Solomon Island Eclectus Parrot New Home

We love our cats and we have pet parrots as well. We are looking for a new home for our gorgeous female Solomon Island Eclectus Parrot named Sheba. She is mostly red, blue and burgundy in color. She will soon be 5 years old. This is very young for an eclectus parrot as they can have a lifespan of approximately 60 years old or more.

Sheba is a real treasure. She is fully feathered. This in itself is remarkable as many pet parrots, unless they are very well adjusted and feel loved, can develop a problem with plucking out their feathers to the point where some are very bald. Sheba does not have a plucking issue. She has been taught how to step up onto your finger to come to you, loves to give kisses and likes her showers in the sink. She is very attentive to her surroundings and the people in it. We do not clip her wings, so she does fly. Her large sandstone colored cage is for sale also.

Here are a couple of photos of her:

Another photo of her is at the bottom of our blog page.

If you are interested in making Sheba part of your family, contact us for details at: (586) 291-1799.

2013 New Year Vacation Plans

We hope everyone is enjoying today, the seventh day of 2013.

Have you begun thinking about your vacation(s) for this year? If so, are you taking your pet?

For those of you who do travel with your pets, where have you taken them before? Which hotels and airlines have you found that are the most pet-friendly? Which ones were not? Post your comments on our blog so your experiences can help someone else make a good decision about how to travel with their pets and have a great time.

Thanks for your input and happy traveling!

Your First Pet Responses

We received hundreds of responses from people who took a trip down Memory Lane and shared memories of their first pets. Thank you to everyone who shared. Here are the questions people responded to with their answers. Our personal answers are listed in italics:

What kind of pet was your first pet?
74% said a dog
19% said a cat
3% said a lizard
1% said a gerbil
1% said a rabbit
1% said a frog
.5% said a pony
.5% said goldfish

Our first pet was a male puppy named Laddie my parents adopted from the dog pound when I was a 7 years old. Laddie was a black lab mix with floppy ears, long gangly legs and never ending energy. He was famous for licking anyone he could get close to.

The next question was: Do you still have your first pet?

96% said no
4% said yes

We do not still have our first pet.

If not, what happened to it?

23% said their pet got out and was lost
15% said their pets were given way to others
49% said their pet died of old age
13% said their pet got sick and had to be put down

Our first pet was given away to others as one of my siblings had an allergy to it. The family he went to seemed nice and my parents thought they would give the puppy a good home.

Pets leave a lasting impression in our memories and on our lives. A positive relationship with a pet is one of the most rewarding things one can have.

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Christmas Kitten

We have an adorable pedigreed Bengal kitten that could be ready to go to a new family by Christmas. She has bright green eyes and a beautiful shiny marble patterned coat that is black with gold markings. She has a very distinctive star-like pattern at the back of her neck with a dual gold stripe down her back. She has nice small ears and a great profile.

Her photos below are from when she was very small to now so be sure to look at all of them. She has a sweet personality and is from outstanding bloodlines. If you are interested in having this lovely female Bengal kitten as your new pet, let us know right away. She has had her initial and booster vaccinations, is de-wormed and comes with a pedigree and TICA registration papers. She will be spayed before she leaves us. Contact us for additional details at (586) 291-1799.