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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.

Yes, I fully realize I will need to supervise feeding and do some basic clicker training myself, as she's too inexperienced to do it. There's a local bird place where we can board a pet parrot. When DD leaves for college, I am prepared to care for a bird.

I haven't decided yet because of two things:
1. I've heard that kitchen fumes can be deadly to birds, and we have an open floor plan.
2. PP is correct, birds are not domesticated like dogs. Is it right to house a parrot? On the other hand, it would be a bird bred for the pet market, not taken directly out of the wild. It would have a pleasant life in my house: uncaged several hours each day, large flight cage at night, enrichment, toys, specialized avian vet, etc...

Yes, that aquarium sounds nice, doesn't it? But DD wants something she can pet.

You know what? If this pandemic goes on much longer, we're going to end up with an aquarium of blue danios AND a parrotlet! Thank goodness we live in the suburbs and aren't allowed to have chickens or goats or horses, otherwise she'd want those too!

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If you already have a dog, why can't she pet the dog and be responsible for a dog? I'd get a puppy over a parrotlet if dog allergies are not the issue. Birds just aren't that pettable or interesting. (Hamsters and guinea pigs are pettable but maybe have the same issue as chinchillas?)[/quote]

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