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Originally Posted by glovins2004
(Post 5367197)
My buddy Jacky, he is around 7 years old and have nails long enough to scratch me and my Vento whenever I go home, not sure how to cut his nails. |
Originally Posted by satchit_bhp
(Post 5366294)
Was gifted by a friend and its been with us since the last 10 years. |
Originally Posted by AYP
(Post 5365819)
The 48 hour update is that it is making some sounds and is eating very well. We let it out of its cage and allowed it to roam freely in the bathroom for a few hours. Tomorrow is most probably the day that we get a new companion for him. Attachment 2338296 Attachment 2338297 Attachment 2338298 Attachment 2338299 Meanwhile, we can't ignore this guy :D- Attachment 2338300 |
Originally Posted by pyrodrive
(Post 5365520)
Hi, glad to see the little fella on its way to recovery. Recessive pied is just a colour mutation, you can buy any colour you like as a companion. This mutation is a bit hard to sex with certainity during adolescent stage as both males n females can have a pinkish cere. But you can safely go for a male, two male budgies kept together generally do not fight and will sing and court each other all day long. It is the females who are spiteful to each other. Males are the easy going chaps in the budgie world. |
Originally Posted by ninjatalli
(Post 5365827)
Mate, those eyes are 100% indicating play mode. He reckons he's found someone to "play" with. Hopefully it's with you guys and not the new member of the house. |
Originally Posted by V.Narayan
(Post 5365853)
clap:Bravo. Cheers. Ahhh! the villain out to kidnap the pretty princess. |
Originally Posted by Thad E Ginathom
(Post 5365874)
It's looking good. :D Please, urgently provide a perch! Even a piece of tree branch or something. They need something to, errm, perch on! |
Originally Posted by motorpsycho
(Post 5368231)
This looks like Indian Star Tortoise, it is a threatened species primarily owning to rampant smuggling out of India as pets and difficulty in breeding these. Also, it is illegal to keep them as pets in India. |
Originally Posted by AYP
(Post 5368240)
The new male though is not as talkative as her as of now. |
Originally Posted by AYP
(Post 5368240)
Talking about Toffee, well, we all have our own ways of welcoming the new member of our family :D- |
Originally Posted by One
(Post 5368343)
Never knew this was a common trait across species |
Originally Posted by AYP
(Post 5368240)
Btw, can budgies be trained to talk? As per our research online, they can be taught to talk but as per the shopkeeper, budgies never speak. Any tips for teaching them would be appreciated. |
Originally Posted by satchit_bhp
(Post 5368324)
Yes mate, I know that its illegal. The tortoise was a gift, I feel sorry for the poor guy, I am still looking for a better place for him where it can find some of his kind. |
Originally Posted by locusjag
(Post 5366568)
If I ever grow a pet (cat/dog) as a responsible owner in the future - 1) How can I leave town, given that kennels and pet care centers seem to be corrupt/money-minded? I'm hearing that they mistreat our pets left in their temporary care. 2) If I get my own kitten - is it okay to lock it up inside the house? Felines seem to decide to go away based on their whims. |
Originally Posted by AYP
(Post 5368240)
Talking about Toffee, well, we all have our own ways of welcoming the new member of our family :D |
Originally Posted by Thad E Ginathom
(Post 5368359)
Absolutely they can. My grandmother's budgie used to talk quite a lot, and seemed to have the knack of saying the right things too (it's disputed that they can do this), often avidly enquiring, "Whatcha doing?" when anything unusual happened. One of our rescue budgies seemed to be on the verge of talking. But (at least this is what we thought in 1960-something) a lone bird is much more likely to learn to mimic its human. Birds that that have bird company don't bother to get beyond their own song. pyrodrive: am I right about this? |
Originally Posted by One
(Post 5368343)
Never knew this was a common trait across species |
Originally Posted by Funny
(Post 5368356)
Toffee is so damn cute :loveit Lucky you. OT: This really cracked me up rl: |
Originally Posted by Thad E Ginathom
(Post 5368359)
Absolutely they can. My grandmother's budgie used to talk quite a lot, and seemed to have the knack of saying the right things too (it's disputed that they can do this), often avidly enquiring, "Whatcha doing?" when anything unusual happened. One of our rescue budgies seemed to be on the verge of talking. But (at least this is what we thought in 1960-something) a lone bird is much more likely to learn to mimic its human. Birds that that have bird company don't bother to get beyond their own song. pyrodrive: am I right about this? |
Originally Posted by Red Liner
(Post 5368389)
The thread has to be the most dopamine and serotonin inducing section on this forum. Cute cats, naughty dogs, talking budgies, this is incredible. |
Originally Posted by ninjatalli
(Post 5368460)
I can easily visualize him spending a long period around/ in front of that carrier. They have so much patience for some of these random reasons. |
Originally Posted by pyrodrive
(Post 5369264)
Yeah, it won't learn words unless you seperate it from the group and keep it as a pet. The earlier you start the better, I suggest hand rearing a chick (best age to start is when the pin feathers are starting to appear) so that it grows up super tame. It is not difficult, many hand feeding formulas are available in the market now. Previously we had to make do with milk and baby cereal to start with and then move on to soaked and crushed seeds later on. Hand rearing is time consumimg but also extremely rewarding giving one a good insight into the development of the chick from a naked ugly "frog" to a beautiful and sleek bird. I had a blue one long time back, he liked nothing more than going around perched on my shoulder or head. He learnt to speak a few phrases too. The talking voice of budgies is rather squeaky and rapid, unlike the larger parrot species. Males are more likely to talk since they are naturally more active and are chatterboxeslol: |
Originally Posted by V.Narayan
(Post 5364361)
Eager to know how things go. |
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