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Post by bree1818 on Jan 4, 2014 3:52:09 GMT
There he is. I'm kinda thinking about naming him Seuss, for Dr. Seuss.
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Post by dianapalmer on Jan 4, 2014 15:21:21 GMT
Such a cute little fella!
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Post by kmic on Jan 4, 2014 15:31:18 GMT
I like the name He's really cute congratz
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Post by bree1818 on Jan 4, 2014 16:06:34 GMT
Thanks! I think Shasta likes having a friend. They've been talking, and I heard Shasta make a noise I've never heard from him before. To me it sounded like marbles dropping, but he sounded happy at least. Both of them seem to be happy.
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Post by Sarah on Jan 5, 2014 2:07:07 GMT
Aww what a sweet baby! I hope Shasta likes his new roommate!
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Post by lisamarie on Jan 5, 2014 2:35:02 GMT
How cute!!! I like the name also!
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Post by Pammy on Jan 5, 2014 22:48:23 GMT
Aww, such a darling wee baby! He's beautiful, and I love his name, too. Great tribute to a great person!
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Post by bree1818 on Jan 5, 2014 22:56:05 GMT
This new budgie keeps trying to wedge himself between his food dish and the wall. I can't figure it out. And both budgies are making sounds like they are chipmunks. Any ideas?
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Post by Pammy on Jan 6, 2014 2:24:19 GMT
Seuss looks very young, and he's in a new situation. I think he's just wedging himself there to feel secure. He will outgrow doing that, probably. My boys make those chipmunk noises all the time. They're just chattering together.
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Post by luvsanimals2 on Jan 6, 2014 2:39:31 GMT
aw, what a cutie lol
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Post by bree1818 on Jan 6, 2014 3:27:06 GMT
Lol, well, update again. Seuss was pacing back and forth, so out of curiosity, I opened the door to his cage and he came out and he and Shasta both started preening each other. They're currently sitting on the playground eating the millet I put out for them. They've both been all over both cages playing and preening. Immediately I've seen an improvement in Shasta's behavior.
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Post by luvsanimals2 on Jan 6, 2014 14:27:31 GMT
nice. were you trying to quarantine? if not then why not house them together?
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Post by bree1818 on Jan 6, 2014 19:18:21 GMT
Well, I was keeping them separated until I knew how they dealt with each other. I had every intention of keeping them apart so I could hand tame Seuss. I didn't want them fighting, so I kept them apart until I saw they wouldn't fight. When I was comfortable with how they were reacting to each other, I let Seuss out of his cage. They both went to the playground where I have millet and seeds and such for them. They started preening each other so I opened both cages up and let them decide where to go, and Seuss went into the big cage and Shasta followed and they preened each other. They had a little bit of a dominance issue for a minute, but I put 2 of each perch inside and now they're happy as can be.
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Post by Sarah on Jan 6, 2014 19:20:29 GMT
I'm glad that they decided to live together nicely!
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Post by Pammy on Jan 6, 2014 20:20:13 GMT
I'm glad for them, too!
I do feel a little bad and guilty that my bad example of not quarantining is encouraging others to skip it, too.
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