About the “beginner bird” question, I’ve recently heard so many people recommend budgies to newbies and children, like omg no, just because budgies are such smol beans doesn’t mean you can just give one to a kid to keep it in a lil round cage with plastic perches and sunflower seeds for food, and then just get a new one when the previous one happens to mysteriously die, which I’ve seen soo many times. Spread the word, protecc the precious budgie bois uwu
I got my first budgies when I was a little kid, and I won't lie, I didn't take care of them the best. I didn't know they needed veggies, and couldn't tame them so they just sat in their cage all day. Five years later I have learned so much. I still have one of my original birds but I have a new tame one. They get fresh veggies and fruit everyday, have a giant cage, and get at least an hour of flight time outside the cage daily. I love my birds so much and spoil them rotten. I would definitely not say that budgies are an 'easy pet' by any means. They are a lot of work, but I wouldn't trade them for anything.
I don't think kids should have pets in general. By that I mean that the parents should always be the main caretaker even if it is the child's pet. Children aren't mature enough to have 100% independent control over another being. When they are a bit older it's a different story.
“I would love to see a dinosaur, maybe behind a cage or something, I wouldn’t want to be in direct contact with a dinosaur.” *Someone didn’t watch Jurassic Park.*
@@FreedomAnderson welp there's no hope for this race anymore. On a serious note though no. Dinosaurs died out millions of years ago. Birds have genes similar to dinosaurs but are not dinosaurs.
@@maniacram well nobody watched birds evolve from dinosaurs so I guess???? But the consensus from the scientific community is that birds are very closely related to theropods. It's supported by a substantial amount of morphological and molecular data. Unless you are prepared to propose a seperate theory with a similar level of evidence, it's not much of a debate bud.
Megan Haas What are you talking about? Birds are as much dinosaurs as dinosaurs are wee little lizards 🦎. They evolved out of being dinosaurs and they’re clearly no longer theropods. Just the fact that they have beaks and no tail puts them on a different category than their theropod forebearers.
My whole life I’ve always wanted a parrot, then we got one at work and it changed my mind instantly 😂 Don’t get me wrong I love him to death, but I don’t think I could handle a bird at home
Anabell Correa I work at a place called Davis Farmland in Massachusetts. It’s a children’s farm and my main job there is to take care of reptiles, rodents, and bunny and kitten adoptions😊
Lol I took the "My right bird" quiz when I was thinking about getting a bird. I got parrotlet and did a ton of research. However while I was out looking at birds I ended up finding a sun conure that was being rehomed. His previous owner had to go to hospice care. I held him and he bit me drawing blood. I got a little gun shy with him. So I looked at other birds for a few days. Although I ended up going back to meet him again and spend some time with him. I decided to adopt him, I figured we could take it slow. I spent 3 days reading next to his cage for 12 hours a day. Eventually he let me hold him. We are 2 months in, and he has never bit me since the day in the shop. There are still things we are working on. I wouldn't trade him for any other bird.
I wished myrightbird also covered birds like chickens and pigeons and doves, that would be cool to see that hey these birds dont really fit your style, dont worry, we have parrots and fowl to even pigeons and other types of birds available in the bird trade
Eldritch Shire omg idk why but if I took a parrot quiz and it was like oh no honey, try a chicken I’d die of laughter. So wholesome 😂❤️ I love it...and chickens
Dystopian Deer haha I mean you’re not going to do well trying to keep a chicken in a house as a pet but millions of Americans don’t own whole flocks of them for the challenge.... maybe I’m biased being raised on a farm. Also basically no animal is as easy as people think so 🤷♀️ idk reading this back it sounds rude but I just thought it was funny saying one of the most common and small farm animal is hard to care for. Sorry
The only time I've regretted my pets has had nothing to do with them or them doing something "wrong" or unexpected, but because when I get extremely depressed I want to just wallow and be sad but I will not let myself sit there and not do what I need to do for my pets and it's like It's good for me And I hate it Because depression Lmao. I love and appreciate my birds so much, they keep me going better than anyone or anything else even when I hate it and I get frustrated that I care about them so much 😂. They keep me from being reckless and doing self destructive things.
kat k same, I have two dogs and four cats, sometimes it feels like it's all too much, especially when my depression is really bad and I don't want to get out of bed or do anything other than lay there watching TH-cam, but they are my reason to get up and face the day as I have to feed, walk, train and play with them etc... On my bad days we just curl up on the sofa together and dont do much but They give my life purpose and they make it worth fighting through another day ❤
Yes I feel so guilty of bad days when I can only do the bare minimum for them. Then I wonder if they’d be better off with someone else and I feel more guilty. But I don’t know anyone who knows my animals like I do so I think at the end of the day they’ll be happier staying with the home they grew up in. The part that I regret the most about having pets is when I have to do less for them in order to accommodate my family...... idk what Tyler did to get his own house but sign me up so I can have a rat room, no one touching my tanks, and just some gosh darn behavioral consistency for my poor dog (and me). Oh and maybe my cat would lose weight if my mom wasn’t shoving treats in her face whenever I’m not around -_-
@@ohrats731 I feel the feeling like they'd be better off with someone else, especially due to my family. My mom uses non stick cookware, our only source of heat is a fireplace, and she refuses to not burn candles when she wants to burn them, which is only on occasion, but still. Those are all huge no no's around birds, but luckily we live in a 2 story house and my bedroom is upstairs with literally 9 different windows that keep air circulating even when they're shut because it's a 100 year old house with crappy windows, aha. I've had birds 6 years without having a single issue that could be caused by bad air quality because i'm careful, so I guess I should be easier on myself, but it's still stressful and makes me feel like i'm being selfish not giving them to someone better suited to accommodate them, but I also know how much they love me and the fact that it'd destroy me and take away my only motivation when things get bad to give them up, and I don't think any decent person would expect me to while knowing that either.
kat k yes! I didn’t know until I got my dog how anal my mom is about her “lifestyle”. Even though she gave her blessing for each animal I own, it’s a constant fight to get her to understand the difference between having a pet as a fun toy and actually loving it and caring for its needs
That’s why I’ve decided to not get a pet until I’m more consistently functional. I’m too afraid that I wouldn’t care for them correctly because I can’t care for myself often
Although I have 27 birds of different species I will try that quiz. I have a ton of bird video if anyone is interested. I can't wait to find out what bird will be recommended to me 😀
We haven’t seen a live a lot of extinct animals so it’s funny you picked dinosaurs hahah. I’d probably pick titanaboa. Or megaladon. The two bad boys of their time
Megalodon got outcompeted by smaller sharks, kinda funny it was at the top for just long enough to become legendary to humans then got dunked on by white sharks 🤔
That African grey looks EXACTLY like the one we have at our little pet shop! We have two large birds we took in that we will never sell. They love it, they can stay out of their cage all day and interact with people and have so much company. We also have a cockatoo. Best bird you’ll ever meet, I have never met a nicer bird. He’ll talk to everyone, let ANYONE touch him and hold him. Even kids go up and pet him and he’ll dance and scream at them and go BOO- then they scream and he’ll start laughing. Our female African grey is a biter- won’t let barely anyone touch her. I’ve been working there a few months and she’s starting to become accustomed to me simply because I trust her even knowing the damage her beak can do, I don’t flinch when I grab her dishes and don’t duck when I walk past her cage and in my opinion- if you trust animals they’ll give you that trust back. It’s needed. Africans are so smart though, too smart almost... I give her food every day and water, she figured out how to unlatch the lock of her little food door and will unlatch it before nightly lock up and have it closed so we don’t see, then at night sneak out that little door. Now we have to make sure after we put her away they’re latched.
@@Me-pr3js we had 2 parakeets. yellow and green named sweetie that petco clipped her wings and she never could fly but wanted to. . . (torture) and a blue and white named chip who did fly and learned to say a few words like pretty bird! they loved neck scratches and I was DEVASTATED when my mom only let us keep them one year and gave them away. . . .she was not a pet lover at all. . . DON"T SAY YES TO YOUR KIDS IF YOU ARE THEN GOING TO GO BACK ON YOUR WORD AND GIVE AWAY THEIR BABIES!!!!!!
My conure screams ALL the time... I hate it but I love him hahaha Just comes with the bird, he screams when happy When sad When he needs something, he's just a good bird. Hahaha I try to NOT encourage the bad screaming... Like if he sees food he wants or if he wants something I have .. but yeah... Bird like to be loud
It's worth adding that, in my limited bird experience, the way the bird is raised makes a huge difference too. Hand reared vs aviary birds are usually worlds apart.
Basically I love my budgies. Best pets ever imo. May not live long, and may be small, but they are so amazing. They deserve good care, just because they are easy to care for, that doesn’t mean you can do it wrong.
It looks like she was chewing on her claws. Idk anything about birds yet, but im assuming she was reshaping or moving her claws about, by the way she is twisting her head while doing so XD
Looked like she was clipping her claws. I don't have much bird experience, but my cats do this when they're grooming themselves - nibble the ends off their claws if they've grown too long
Gypsy bites at her nails a lot, I think it’s just a nervous habit she has. She’s been doing it since I first saw her at the bird store for adoption! From what I’ve heard it’s pretty common amongst African greys
My answer to the prehistoric animal question: Smilodon, people tend to copy big cat soft tissue and pattern on it in reconstructions but what did it actually look like? Also, I thing you'd love these little dino boys called scansoripterygids. They're like weird little fluffy (possibly winged) lizard birds.
Forums are super super important when researching animals in my opinion. Especially when it comes to tarantulas, I tend to skip the "official" care guides all together and go straight to the forums.
Kind of weird but I love loud birds... especially flocks of little birds. I had three male budgies that I adopted separately and had them in a huge cage they could fly around in when they weren't let out to fly. They talked to eachother all the time it was so cute they were so loud just non stop chattering. It made the fact that my original solitary male lost all human words worth it. He was too lonely on his own and we couldn't be with him all day every day so we got him some friends. He still loves us but he bites so hard when he is happy that he draws blood so I don't hold him that much... he likes to play rough...
I reccomend youtube videos, forms,articles, books (multiply of each). To fully make sure you know everything and are ready for the pet you want. Instead of getting it because it's "cute" or "cool" and then getting rid of it or killing it.
So Tyler I've noticed you tend to wear pretty nice and awesome clothes, so how do you keep them nice and clean when handling your birds? Cuz I've got some nice shirts I love wearing, but I don't want my conure to poop on it. What's your advice?
Dylan Schneider I don’t wear nice clothes when handling my birds except if I’m filming, or my good clothes just get pooped all over. It’s quite the struggle
@@tylerrugge Okay thank you. And one more question I'm bringing my conure (Blueberry) to my small animal vet science class Friday. Do you have any tips for making sure he's not too stressed and to make sure he's safe?
One thing I didn’t realize before getting pet rats was how much information and research about them can be found from scientific research on rats. Now I can’t say I support the use of lab animals but in order to do accurate testing, scientists have to know as much as they can about an animal. So if one of your pets is a common lab animal, you can use scientific studies to find out what foods, habitats, and lifestyle negatively or positively effect that animal
I actually used to use that trick to get my dog to eat when she would lose her appetite (like when she got sick). I’d eat something, then give some of it to her. I figured out on my own that if she saw me eating something, she was more likely to want it.
I recently bought a crimson bellied conure (not my first bird/conure) and definitely can’t stress how much forums do help when researching a potential new pet. Finding new food ideas I never would have thought of, things to look out for and avoid, different species to consider etc. And now after getting my bird I also now have a community to join and interact with.
Do I regret any animals? Thumbnail has Gypsy. What you trying to say huh? I haven't watched the video yet just wanted to let you know your thumbnail worked.
The thing that I regret the most about having pets is when I have to do less for them in order to accommodate my family...... idk what Tyler did to get his own house but sign me up so I can have a rat room, no one touching my fish tanks, and just some gosh darn behavioral consistency for my poor dog (and me). Oh and maybe my cat would lose weight if my mom wasn’t shoving treats in her face whenever I’m not around... but she’s pretty darn happy living her extra (round) life
I took the quiz and found my perfect bird! I didn't know Barred Parakeets existed. I always wanted a very small parrot, that doesn't make too much noise.
Yankee candle has actually been certified safe to burn in your home with birds! 😊 we have a local bird farm where I live and when I got my bird they were on the list as certified safe to burn 😊
people always forget about chickens, but theyre great pets!! depending on the breed they can be very loving and talkative and curious and are generally pretty hardy ps birds are dinosaurs, so i guess your wish has been granted
Took the quiz. Funny that I have always wanted a Senagal parrot and that is the bird they recommend. As far a snakes go, I love boas and super dwarf retics. 10 feet is my limit.
A friend of ours every time she comes will sit and play Star Wars noises for our African grey female. Now you’ll always hear little r2d2 or whatever robot or beeping noises and it’ll sound like a machine- nopE just the bird.
When I was planning on getting a bird (or two) I took that quiz so many times and I got a different bird every time xD At the end I got two liniolated parakeets, pretty unknown bird but very sweet, loving and extremely silent.
Starter birds bother me because birds are very needy animals, and you should never get one as a stepping stone to the one you're actually going to be passionate about taking care of. They want hours of attention every day, and a lot of them are not happy if they aren't the only animal you're paying attention to during that time. I have a Green Cheek Conure that spends 2-6 hours a day flying around my house. That sounds cute until you're getting up every 5 minutes to figure out what they're getting into.
I think another aspect of doing research is actually being in close proximity to the pet you want. For example I was set that I wanted a bird and was doing serious research into keeping an African grey, then I worked in a vets and found out that I am absolutely terrified of being in a room with something that can fly. Like seriously, I completely freak out. I don't know why, I am absolutely fine in like open spaces, birds flying around me in my garden, but if one came into my kitchen I would be on the floor hysterically crying (yes it has happened). So point of the story try and spend time around the pet you want because you may find out that it isn't the right pet for you :)
I took the quiz and my bird is a Gustavo. Funny thing is my friend had one a little while ago, and he was super sweet. I don't want a bird, but the test was still cool
I have a big problem with my parakeet. He never plays with his toys. He doesn’t touch them chew them or knock them around. I have tries a bunch do different toys and he doesn’t touch any of them. All he does all day is sit on his perch and eat. He does move around his cage and is a little fat. Please help me and respond back
Sooo... I had a 40g breeder saltwater tank for 1 month, my tank was wiped out. Just drained it and I wanted to get a hamster for it to give it a big tank but my mom said no because “ you barely had this tank and I’m not getting you another pet after showing you don’t want it after a month” I still really want the hamster, any suggestions??????
imo on "beginner birds", i think that conures, caiques, cockatiels, and *some* parakeets (maybe parrotlets??) are probably the best. most of these have a starting cost of about $800-1000 usd, which compared to some higher maintenance birds is practically nothing, not extremely loud (unless you get a sun conure, oh god), and are very friendly and social. if you are wanting a budgie, do an insane amount of research on the person your buying from. they are extremely over-bred and a good chunk of the products "meant" for them are unsafe. Being truthful, i don't recommend budgies _at all._ I just find them to not have a ton of personality (which you can argue me on, personal opinion), and they aren't the most intelligent or social birds (since in order to bond with them, you need to be with them almost all the time, and if you aren't able to, you need a second, and they are much harder to tame if they are bonded). If you do want a good first bird, i think that my top three would be green-cheeked conures, pacific parrotlets, and white bellied caiques. (but you don't have to listen to me if you dont want to, i do not own a bird since i will probably go to college in a few years. however, i love them to death and plan to work with them, so this is just based off the research ive done.)
to be honest, scientist do not know what dinosaurs look like at all. Obviously, they know what their bones look like, but their feathers, hair, scales and general color. Dinosaurs could be neon pink with bright blue spikes and green beaks and they wouldn't know.
Try homemade dog treats. I make them for dogs (all natural of course) and a bird owner ended up giving them to his bird. It was peanut butter carrot. He sent me a cute picture of his bird eating it.
I have a harlequin macaw and she likes to scream sometimes and I personally think it's cute and funny but my family hates it! They're always like shut your bird up and I just laugh it off lol
you are so cute. omg. that accent. i did the my right bird thing even though i’m not getting a bird. and it is such a cute website and fun to do! gypsy is so adorable!
I need help. My dads African grey has started plucking, but she started plucking her top wing feathers. Like the feathers on he outside of her wing. Then she moved to plucking her chest feathers and it’s fuzzy now. My mom is taking her to the vet but I am curious as to why she started plucking on top of her wing because I thought it was weird.
not so sure about that bird quiz...i took it a few times and it wants me to have a parrotlet or a jardines. on my final try, i adjusted my answers and it then wanted me to have an indian ringneck--one of the birds on my 'absolutely not' list. at least the questions are good and would make people think (and hopefully do more research).
That's an adorable tiny dinosaur you have there... I would love to have one, but I dont have a good space or lifestyle right now :/ Maybe some day... myrightbird says I should get a parotlett. But I might prefer some budgies or canaries.
I took 5 my right bird quizzes before I got my cockatiel (I was getting her for Christmas my parents already signed the papers and payed for her) all of them said I should get a cockatiel
1st you have a Dino in your hand sort of. 2nd you've heard of crocs and gaters ? . They are Dino's . 3rd have you seen Jurassic park? They were in cages .
Every pet shouldn't be difficult to keep if you do your research. If you know what your getting into and you have the right supplies and knowledge of how to properly take care of the animal you can avoid a lot of behavioral or health problems. One of the biggest problems I see usually is cage size, you see a lot of people whether its in the reptile, aquarium, rodent, or bird hobby that keeps there pets in a tank that is not the "minimum" size. This is why FORUMS are the best place, be cause its has hobbyist who for the most part agree on the standard care and minimum cage. On forums like MonsterFishkeeping, everyone there agrees Oscars need a 75 gallon minimum as an adult, yet you see different care sheets saying only 40 or a 55 gallon, you have to look at the source when it comes to care sheets. Many of the cages sold for rodents and birds in big chain pet stores aren't appropriate and aren't even the minimum size enclosure.
Al's Critters You’re right a lot of the care guides that are readily available to you are made by the companies that make the cages and they care more about making money then give you the most accurate information.
@@Notiravgsarah This is why forums are the best, for majority of how to care for an animal you wil always get the right information. Of course when it comes to smaller things there are different ways. But things from care size, temps, food, etc are all things that are already agreed on by the community. It's so frustrating when people argue that Oscars can live in a 55 gallon, yet, when you got to a forum like MonsterFishkeeping, with people who owns monster, they all say the minimum is 75 gallon for an Adult.
About the “beginner bird” question, I’ve recently heard so many people recommend budgies to newbies and children, like omg no, just because budgies are such smol beans doesn’t mean you can just give one to a kid to keep it in a lil round cage with plastic perches and sunflower seeds for food, and then just get a new one when the previous one happens to mysteriously die, which I’ve seen soo many times. Spread the word, protecc the precious budgie bois uwu
I don't understand what UwU means and I've been on the Internet for a long time
I got my first budgies when I was a little kid, and I won't lie, I didn't take care of them the best. I didn't know they needed veggies, and couldn't tame them so they just sat in their cage all day. Five years later I have learned so much. I still have one of my original birds but I have a new tame one. They get fresh veggies and fruit everyday, have a giant cage, and get at least an hour of flight time outside the cage daily. I love my birds so much and spoil them rotten. I would definitely not say that budgies are an 'easy pet' by any means. They are a lot of work, but I wouldn't trade them for anything.
@@AltF4OW It's a face, like XD and whatsoever, but a kawaii face ;-;
This is true but I've done my research and know how to take care of them
I don't think kids should have pets in general. By that I mean that the parents should always be the main caretaker even if it is the child's pet. Children aren't mature enough to have 100% independent control over another being. When they are a bit older it's a different story.
“I would love to see a dinosaur, maybe behind a cage or something, I wouldn’t want to be in direct contact with a dinosaur.”
*Someone didn’t watch Jurassic Park.*
I find it ironic he said that with Gypsy on his shoulder, since Birds are Dinosaurs.
denis Puljek anyone who is thinking about how bringing dinosaurs back to life....?
I hate to be the first to say this cause im site you get it a lot.. But I love your channel
@@FreedomAnderson welp there's no hope for this race anymore.
On a serious note though no. Dinosaurs died out millions of years ago. Birds have genes similar to dinosaurs but are not dinosaurs.
Aleksandra Furczon - Birds are classed as Avian Dinosaurs.
"nobody has ever seen a dinosaur before" - is technically holding a dinosaur
Megan Haas Birds aren’t dinosaurs
@@maniacram Except as far as taxonomy is concerned, they absolutely are
Megan Haas That’s debatable
@@maniacram well nobody watched birds evolve from dinosaurs so I guess???? But the consensus from the scientific community is that birds are very closely related to theropods. It's supported by a substantial amount of morphological and molecular data. Unless you are prepared to propose a seperate theory with a similar level of evidence, it's not much of a debate bud.
Megan Haas What are you talking about? Birds are as much dinosaurs as dinosaurs are wee little lizards 🦎. They evolved out of being dinosaurs and they’re clearly no longer theropods. Just the fact that they have beaks and no tail puts them on a different category than their theropod forebearers.
Love at 10:48 gypsy stumbles and looks round like bloody hell, who just pushed me?
Hes making sure no one saw him
My whole life I’ve always wanted a parrot, then we got one at work and it changed my mind instantly 😂 Don’t get me wrong I love him to death, but I don’t think I could handle a bird at home
What do you do for work?? 😲
Anabell Correa I work at a place called Davis Farmland in Massachusetts. It’s a children’s farm and my main job there is to take care of reptiles, rodents, and bunny and kitten adoptions😊
Abigail Ruth 😲 that sounds awesome!!! Are they hiring? 😂 I can commute. New Hampshire is pretty close! (Already hates my 45 minute commute 🤫)
@@AbigailRuth
Are they hiring? That's closer than my current commute.
Abigail Ruth a lot of people dont realize how much work they are & how long they live
Lol I took the "My right bird" quiz when I was thinking about getting a bird. I got parrotlet and did a ton of research. However while I was out looking at birds I ended up finding a sun conure that was being rehomed. His previous owner had to go to hospice care. I held him and he bit me drawing blood. I got a little gun shy with him. So I looked at other birds for a few days. Although I ended up going back to meet him again and spend some time with him. I decided to adopt him, I figured we could take it slow. I spent 3 days reading next to his cage for 12 hours a day. Eventually he let me hold him. We are 2 months in, and he has never bit me since the day in the shop. There are still things we are working on. I wouldn't trade him for any other bird.
Great story, we have to respect the personality of the bird, and take it slow if that's how they need it, to feel comfy
i just watched gypsy play with her foot for 10 minutes
I'm not complaning.. XD
I wished myrightbird also covered birds like chickens and pigeons and doves, that would be cool to see that hey these birds dont really fit your style, dont worry, we have parrots and fowl to even pigeons and other types of birds available in the bird trade
Eldritch Shire omg idk why but if I took a parrot quiz and it was like oh no honey, try a chicken I’d die of laughter. So wholesome 😂❤️ I love it...and chickens
Chickens are not for most people. Most people assume they're easy to care for, but they aren't.
Dystopian Deer haha I mean you’re not going to do well trying to keep a chicken in a house as a pet but millions of Americans don’t own whole flocks of them for the challenge.... maybe I’m biased being raised on a farm. Also basically no animal is as easy as people think so 🤷♀️ idk reading this back it sounds rude but I just thought it was funny saying one of the most common and small farm animal is hard to care for. Sorry
@@ohrats731 Kinda did. I was a breeder until 2017.
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The only time I've regretted my pets has had nothing to do with them or them doing something "wrong" or unexpected, but because when I get extremely depressed I want to just wallow and be sad but I will not let myself sit there and not do what I need to do for my pets and it's like
It's good for me
And I hate it
Because depression
Lmao.
I love and appreciate my birds so much, they keep me going better than anyone or anything else even when I hate it and I get frustrated that I care about them so much 😂. They keep me from being reckless and doing self destructive things.
kat k same, I have two dogs and four cats, sometimes it feels like it's all too much, especially when my depression is really bad and I don't want to get out of bed or do anything other than lay there watching TH-cam, but they are my reason to get up and face the day as I have to feed, walk, train and play with them etc... On my bad days we just curl up on the sofa together and dont do much but They give my life purpose and they make it worth fighting through another day ❤
Yes I feel so guilty of bad days when I can only do the bare minimum for them. Then I wonder if they’d be better off with someone else and I feel more guilty. But I don’t know anyone who knows my animals like I do so I think at the end of the day they’ll be happier staying with the home they grew up in. The part that I regret the most about having pets is when I have to do less for them in order to accommodate my family...... idk what Tyler did to get his own house but sign me up so I can have a rat room, no one touching my tanks, and just some gosh darn behavioral consistency for my poor dog (and me). Oh and maybe my cat would lose weight if my mom wasn’t shoving treats in her face whenever I’m not around -_-
@@ohrats731 I feel the feeling like they'd be better off with someone else, especially due to my family. My mom uses non stick cookware, our only source of heat is a fireplace, and she refuses to not burn candles when she wants to burn them, which is only on occasion, but still. Those are all huge no no's around birds, but luckily we live in a 2 story house and my bedroom is upstairs with literally 9 different windows that keep air circulating even when they're shut because it's a 100 year old house with crappy windows, aha. I've had birds 6 years without having a single issue that could be caused by bad air quality because i'm careful, so I guess I should be easier on myself, but it's still stressful and makes me feel like i'm being selfish not giving them to someone better suited to accommodate them, but I also know how much they love me and the fact that it'd destroy me and take away my only motivation when things get bad to give them up, and I don't think any decent person would expect me to while knowing that either.
kat k yes! I didn’t know until I got my dog how anal my mom is about her “lifestyle”. Even though she gave her blessing for each animal I own, it’s a constant fight to get her to understand the difference between having a pet as a fun toy and actually loving it and caring for its needs
That’s why I’ve decided to not get a pet until I’m more consistently functional. I’m too afraid that I wouldn’t care for them correctly because I can’t care for myself often
Although I have 27 birds of different species I will try that quiz. I have a ton of bird video if anyone is interested. I can't wait to find out what bird will be recommended to me 😀
I love your videos!☺️❤️
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Love of Pets U WATCH HIS VIDEOS TOOOOO
Take a shot everytime Tyler says "bird"
Please don't do this you could die. O.o
Aleksandra Janina and I'm drunk
I’m dying..
My liver is failing
I was about to comment that lol
8:35 TYLER THERE ARE 5 MOVIES EXPLAINING WHY THIS IS A TERRIBLE IDEA.
hahayourfunny94 my great aunt disagrees.
@@simplymommlogical620 lol Jeff Goldblum agrees and thats all that matters!
Ah ah ah, those movies know nothing about dinosaurs 😉
Missed opportunity for the thumbnail to have said "PETS I REGRETS"
Also that shirt is killer I will take 5 please
That moment when you realize that you have a dinosaur on your shoulder.
We haven’t seen a live a lot of extinct animals so it’s funny you picked dinosaurs hahah.
I’d probably pick titanaboa. Or megaladon. The two bad boys of their time
Titan boas look creepy
Megalodon got outcompeted by smaller sharks, kinda funny it was at the top for just long enough to become legendary to humans then got dunked on by white sharks 🤔
I'd pick the Tasmanian devil and Equus Giganteus
“I would love to see a dinosaur”..... you’ve got one on your hand
If tyler likes this I will scream
Josie Leigh yes and my mom grounded me
@@lyndenallen9174 lmfao
We love a screaming sister
I have a cockatiel and I tried the quiz and got a cockatiel 😂😂
Look at Gypsy balance on one leg, such talent.
That African grey looks EXACTLY like the one we have at our little pet shop! We have two large birds we took in that we will never sell. They love it, they can stay out of their cage all day and interact with people and have so much company. We also have a cockatoo. Best bird you’ll ever meet, I have never met a nicer bird. He’ll talk to everyone, let ANYONE touch him and hold him. Even kids go up and pet him and he’ll dance and scream at them and go BOO- then they scream and he’ll start laughing. Our female African grey is a biter- won’t let barely anyone touch her. I’ve been working there a few months and she’s starting to become accustomed to me simply because I trust her even knowing the damage her beak can do, I don’t flinch when I grab her dishes and don’t duck when I walk past her cage and in my opinion- if you trust animals they’ll give you that trust back. It’s needed. Africans are so smart though, too smart almost... I give her food every day and water, she figured out how to unlatch the lock of her little food door and will unlatch it before nightly lock up and have it closed so we don’t see, then at night sneak out that little door. Now we have to make sure after we put her away they’re latched.
my "starter" bird was a parakeet and I LOVED it!!!!
my was a cockatiel
@@Me-pr3js we had 2 parakeets. yellow and green named sweetie that petco clipped her wings and she never could fly but wanted to. . . (torture) and a blue and white named chip who did fly and learned to say a few words like pretty bird! they loved neck scratches and I was DEVASTATED when my mom only let us keep them one year and gave them away. . . .she was not a pet lover at all. . . DON"T SAY YES TO YOUR KIDS IF YOU ARE THEN GOING TO GO BACK ON YOUR WORD AND GIVE AWAY THEIR BABIES!!!!!!
I love Tyler. He seems sooooo sweet and kind.❤️
I'm not planning on getting a bird, but I did the quiz cus it looked cute. I got red bellied parrot :3
Me too😃
My conure screams ALL the time... I hate it but I love him hahaha
Just comes with the bird, he screams when happy
When sad
When he needs something, he's just a good bird. Hahaha I try to NOT encourage the bad screaming... Like if he sees food he wants or if he wants something I have .. but yeah... Bird like to be loud
It's worth adding that, in my limited bird experience, the way the bird is raised makes a huge difference too. Hand reared vs aviary birds are usually worlds apart.
I love that your help your fans a lot with what types of birds you recommend love your channel
Basically I love my budgies. Best pets ever imo. May not live long, and may be small, but they are so amazing. They deserve good care, just because they are easy to care for, that doesn’t mean you can do it wrong.
I have an African grey named Smokey, they look so alike. Good advice in the vid. Why is Gypsy messing with her foot so much though?
I was wondering this the whole time. I hope she doesn't have mites.
It looks like she was chewing on her claws. Idk anything about birds yet, but im assuming she was reshaping or moving her claws about, by the way she is twisting her head while doing so XD
Looked like she was clipping her claws. I don't have much bird experience, but my cats do this when they're grooming themselves - nibble the ends off their claws if they've grown too long
I bet she was just trying to trim her nails. Girl gotta get a pedicure!
Gypsy bites at her nails a lot, I think it’s just a nervous habit she has. She’s been doing it since I first saw her at the bird store for adoption! From what I’ve heard it’s pretty common amongst African greys
Taking care of animals is an admirable achievement.
I live for Tyler with blonde hair THO
My answer to the prehistoric animal question: Smilodon, people tend to copy big cat soft tissue and pattern on it in reconstructions but what did it actually look like?
Also, I thing you'd love these little dino boys called scansoripterygids. They're like weird little fluffy (possibly winged) lizard birds.
I love doves, they are super easy and very personable!
your hair looks SO GOOD
Forums are super super important when researching animals in my opinion. Especially when it comes to tarantulas, I tend to skip the "official" care guides all together and go straight to the forums.
Zoned out watching gypsy playing with her foot
Kind of weird but I love loud birds... especially flocks of little birds. I had three male budgies that I adopted separately and had them in a huge cage they could fly around in when they weren't let out to fly. They talked to eachother all the time it was so cute they were so loud just non stop chattering. It made the fact that my original solitary male lost all human words worth it. He was too lonely on his own and we couldn't be with him all day every day so we got him some friends. He still loves us but he bites so hard when he is happy that he draws blood so I don't hold him that much... he likes to play rough...
I reccomend youtube videos, forms,articles, books (multiply of each). To fully make sure you know everything and are ready for the pet you want. Instead of getting it because it's "cute" or "cool" and then getting rid of it or killing it.
So Tyler I've noticed you tend to wear pretty nice and awesome clothes, so how do you keep them nice and clean when handling your birds? Cuz I've got some nice shirts I love wearing, but I don't want my conure to poop on it. What's your advice?
Dylan Schneider I don’t wear nice clothes when handling my birds except if I’m filming, or my good clothes just get pooped all over. It’s quite the struggle
@@tylerrugge Okay thank you. And one more question I'm bringing my conure (Blueberry) to my small animal vet science class Friday. Do you have any tips for making sure he's not too stressed and to make sure he's safe?
As someone who has 9 rescue birds: They really aren’t that hard to take care of. I really don’t understand why so many people can’t handle them.
I wish my African grey was this calm. He would just be talking through the entire video
One thing I didn’t realize before getting pet rats was how much information and research about them can be found from scientific research on rats. Now I can’t say I support the use of lab animals but in order to do accurate testing, scientists have to know as much as they can about an animal. So if one of your pets is a common lab animal, you can use scientific studies to find out what foods, habitats, and lifestyle negatively or positively effect that animal
I actually used to use that trick to get my dog to eat when she would lose her appetite (like when she got sick). I’d eat something, then give some of it to her. I figured out on my own that if she saw me eating something, she was more likely to want it.
How you got Mango to eat his vegetables is so sweet.:) I can FEEL the love you have for your pets. You're the best!
I recently bought a crimson bellied conure (not my first bird/conure) and definitely can’t stress how much forums do help when researching a potential new pet. Finding new food ideas I never would have thought of, things to look out for and avoid, different species to consider etc. And now after getting my bird I also now have a community to join and interact with.
Birds do what they want when they want and you can't stop them.
Do I regret any animals?
Thumbnail has Gypsy.
What you trying to say huh?
I haven't watched the video yet just wanted to let you know your thumbnail worked.
The thing that I regret the most about having pets is when I have to do less for them in order to accommodate my family...... idk what Tyler did to get his own house but sign me up so I can have a rat room, no one touching my fish tanks, and just some gosh darn behavioral consistency for my poor dog (and me). Oh and maybe my cat would lose weight if my mom wasn’t shoving treats in her face whenever I’m not around... but she’s pretty darn happy living her extra (round) life
I took the quiz and found my perfect bird! I didn't know Barred Parakeets existed. I always wanted a very small parrot, that doesn't make too much noise.
Thank you so much for this quiz suggestion. I was going to choose a bird that was not quite right for me. It has been a great help!!!
Gypsy is KILLING me in this video..lmaoooo😅😂😂
Yankee candle has actually been certified safe to burn in your home with birds! 😊 we have a local bird farm where I live and when I got my bird they were on the list as certified safe to burn 😊
for the solar commercial you should cover the solars with water and put lights on the sidewalk
I’m loving all of the dinosaur and Jurassic park comments 😂
Your vids are really inspiring and I’ve created my own channel featuring my animals because of you!
I subbed whould you do the same 👍😁
I love both of your guys’s Channels soo sooo much!
12:51 was the most pleasant noise Ive ever heard
people always forget about chickens, but theyre great pets!! depending on the breed they can be very loving and talkative and curious and are generally pretty hardy
ps birds are dinosaurs, so i guess your wish has been granted
Took the quiz. Funny that I have always wanted a Senagal parrot and that is the bird they recommend. As far a snakes go, I love boas and super dwarf retics. 10 feet is my limit.
You are so beautiful Tyler! From the inside & out! You are so educational & such a loving soul!! Love all your videos & educating the masses! 😃❤💙💜
I’m early. And it’s my 18th birthday, but whatever I’m early.
Happy birthday 🎁
Happy adulthood!
Happy birthday!!!!!
Loyd's LizardsIII lol
Tyler Rugge omg thank you Tyler! I was not expecting that!
A friend of ours every time she comes will sit and play Star Wars noises for our African grey female. Now you’ll always hear little r2d2 or whatever robot or beeping noises and it’ll sound like a machine- nopE just the bird.
Man all that bird does is either bite or clean his nails through the video lol also I can tell he pooped at 3:49 he did the squat lol great video tho
"Nobody has seen a Dinosaur before" he says while holding a Dinosaur.
When tyler posts I drop everything and click!😂 I love his videos!❤❤
Amazing video, you always inspire me! Thanks
gypsy is so calm!!
When I was planning on getting a bird (or two) I took that quiz so many times and I got a different bird every time xD
At the end I got two liniolated parakeets, pretty unknown bird but very sweet, loving and extremely silent.
You inspired me to get my new bird! She's a rescued 10 year old cocketiel
Starter birds bother me because birds are very needy animals, and you should never get one as a stepping stone to the one you're actually going to be passionate about taking care of. They want hours of attention every day, and a lot of them are not happy if they aren't the only animal you're paying attention to during that time.
I have a Green Cheek Conure that spends 2-6 hours a day flying around my house. That sounds cute until you're getting up every 5 minutes to figure out what they're getting into.
Nooo I was at school when you uploaded D:
I love the editing in this video btw!
Loves you Ty💕
EDIT: YES I GOT NOTICED OMG HI IM SO HAPPY AAAAAHHHHH
Honestly, everytime Tyler mentions My Right Bird in a video I immediately go take the survey cause its actually fun ??? idk
If Tyler likes this I will cry. He is one of the most kindest and amazing TH-camrs ever.
I think another aspect of doing research is actually being in close proximity to the pet you want. For example I was set that I wanted a bird and was doing serious research into keeping an African grey, then I worked in a vets and found out that I am absolutely terrified of being in a room with something that can fly. Like seriously, I completely freak out. I don't know why, I am absolutely fine in like open spaces, birds flying around me in my garden, but if one came into my kitchen I would be on the floor hysterically crying (yes it has happened). So point of the story try and spend time around the pet you want because you may find out that it isn't the right pet for you :)
I don't think anyone should get a parrot unless someone is home with it all the time. They get so distressed if left alone.
I took the quiz and my bird is a Gustavo. Funny thing is my friend had one a little while ago, and he was super sweet. I don't want a bird, but the test was still cool
I have a big problem with my parakeet. He never plays with his toys. He doesn’t touch them chew them or knock them around. I have tries a bunch do different toys and he doesn’t touch any of them. All he does all day is sit on his perch and eat. He does move around his cage and is a little fat. Please help me and respond back
Sooo... I had a 40g breeder saltwater tank for 1 month, my tank was wiped out. Just drained it and I wanted to get a hamster for it to give it a big tank but my mom said no because “ you barely had this tank and I’m not getting you another pet after showing you don’t want it after a month” I still really want the hamster, any suggestions??????
imo on "beginner birds", i think that conures, caiques, cockatiels, and *some* parakeets (maybe parrotlets??) are probably the best.
most of these have a starting cost of about $800-1000 usd, which compared to some higher maintenance birds is practically nothing, not extremely loud (unless you get a sun conure, oh god), and are very friendly and social.
if you are wanting a budgie, do an insane amount of research on the person your buying from. they are extremely over-bred and a good chunk of the products "meant" for them are unsafe. Being truthful, i don't recommend budgies _at all._ I just find them to not have a ton of personality (which you can argue me on, personal opinion), and they aren't the most intelligent or social birds (since in order to bond with them, you need to be with them almost all the time, and if you aren't able to, you need a second, and they are much harder to tame if they are bonded).
If you do want a good first bird, i think that my top three would be green-cheeked conures, pacific parrotlets, and white bellied caiques.
(but you don't have to listen to me if you dont want to, i do not own a bird since i will probably go to college in a few years. however, i love them to death and plan to work with them, so this is just based off the research ive done.)
I need you to answer my question. My parakeet won’t play with toys. All he likes to do is sit in his food bowl. He is hand tame.
I'm not planning on getting a bird but I took the bird quiz for fun and got masked lovebird.
My top tip: look up the lifespan first. Pretty sure-fire way for a yay or nay
to be honest, scientist do not know what dinosaurs look like at all. Obviously, they know what their bones look like, but their feathers, hair, scales and general color. Dinosaurs could be neon pink with bright blue spikes and green beaks and they wouldn't know.
U r amazing, I love ur channel and you are very informative 💜👌👌
I took the quiz and got The Lineolated Parakeet. You're right, it was fun!
MyRightBird is such an awesome quiz and helped me out so much with picking my birds. I ended up getting lovebirds and I adore them so much💖
Ditched everything and clicked as fast as possible 💕🦎
Me to
Try homemade dog treats. I make them for dogs (all natural of course) and a bird owner ended up giving them to his bird. It was peanut butter carrot. He sent me a cute picture of his bird eating it.
I have a harlequin macaw and she likes to scream sometimes and I personally think it's cute and funny but my family hates it! They're always like shut your bird up and I just laugh it off lol
you are so cute. omg. that accent. i did the my right bird thing even though i’m not getting a bird. and it is such a cute website and fun to do! gypsy is so adorable!
Gypsy is a beautiful bird
Just bless this video
I need help. My dads African grey has started plucking, but she started plucking her top wing feathers. Like the feathers on he outside of her wing. Then she moved to plucking her chest feathers and it’s fuzzy now. My mom is taking her to the vet but I am curious as to why she started plucking on top of her wing because I thought it was weird.
Your channel helped me early on with my reptiles and now with my Betta!
not so sure about that bird quiz...i took it a few times and it wants me to have a parrotlet or a jardines. on my final try, i adjusted my answers and it then wanted me to have an indian ringneck--one of the birds on my 'absolutely not' list. at least the questions are good and would make people think (and hopefully do more research).
You should do a video with a pet psychic! I'd watch the heck out of that!
That's an adorable tiny dinosaur you have there... I would love to have one, but I dont have a good space or lifestyle right now :/ Maybe some day... myrightbird says I should get a parotlett. But I might prefer some budgies or canaries.
Nice video I love gypsy
Wow I didn’t think you would see it thanks still sending love to gypsy😘
I took 5 my right bird quizzes before I got my cockatiel (I was getting her for Christmas my parents already signed the papers and payed for her) all of them said I should get a cockatiel
1st you have a Dino in your hand sort of. 2nd you've heard of crocs and gaters ? . They are Dino's . 3rd have you seen Jurassic park? They were in cages .
Every pet shouldn't be difficult to keep if you do your research. If you know what your getting into and you have the right supplies and knowledge of how to properly take care of the animal you can avoid a lot of behavioral or health problems. One of the biggest problems I see usually is cage size, you see a lot of people whether its in the reptile, aquarium, rodent, or bird hobby that keeps there pets in a tank that is not the "minimum" size. This is why FORUMS are the best place, be cause its has hobbyist who for the most part agree on the standard care and minimum cage. On forums like MonsterFishkeeping, everyone there agrees Oscars need a 75 gallon minimum as an adult, yet you see different care sheets saying only 40 or a 55 gallon, you have to look at the source when it comes to care sheets. Many of the cages sold for rodents and birds in big chain pet stores aren't appropriate and aren't even the minimum size enclosure.
Al's Critters You’re right a lot of the care guides that are readily available to you are made by the companies that make the cages and they care more about making money then give you the most accurate information.
@@Notiravgsarah This is why forums are the best, for majority of how to care for an animal you wil always get the right information. Of course when it comes to smaller things there are different ways. But things from care size, temps, food, etc are all things that are already agreed on by the community. It's so frustrating when people argue that Oscars can live in a 55 gallon, yet, when you got to a forum like MonsterFishkeeping, with people who owns monster, they all say the minimum is 75 gallon for an Adult.