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[-] spankinspinach@sh.itjust.works 30 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

There are certain pets where I imagine it is. I've been holding off getting a bird because I'm grappling with the idea that most pet-type birds are wildly social creatures, and locking them up alone for 8+ hours a day isn't fair. And having an entire flock of budgies may not be realistic

[-] ThisIsAManWhoKnowsHowToGling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago

Some people have a bird room. Alternatively, you could go through the Falconry certification process to get a sky doggie that you need to take hunting periodically or it goes stir crazy

[-] spankinspinach@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

These are both good ideas and I will chew on it. I'd never heard of falconry certification before - I just assumed those who did it just knew how to train them (kind of like training dogs lol). Thanks!

[-] ThisIsAManWhoKnowsHowToGling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 months ago

What I know is that there is an apprenticeship process, where they see if you have what it takes to care for a raptor. They are delicate little apex predators and need lots of love. They are also borderline endangered because of pesticides making their eggs weak and prone to cracking. I'm sure you've heard of the falcon sex hat? It was invented to solve the problem of failed eggs by making many more of them than normal.