other pets. Most cockatiels aren't loud enough to disturb neighbors. Do you cover your bird at night? My birds don't start talking until I take their cover off in the morning, and even then, they're not loud enough to be disturbing.

I hope your parents would change their mind, but if not, I wish Lucy the best of luck in finding the perfect home.