Walking parrotsinvisible-bug t1_j6l9hpo wrote
Reply to comment by gylez in Walking parrots by FrankieGS
This comment really makes me think that you have no experience with birds like these. Most of them self harm when kept in captivity. They get bored and codependent and jealous.
It's not all bad. They cuddle. They sing with you. They're funny. They play. But they're very hard to keep happy. It's unethical to keep them as a pet unless you properly know what you're doing and have some serious time and space to provide everything they need.
gylez t1_j6lf1vy wrote
Funny how you got all that from my obvious and true statement.
My parrot has been with me for 21 years. He’s never harmed himself and is a quite happy and healthy bird. He’s fully flighted, has a cage but is never closed in; he prefers his java wood tree stand. He has free roam of our whole house with a perch in every room.
Like it or not, people will continue to breed and keep these creatures as pets. I would never support unethical trade, nor seek out a bird from a breeder. All the parrots I’ve cared for over the years have been rescues.
mnlxyz t1_j6m8w1g wrote
Classic Reddit moment when they think they know your situation better than you do
invisible-bug t1_j6lgppz wrote
>safely in our homes as pets
That's what I take issue with. It's not true. They're often not safe because people don't understand that smart birds make bad pets.
Nothing you said, referencing YOUR good experience with YOUR well adjusted parrot, makes my statements untrue. They're very difficult to care for. They need constant stimulation that most people can't provide. They need to be taught boundaries that most pets don't really require. They hold grudges against people and can attack them - attacks which can easily require a trip to the ER. Sometimes they become so possessive of a person that they attack anyone who comes near or visits. Children and pets can be included.
I also fail to see how people keeping them as pets helps their population in the wild in any way.
gylez t1_j6lian6 wrote
Safely for the humans
And that’s because I never said anything about helping their population in the wild? I said, “ensuring their survival as a species.”
silver lining: A hopeful or comforting prospect in the midst of difficulty. - aka - my whole statement was about finding a positive in an unfortunate situation.
Their numbers, like all creatures we use for entertainment/agriculture, are much higher than nature would ever allow them to reach w/o our interference. Thus my jokingly insouciant silver lining.
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