arcadiareptiles
09-13-2008, 07:44 PM
Alrighty heres an update on Charlie. He went to the vet and got a full bill of health. the vet didnt want to touch his beak because it was too close to the "Quick" and closed very well and he was eating great so didnt want to risk it. we were talking about it after and it makes sence. hes been like this for 5 years and is eating very well.
We also got a HUGE cage for him and i also got a surprise. I had been talking to the cockatiel breeder who was going to bring down the cage about getting Charlie a friend and then we started talking about cockatiel breeding and I told her id been giving it alot of thought but didnt want to put chiko with a female and discussed how charlie seems to love bird attention but chiko wants nothing to do with another bird really he just wants mom. So I told her i would like to get a cockatiel friend for charlie as a cage mate since i knew she had some adult birds in her house. i was supposed to get a normal or white face. She arrives and says surprise. She brought me the most GORGEOUS female pearl i have ever seen. she looks like a little hawk. shes not hand tame but loves being talked to. and really enjoys charlies company. She told me she was a breeder who recently lost her mate who happenned to be a male lutino.
It came to a surprise but im more than willing to care for the young if they decide to breed. and if they dont adleast theill have each others company wether they tame down for me or not. and I love seeing them happy together. I also have the breeders full support should they decide to breed. she said she will teach me to handfeed how to set up a brooder, how to handfeet the babys and prepare the food etc etc. Ive been researching for a while and doing some more now. just to be ready should something happen. But right now they just seem happy to have each others company. I think both of them are happy to have a cagemates again.
pics will be coming at lunch once since im at work
We also got a HUGE cage for him and i also got a surprise. I had been talking to the cockatiel breeder who was going to bring down the cage about getting Charlie a friend and then we started talking about cockatiel breeding and I told her id been giving it alot of thought but didnt want to put chiko with a female and discussed how charlie seems to love bird attention but chiko wants nothing to do with another bird really he just wants mom. So I told her i would like to get a cockatiel friend for charlie as a cage mate since i knew she had some adult birds in her house. i was supposed to get a normal or white face. She arrives and says surprise. She brought me the most GORGEOUS female pearl i have ever seen. she looks like a little hawk. shes not hand tame but loves being talked to. and really enjoys charlies company. She told me she was a breeder who recently lost her mate who happenned to be a male lutino.
It came to a surprise but im more than willing to care for the young if they decide to breed. and if they dont adleast theill have each others company wether they tame down for me or not. and I love seeing them happy together. I also have the breeders full support should they decide to breed. she said she will teach me to handfeed how to set up a brooder, how to handfeet the babys and prepare the food etc etc. Ive been researching for a while and doing some more now. just to be ready should something happen. But right now they just seem happy to have each others company. I think both of them are happy to have a cagemates again.
pics will be coming at lunch once since im at work