• Tonava@sopuli.xyz
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    Birds shouldn’t really be caged either, though it does create some problems how to keep them safe in your home (especially with other pets). Personally I have them just free in their own room, and they only sleep in their cages (for safety). If I couldn’t do that, I’d have them in an aviary when I can’t supervise them.

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      Perhaps “cage” was the wrong word - I meant pets I have to corral to a specific location…but I would prevent my cat from going outside so maybe that’s not it either lol

      So I guess it’s just back to my original point: I find the space and care accomodations required for birds to be much too inconvenient

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        Oh that is an entirely valid point! And again, I definitely would not recommend birds to anyone, it’s that type of thing where you kinda need to stumble into by yourself. It’s just, like with rabbits, people still have misconceptions about keeping them in cages, and I’m always ready to correct facts about that… Since some people still get even those tiny round cages and put birds in them, it’s truly awful

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          That’s my friend’s parents. They get little budgies and keep them in the worst cages which means they only get the worst parts of pet ownership