Birdie

I need some help.

I recently adopted a conure. He is a baby and I am hand feeding him.

Every waking moment of my day I spend thinking about him. I can’t eat or sleep and I always want to make sure he’s ok.

He doesn’t like being in his cage and I don’t necessarily force him in there - I do keep him in there but with the door open so he knows he is free to do what he likes while he is getting used to me. He is starting to get comfortable around me and my hands and always wants to be on me and on my shoulders.

He has a great appetite and poops a lot.

He hates sleeping in his cage so while he is little I was advised to keep him in a sort of transparent plastic box and cover it with a cage-like cover, then a towel for darkness. At night, he hardly sleeps and he is loud, and I hear him moving around, squeaking, and biting at the cover.

I can’t sleep. I cry every goddamn minute I can catch a breath. I wanted a parrot so badly and he is so cute and lovely and I wish I would be feeling better about this, but I’m really stressed by... his existence(?)

I want to make sure he is happy and that I am committed for the rest of his life, but it’s almost like all of a sudden, I don’t trust myself.

Please. Can anyone give any advice?

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