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I want a parrot, but my parents wont let me2007-11-24 17:22:35

I want a parrot, but my parents said no. How to convince them?

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get a smaller bird that doesn't live as long or cost as much

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PArrots are like children. lots of time needs to be spent with them and lots of good care. vet bills are expensive. and they live a LONG time! 80 years! You have to have the pateince to train him to be your pal and a good pet!

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ok stop and think about it, they are loud, expensive , have to have a large cage, and you will not take care of it since you are a kid and they never do and the friggin thing will live to be 75 if cared for right and they dont want to deal with that because you will likely just run off with some guy someday and leave them stuck with this nasty bird who bites like mad and squaks and throws crap out of its over priced cage. you earn enough money to pay for the bird and its cage and they might let you get it, lets see that will be over 1000 dollars. maybe 1500.

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If your parents say no you will not be able to convince them at this point and since they are in charge you need to respect their decision.

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don't get one then duh!

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Yeah That is quiet a comitment. You have to be able to care for that bird and they can get cranky in the old age years. It is a life time pet. If you ever move somewhere that can't have the bird and you had to get rid of him that is sooo unfair to the bird. The bond for life. You have a lot of reserch to do

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if, after reading the other answers, you decide you REALLY want one, then think of a much worse animal and say you want that intead. a pet wolverine, a seal, a neutered water buffalo, a snapping turtle, whatever. after insisting on wanting that long enough, the parrot will seem like a great choice.

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I love parrots too - but listen; don't get one until you are going to be in one place for a long time (i.e. married with children), and don't anticipate traveling far away very often or for very long.if you are still living with your parents, you have so much to still do and explore. I have friends that like to travel a lot - 8-10x per year. They cannot bring their parrot - since they can carry disease and must be in quarantine for weeks & weeks. They must find someone to stay with him each time they leave town, which can get expensive. When they are out of town he ends up becoming very stressed out and he develops a nervous habit of picking out all of his feathers. It's heartbreaking to see him like that!

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Begin by volunteering at a parrot rescue. Start educating yourself about parrots. If you learn how to take care of one, which includes: Cleaning the cage, changing the papers, chopping vegetables, training them, cleaning their food bowls, making toys, spending an enormous amount of time with them, getting them up in the morning, being there every day and if you can't, paying somebody to come in and feed him, vacuuming the floor around 3 times a day, spending upwards to 300 dollars a year for vet checkups, about 50 dollars a month for food, toys and vitamin supplements, researching, and training yourself on how to look after these guys, you might eventually be able to make an educated decision about being able to handle a parrot in your life.