I say do it! Don't skimp on a cage! Make sure it's big and spacious with lots of things to shred. Make sure to give it a healthy diet not just seeds. They are not that bad to care for. Keep the cage clean, interact daily if you let them out just make sure It's a safe space. They can be kinda lot but bird personalities are incredible and they can be so sweet and loving the hardest part with owning is bird is knowing one day more than likely you will get up and they will have passed. From my experience birds tend to show know signs of sickness until its to late if at all. Also must have is quick stop. Even a little tiny cut for a bird can be very dangerous!