#just a PSA: I don't endorse keeping parrots as pets | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

roguemonsterfucker · 2 months

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My cockatiel Bandit is molting right now and he looks so nasty 😂

If I didn't know what was happening, I'd be panicking thinking he's sick. Shoot, even though I KNOW what's happening I still am worried about him. 😂

On the plus side, I managed to get some of his shed feathers before he destroyed them so now I have a few intact wing and tail feathers from him for my collection. 👀

I always say the reason I have birds is so I can collect their feathers. It's a joke, of course. Mostly.

#as a kid i was obsessed with collecting feathers #come to learn collecting wild bird feathers is actually illegal lol #so i had to get my own birds 😂#just a PSA: I don't endorse keeping parrots as pets #they don't make good pets for most people #they aren't domesticated and really aren't well suited for captivity #a majority of my birds are rescues #that were already in the pet trade #i don't support breeding parrots as pets #if you want a bird as a pet look into domesticated species like pigeons and chickens and i think some finches #or look into rescuing parrots in need of homes #they live so long that they often are traded around a lot #okay i'll get off my soapbox now

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