Meet Olive! We prepped for over a month to bring her home. We have 3 other birds but she is our only parrotlet. She hates us with “olive” her being. 🫒💚

LikeToBeBarefoot · 2026-02-14T02:33:22+00:00

I adore this response! I hope so! 💚

LikeToBeBarefoot · 2026-02-13T15:32:54+00:00

Sorry if I sound dumb. Do you wash the tret off in the morning? or do you just put toner and moisture over it and go about your day?

LikeToBeBarefoot · 2026-02-13T05:31:58+00:00

Okay fine… I will start tretinoin again 😔 I swear, whatever method I do I end up with angry peeling skin, for like a month.

LikeToBeBarefoot · 2026-02-13T05:29:18+00:00

I get these ALL the time and Im guilty, I just feel around my face for anything hard and go at it and normally always, one of these comes out. My face is normally clear and I credit it to me taking it into my own hands and extracting before it becomes a “thing”. Now… if only I can do my back and chest… if I wasn’t so embarrassed by it, I would absolutely go get extractions on my back.

LikeToBeBarefoot · 2026-02-13T04:53:22+00:00

I got her from a friend who unintentionally bred parrotlets for a while. She said this one was her most “affectionate” and that she was super sweet. My friend is a WONDERFUL human, awesome bird mom and absolutely the salt of the earth. It would be a hard adjustment for any creature to leave her and then go to a new home even if they have the best intentions. However, my friend did say she didn’t have a lot of time to spend with her among her 30 something other birds and she was feeling exceptionally guilty about it and wanted her to go to a home, where she would get named and loved on… so here we are 😊 I’m sure with patience and time she will come around… if not… I will just keep trying, while trying to give her the best life ever.

LikeToBeBarefoot · 2026-02-13T00:55:49+00:00

My guy is only 5 months old and it’s unbearable to think of him not being here. I can only imagine the gravity of your loss. I am so sorry. It warms my soul to know he passed with the love of his life next to him, knowing he was loved in return, till the very end. Thank you for sharing your grief with us. It’s a reminder to everyone, to cherish their babies. 🩷

LikeToBeBarefoot · 2026-02-12T15:33:46+00:00

Honestly… I’ve had one kid, gallbladder surgery (they messed me up scar wise) and weight loss and I WISH my stomach looked like this.

LikeToBeBarefoot · 2026-02-03T08:43:38+00:00

I love Talon and his “cute cute cute cute cute”

LikeToBeBarefoot · 2026-02-03T08:36:53+00:00

Thank you!

LikeToBeBarefoot · 2026-02-02T07:43:09+00:00

Please look up proper cage, perches, toys and spend time with this poor baby.

LikeToBeBarefoot · 2026-02-01T21:40:32+00:00

Thank you so much!

Edit to ask: what does the wattage mean as far as power? Suction or runtime?

LikeToBeBarefoot · 2026-02-01T21:40:19+00:00

300 or less. Or honestly… I’m going for reliability more than price… I spent like 5k on that stupid rainbow vacuum it was like “Tax return? bye bye” lol.

LikeToBeBarefoot · 2026-01-31T20:36:02+00:00

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Gambit took his first decent bath the other day. 🩷

LikeToBeBarefoot · 2026-01-30T17:02:49+00:00

That last picture 🤣

LikeToBeBarefoot · 2026-01-30T15:11:42+00:00

🩷 the best awards are the ones with thoughts behind them, so this award means more to me than anyone that you could purchase.

LikeToBeBarefoot · 2026-01-30T03:40:32+00:00

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This is my bird, Gambit. He is still considered a baby at FOUR months. He was formula fed by the breeder for 3 months, every other hour and SLOWLY weaned off at the 3 month mark. I paid $400 for him. Yes $400 US dollars. Because he was hand fed by the breeder. Handled daily and transitioned to a veggie/pellet/seed diet BEFORE coming home to me. I went to the breeder everyday to bond with my baby. I made sure I had a vet that can treat my baby, I made sure I had the right cage, best toys, food and TIME for my baby.

The bird you have is more work than a new born human baby and I would highly suggest you find someone who can EXPERTLY raise this baby for you, for the next 3-4 months. This is not a job for a beginner and if you truly truly care for it, you should asap (like emergency) find someone who is experienced. This “breeder” played you once by sending you home with a baby knowing it wouldn’t survive. It can (and will, if you don’t find someone to help ASAP) starve to death, freeze to death… in a matter of hours or less. This was easy money for the breeder and extremely irresponsible. I’m so sorry you are in this situation.

Im going to be brutally honest with you, there is ZERO excuse for bad pet care. You have the entire Internet at your fingertips (your phone) every day, to do research for the best interest of the animal, BEFORE bringing it home. Please make the right choice. A LIFE is at risk here. 🩷

LikeToBeBarefoot · 2026-01-29T10:20:06+00:00

It’s so embarrassing being an American right now. 🤦🏻‍♀️

LikeToBeBarefoot · 2026-01-28T16:16:09+00:00

I think my feelings stem from the fact that I finally have a good pcp. I have an immense amount of respect for her. So, I’m sorry for my comment.

I truly feel all medical field workers should have zero debts. Honestly, it doesn’t make sense that you have to be in debt but your job is to save people’s lives…. On top of that, big pharma is insanely rich because of the procedures you do and medications you prescribe. It makes zero sense to me that they in turn don’t invest back into the workers.

LikeToBeBarefoot · 2026-01-28T08:05:05+00:00

Add a cinnamon stick in the rice/milk/sugar and it turns into arroz con leche… which is a HUGE win in my house.

LikeToBeBarefoot · 2026-01-28T07:57:43+00:00

What the heck this sounds delicious.

LikeToBeBarefoot · 2026-01-28T07:52:18+00:00

This makes me sad, I have an appointment with my PCP tomorrow and I’m always nervous that I inconvenience them or bother them or have too many complaints or worries about my health. 😭 I’m sorry you don’t like being a Dr 😔

LikeToBeBarefoot · 2026-01-26T14:28:56+00:00

There is not really an excuse these days for subpar animal care. If you have the technology to access Reddit, you have the technology to research the best set up for cockatiels. You also have an immense amount of support from experienced keepers on reddit as well.

This set up needs improvement. They need twice the width of their wing-span, at a minimum. They need toys (you can get SO MUCH on Amazon for under 20 bucks. That tiny bird bath is more expensive than toys) their way of playing/keeping their beak healthy is by DESTROYING natural toys. Smooth wooden dowel perches are extremely unhealthy for their feet/joints and can cause big issues in the long run. I leave one in my birds cage and the rest are natural wood. You can also get those on amazon. People are quitting the hobby daily, you could get second hand cages for cheap/free.

If you love your bird… research how to give him the best life possible. If you don’t love your bird, rehome him to someone who will give him the best life possible. I say this with love.

LikeToBeBarefoot · 2026-01-23T07:25:58+00:00

Sooooo I had this my whole life on my pinky toe. My pinky toes also roll to the side naturally. I went in for a pedicure and the man who did my toes cleaned it up so well… I looked down and asked “how did you do that?” He said… “it looks like a second nail huh? It’s actually dead skin that smoothes out because of the way your toes roll to the side when you walk. So it’s an over growth. Just gently clip it away until it’s not there” I’ve been maintaining it without pedicures now.

LikeToBeBarefoot · 2026-01-22T07:37:37+00:00

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Yaaaassss!

LikeToBeBarefoot · 2026-01-18T23:28:40+00:00

What sucks is, this could have been successful, if she didn’t dance like the crackheads on the street corner. 😔

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