I just woke up in a terrible mood, for no particular reason other than hormones. I don’t have any plans today so hopefully nothing will set me off, but it’s still early...
The family of the man whose care I manage got him 2 birds for Christmas.I am now the manager of said birds. I really hate birds and never in my life would want them as pets.
@heyybritt He's 98 so I think they were grasping at straws, like something he could get some enjoyment out of watching? But he doesn't seem very enthused with them.
@ruby696 Yeah I would have much preferred a cat or fish. They are finches, I don't know anything about birds but I think you just leave these ones in their cages and don't touch them so that probably means they are on the easier spectrum right?
@rachelg777 Yes, they should be easy. I mean, they still need food, water, and a clean cage, but that's it. No real human interaction required. Sorry that you're now having to care for the birds!
@rachelg777 That doesn't sound like the most responsible move. However, yes, finches are relatively easy to care for and do not have the 20-70 year life expectancy of some larger varieties of birds. Clean food and water daily, then just pull out the bottom tray of the cage, dump it, wipe with a damp cloth if needed and then put back in with a few sheets of black and white newspaper on it (no glossy magazine paper or colored ad/photo pages).
@pirateduck Thanks for the tips. We are using gravel paper? All the above stuff I can handle- the parts I don't want to do are (wearing gloves) stick my hand in to clean off the wires on the bottom of the cage/ other parts of the cage.... I just really don't want to touch them or have the touch me haha.
@rachelg777 I'd buy a bottle brush/dish brush and use that with hot water on the wires if needed once in awhile. Also you can usually snap off the bottom of the cage and set the top on the floor (birds and all) and rinse out the bottom in the sink or tub without ever actually having to catch/touch/stick a hand inside with the birds (if the birds themselves are what make you uncomfortable). I wouldn't bother with this every day though. Gravel paper works fine.
@rachelg777 They have bird poop cleaner that has a scrub brush on the top of the bottle. The cleaner comes out when the bottle is upside down and it gets poop off really easily. You can also use it while the birds are still in the cage. You can buy it on amazon. I have a small parrot and I love this stuff.
@rachelg777 BIRDS, SERIOUSLY?!? Who decided that was the best option? How is another sweater not the default gift? Old people are always cold and I’m sure he’s probably lost weight, so could probably use a smaller sweater. Why birds?!?!? They know he can’t take care of them, that’s just inconsiderate to not consult you on a LIVING gift.
@sunshinesea22 😂😂 Blankets are always nice for old people too! My 96 year old grandmother always has a blanket on. She would be so pissed if we got her birds.
Poll: do you wear your outside shoes in the house?
I cant handle it, DF is constantly wearing his shoes all through the house and it just grosses me out, so much yuck and so many germs. I rage cried a few minutes ago because of it.
@mamaj1220 No outside shoes past the entryway, unless we’re going in and out to bring in groceries, then it’s entryway, kitchen. Just keeps the floors cleaner so we don’t have to vacuum/wet swiffer as much. Plus the ick factor. We both work in medical environments and work germs need to stay out of the house
@sunshinesea22 thank you! The ick factor is real! His whole family does it and gets all pissy because I am a no shoes in the house on my clean floors person!
@mamaj1220 I'm trying to train my husband, but it's hard. Once he is in the house to stay for the duration though, it's shoes off. It's just the in and out, shoveling snow, starting cars, getting firewood, that does us in, but if we are home for the day/night we are not wearing outside shoes in the house. I'm hoping once LO is born and starts to crawl we can be even better about it.
@mamaj1220 We just switched to no shoes in the house and I am loving it! Its a little bit inco since we don't have a mud room, but so worth having clean floors. Plus, I work in a location where lots of homeless people sleep at night and there are all kinds of fluids, needles, etc. in the morning. I do not want to be tracking any of that in the house where my young kids play.
@ruby696 we don't really have a mud room either, the way our side walk is leads you right up to the living room but I am thinking it might worth it to make people go through the laundry room (and take shoes off there) even though there is no sidewalk and it might become a bigger pain in my ass. My big thing is DS plays on the floor and this baby will too, I would like to cut down on the number of germs in anyway possible.
@mamaj1220 I totally get this, our laundry room is on the back side of the house and the back door goes into it, but the front door/porch is right next to the driveway where we park, much more convenient, but the door goes in right between the kitchen and living room.
I set up a shoe rack and one of those rubber boot trays for stuff that's really wet and just a few days ago bought another floor mat, so hopefully that all helps contain things a bit.
We’re strictly no shoes in the house. We were before DS1 was diagnosed, but after I went all out and now guests and family members are required to leave shoes at the door. No ifs, ands or buts. If you don’t want to remove your shoes, you can feel free to leave. Shoes carry more bacteria than your standard public bathroom. When he was first diagnosed I bought shoe covers that family were welcome to use, but most know the rules now. We go through the garage and keep shoes there. There’s a shoe mat behind the front door for guests.
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@ruby696 Yeah I would have much preferred a cat or fish. They are finches, I don't know anything about birds but I think you just leave these ones in their cages and don't touch them so that probably means they are on the easier spectrum right?
@ruby696 ohhh thanks! I will look into that. Anything to make it easier.
I cant handle it, DF is constantly wearing his shoes all through the house and it just grosses me out, so much yuck and so many germs. I rage cried a few minutes ago because of it.