We have a winner in Tropical Fish Forums'
November 2022 Pet of the Month Contest
November 2022 Pet of the Month Contest
We had 11 awesome pets entered in this month's POTM contest. But only one could win...
And the winner is.......
Jaylach
Let's all congratulate him
Here's his pet Cockatiel named Terabit
Terabit is actually a bit of a sad case. I took him in as a neglected rescue bird. Before I got him he had a bonded mate that died; probably from being egg bound from a lack of a calcium source. I base that on it taking over a month before he realized that a cuttlefish bone was something to nibble.
We are working on it but he is still, after about 4 years or so with me, still cage bound which means that he is VERY territorial as to his cage and often resists coming out. He comes out on his own much more now than when we started but he is still a very troubled bird. Once out of the cage he is totally different and quite friendly. Sort of think of being cage bound as being in a 'safe house'. If you come out you are in danger.
It is amazing as to the difference between when he is in his cage and out. When in his cage and I change his food he will actually try to bite me at times. Out of the cage he will walk around on my head and shoulders. Actually he will dig under a shirt I'm wearing and seem to cuddle with just his head sticking out of the top of the shirt.
I don't know if we will ever actually fix each other but we are working on it. Even with all the issues we are still good friends.
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