My girls had a couple of parakeets, and we also had a couple of elderly cockatiels. Parakeets are VERY fun to play with. (Beware of ceiling fans! Turn them off before letting them out of the cage. Ours got a few dings!)
While I'm sure you are researching all the pros and cons, I'll just add this one suggestion: be sure that you are prepared to give them lots of attention - (not just affection). Birds' metabolism rates are extremely high, so if they do get sick, hungry, thirsty, or anything, they can deteriorate VERY rapidly. So you won't want to just "not notice" that Echo (one of our names) didn't seem himself before going to school.
Good Luck! |