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From: gnome@olivee.UUCP (Gary Traveis)
Newsgroups: net.pets
Subject: Re: baby parakeet questions
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Date: Fri, 8-Nov-85 19:00:26 EST
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> I recently bought my daughters (8 and 6) a baby parakeet (the guy at the pet
> store said that he was probably about 12 weeks).
> 
> Snowflake (he's an albino) is extremly docile.  He will sit on your finger,
> never bites (at least not hard) and is really a nice little bird.  However,
> he *HATES* to be outside his cage!!  Whenever we bring him out, he will sit
> on your shoulder, but he wants to hide under your hair, or under the bed or
> in your pocket!!  He won't look at himself in a mirror, or play with anything
> or eat any of the little treats we try to give him when he is out of his cage.
> 

That's strange.  I once had an albino 'keet that used to like getting under
pillows and other things.  He was very quiet too.  I guess that albinos
are a little odd in comparison to other birds.

Just try to keep him out and around when it is very quiet in the room.
Casper (my albino) used to like quiet, dimly lit areas.  Otherwise he'd
get kind of agitated.

Good luck

Gary