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Anonymous
Birds are very difficult pets for very specific kinds of people. You must have a high tolerance for loud, shrill noises and mess. Intelligence in a pet sounds great, but you have to look at the flipside: An intelligent animal becomes problematic, restless, and depressed with boredom-- if this persists, they can get aggressive, destructive and possibly dangerous to humans and themselves, ESPECIALLY in the case of a larger parrot. Start small. I don't mean a finch or a parakeet (because they suck), I just mean begin with a conure or quaker perhaps. Remember that you have the computer, your friends, college, etc. to keep you occupied-- your pet's entertainment, meanwhile, is completely dependent on YOU. Think really hard if you're capable of keeping such a smart animal's mind stimulated. It's going to take more than some chewing toys and a mirror. Please also keep in mind the length of time that parrots live for. Many of them will outlive you, even. Do you want to deal with a screaming, poo-slinging, possibly bitey bird for the next 80 years? What about when you die and the bird's still alive? Etc, etc.
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