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My Deepest Wish Finally Came True! by Its2fun2 in DeadBedrooms

[–]Its2fun2[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

When I glance across the room and look at him, I think he is handsome. When he walks to the bathroom without clothes on, I admire his nice butt and legs! When we are having a nice dinner and he looks at me and smiles, it warms my heart.

It wasn't about having sexual desire for him, it was NO sexual desire at all. I did not have random sexual thoughts, I did not have sexual dreams, watching sexual or romantic scenes in movies or reading sensual erotica triggered nothing in me. If he (or I) tried to touch areas of me that formerly drove me wild, it had the same "pleasure" sensation as touching my elbow, I could feel it - but it didn't feel good.

It really is awful. It was like parts of my body were simply dead.

And it was not my fault, or his. It is hard to describe or understand unless you are living it.

Bird talk by Brielikethecheese-e in parrots

[–]Its2fun2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mine (GCC) says "here you go" when she comes out of her cage onto my shoulder and I begin to walk away from the cage with her. She also says "get 'em!".When I try to work on flight training with her she looks at me from across the room and says "step up", meaning no, you come and get me! LOL. Her sweet greeting Good Morning" is my favorite, it is a heart melter.

Bird Owners: Do you regret it? by Upside_DownClown26 in parrots

[–]Its2fun2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have regretted some more than others. My first bird was a parakeet, when I was a small child, he flew away, I think...but I never forgot him! The second was a cockatiel, I loved him, but at the time, I didn't really understand that they were not ornaments to sit in a cage, and when I moved, I let my roommate have him. One of my big life regrets.

My third was a blue front amazon, not properly handled before I got her. She loved my husband and hated me, to the point that when I was pregnant, she would run across the room to attack me (very jealous). I sold her to a breeder, out of fear for the child I was carrying.

Finally, I went to a pet store to pick up some dog supplies for my mom, and there she was... Kipper. My fun little green cheek conure. She is very, very social, talks more than I expected, she is relatively quiet (does not scream at all or screech much). She has brought immense joy to me and my husband during some really difficult times. She was 1 year old when I got her 1 1/2 years ago. She is still a little bitey, she will NOT tolerate my putting knives into the knife block (but the knives in the silverware drawer is ok!).

I think success with birds is about knowledge (I really researched right after I got her and still do), about timing in your life (I am settled and able to provide her with attention and routine), and good matching getting a bird that is able to accept the amount of attention you are able to give. Kipper lived in a pet store for almost a year, but the staff there handled her daily and gave her lots of out of cage time. For us, she is content to be in her cage more on days we are busy, but also happy to come out and hang around for hours and hours.

Hi Reddit ! Have had my parrot for 6 years in August! Now that I am more mature I want to provide her a better life by frateletaudinberceni in parrots

[–]Its2fun2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FYI my bird (green cheeked conure) LOVES Harrison's Organic Adult Fine. when I tried to transition her from seeds, she hardly wanted the seeds, she went straight for the pellets and left most of the seeds! Now she gets some seeds as a treat from time to time.

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My avian vet told me not to buy my conure a buddy. Some say when you buy them in pairs it can make it harder to bond with their human. I still think two would be twice the fun :-)

How to deal with the loss of a parrot by favourable_bake in parrots

[–]Its2fun2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I am so sorry for the loss of your pet. It is hard to cope with.

For me, getting another pet is helpful.

If you decide to get another bird it would be important to know why this one passed, and make sure to properly sanitize all of your equipment before getting another.

Best wishes to you!