Tari

I just read this thread and was overwhelmed by your generosity and love for Lucia. I am so sorry she passed away before her time, but I am so impressed and inspired by what you did for her and I know she will be eternally grateful to you. The short time you got to spend with each other is worth all the time in the world :thankyou: RIP little Lucia.

Thanks Kaz I hope I get some babies. I will keep you posted on how they go

You have some absolutely stunning princesses! The yellow (lutinos?) ones especially .. I'd be more than happy to take one of those off your hands

Here are a couple of pictures of our male bourke parrot He is surprisingly tame for a bourke (especially considering he is not hand raised) and has already learned to wolf whistle He is an awesome little bird. http://i1042.photobucket.com/albums/b427/T...gies/Pip04A.jpg http://i1042.photobucket.com/albums/b427/T...gies/Pip01A.jpg

Here are some more recent pictures of my budgies. Two have paired up and are currently nesting, let me know what you think of the pair .. I must admit I am a novice breeder and I am not interested in showing birds, I am interested more in birds as companion pets but I am keen to see what you guys think of them This is the first bird we ever got a male named Bernard: This is his girlfriend, Captain Pickles (she was purchased as a male >.<): Here they are together : This is Hermogenes (cock) and Tinuviel (hen) who are currently nesting: And as a last cute picture, here is Captain getting chatted up by our princess parrot (you can really see Captain's colouring here):

Here is a really cool recent picture of Adonis .. You can also see my little Bourke Parrot, Pip, getting a fright lol, I think it is cute.

I will try and get a video He is so awesome. Do you hand raise your princesses? Good luck breeding

Kaz: Sorry for the late reply! You have some gorgeous birds there. He is growing his spatules He is also learning to talk really well! He is getting quite an impressive vocabulary which I hear is not so common for princesses so I am very impressed. His favourite phrase at the moment is to ask "what cha doing?" every time he wants my attention. Love that bird to bits! Also! I have a nesting budgie hen this will be my first try breeding so fingers crossed

Kaz, We do a health check on all birds sold .. from the smallest finch to sulphur crested cockatoos. We check: the vent for any signs of a messy bottom; legs and feet for any sign of scaly mite; breast area to make sure it is plump; make sure eyes are bright and clear etc. If they do not pass any one of these health checks then we do not sell the bird and take it up to our quarantine section. We are in constant contact with one of Brisbane's highest regarded Reptile / Avian vet, Deb Monk who runs Brisbane Bird and Exotics Vet We are also encouraged to refuse sale to anyone who is not willing to buy the right size cage for the bird they want I love my pet store. I have actually reported a few pet shops here in Brisbane to the RSPCA because of there horrible conditions. Pet City is pretty much the only pet shop I would buy livestock from. This has turned out more like an advertising rant .. but I am just trying to articulate how high the standards are All the staff members have a lot of experience with the animals we sell, several have worked at Australia Zoo etc. So yeah .. it is a fantastic learning experience for me I love it. Liza

Here are some pictures of my beautiful princess parrot He is a male and his tail is over 30cm long If anyone is into mythology / Shakespeare then his name, Adonis, should ring a bell

Hehe glad to hear you like them :yes: My snakies are the best. The jungle python lets me give him chin scratches! They really are lovely animals though, and make fantastic pets!

Kaz: Thanks for telling me what they are I have no experience in identifying colour mutations at all but it is something I would like to learn :yes: Robyn: They are very pretty Thanks for the compliment. I love my little birdies. It always makes me sad when people come in to work looking for a bird and refuse to even consider a budgie because they are "boring" >.<

Haha yes I am very busy, but you do what you must to survive

I have 3 snakies too They are lovely, friendly and affectionate. I know a number of you will probably not like snakes / have problems with them in your aviaries .. but please try and keep an open mind when looking at these pictures They are my babies and I think they are beautiful Liza Apophis: Spotted Python Ziggy Stardust: Jungle Python Simbi: Coastal Carpet Python

Hey guys So as I have mentioned, I have 3 budgies. They are all hand tame pets that live inside. Bernard is the White/Blue one, Captain Pickles (who is actually a girl) is the Green/Yellow one and Tinuviel is the Blue/Yellow Faced one Enjoy! Liza

Hehe yes I like to think I know what I am talking about Pet City is fantastic though .. have been going there for years for pretty much all my pet supplies I feel really lucky to now work there. Thanks for all the warm welcomes

Hi everyone! Just thought I would introduce myself My name is Liza (internet alias: Tari). I am 22 and currently studying full time doing a Bachelor of Arts majoring in History and English, and a Bachelor of Education for Secondary Schooling. I also have two jobs, one as an English tutor and the other as a sales assistant at Pet City in Mt Gravatt (Bird/Reptile section). I love all animals but especially birds and snakes. I am lucky enough to share my life with a wide selection of animals, including: 3 budgies (Bernard, Captain Pickles and Tinuviel), a princess parrot (Adonis), 2 guinea pigs (Bella and Snowball), 2 king quails (Troilus and Harlot), 5 zebra finches (Karma, Jinx, Hex, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern), a scorpion (Orion), a jungle python (Ziggy Stardust), a spotted python (Apophis) and a coastal carpet python (Simbi). My fiancée is currently doing a Cert III in Native Animals Rehabilitation and eventually wants to undertake a degree in Veterinary Science. We are also both RSPCA Volunteers. I love everything animal and can not imagine my life without them I really look forward to being a part of this community Tari xx