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If you had to adopt one of these exotic pets, which one would you choose? (lemmy.zip)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Gotta be prepared and committed, many parrot species have lifespans as long as humans. This isn’t a 10 year pet like a dog or cat

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

My WFH officemate is a 25 year old Cockatiel named Spike. He no longer really wants to come out of his cage, and on the rare occasion he does he doesn't so much fly as fall with style. That said, he's still spunky and loud and interactive and climbs all over his cage and has attracted interest from a local hawk on multiple occasions. He is my little buddy, even though my wife got him before we met. When he was younger, he would hang out on my shoulder (and poop on it) and could even be coaxed to fly over to me.

Definitely got the air cleaner running 24x7, though. SO MUCH dander.