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Post by hajones27 on Feb 2, 2016 19:41:16 GMT -5
My boyfriend and I pick up our quaker this Saturday and it got me thinking about our future plans. For easter we plan on staying at my parents house for a week and I was wondering if it would be a good idea to bring him with us? I have a large cage I can keep there for when we stay. If not the place we are getting him from boards so that's an option as well.
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Post by Caseysmom on Feb 2, 2016 22:41:17 GMT -5
That would be great having a cage at your parents house, with a nice travel cage for the car that would work. Just make sure your parents house is parrot friendly too, and they know about not burning candles, cooking with Teflon, and scents etc, it's good to have lots of new and varied experiences when they are young,
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Post by biteybird on Feb 3, 2016 1:36:26 GMT -5
Welcome!  As long as you 'word up' your parents about your new companion and ensure that the environment is safe (as Caseysmom said, also think about things like ceiling fans etc. if your quaker is not clipped). You might need to put off a decision until you see how your quaker settles in with you, but it's great that you have the option of boarding at the place where you bought him. |
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Post by easttex on Feb 3, 2016 4:22:22 GMT -5
You're lucky to have options! Assuming your parents will go along with all the safety measures, I would ask how much time you'll be able to spend with your new guy at your parents' house. If he would be spending a lot of time alone, I'd recommend boarding him. If he is a baby, he will need lots of interaction and stimulation.
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Post by beccilouise on Feb 3, 2016 7:17:19 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum and congrats on your new little one! I take Byron travelling with me as much as I can, my mum has two cats and all the neighbours cats come in as well, so there are always a gazillion in the house. I try to board him if I'm staying in environments like that for more than a couple of days, but he travels with me very often. Getting them used to boarding AND travelling early will make it easier in the long run, I reckon. I've not had Byron for long so 'the long run' is yet to occur for me, however, Byron seems to enjoy the regular stimulation of new environments.
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Post by hajones27 on Feb 3, 2016 10:57:20 GMT -5
Thank you everyone!!! I'll have him for 7 weeks total before Easter so hopefully that's enough time for him to adjust to us. We will see how it goes :-)
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Post by julianna on Feb 3, 2016 13:54:03 GMT -5
Hello and welcome. I have taken Oscar on trips with me in the car and it went quite well... except Oscar was sitting on my finger all the way there and back. He did not want to be in the cage whatsoever. My hand was very cramped after the 9 hour drive there.... lol.
It took him a little getting used to the "moving vehicle feeling" but he did settle in. It was difficult for him to nap however, as the roads were not very smooth and with every bump he would wake up.
It was still fun having him with me.
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Post by aaron on Feb 5, 2016 9:01:11 GMT -5
We often bring Cupcake to my parents' house when we visit. They are familiar with birds (and have a cockatiel), so there is no education or bird proofing needed to make it a safe place for her to visit, however. At any rate, I think 7 weeks is probably plenty of time for him to adjust to you, especially because he's a baby-- he will probably take to you very quickly. I'm sure he would prefer to be with you rather than being boarded, provided that you will be able to spend a relatively similar amount of time with him as you would at home.
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As long as you 'word up' your parents about your new companion and ensure that the environment is safe (as Caseysmom said, also think about things like ceiling fans etc. if your quaker is not clipped). You might need to put off a decision until you see how your quaker settles in with you, but it's great that you have the option of boarding at the place where you bought him.
