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Petite the Robin |
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Back to my page |
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Vinnie the Basset |
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Email Me! |
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Seamus the Cat |
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Gimp the Iguana |
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This is a picture of her as a baby. She was just a little fluff ball then. |
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This is a picture of her as an adult. She enjoys eating cereal and taking baths. |
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This is her trick! We call it "dead bird." |
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What does Petite Eat? |
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Petite's Story |
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- Zupreem Avian Matienance Food (Natural Flavor)
- Crickets
- Earthworms/Mealworms
- Cereal (as a treat)
- Fruits (Apples and Strawberries)
- Veggies (Carrots and Lettuce)
- Tomatoes (one of her favorite foods) |
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She was only a few days old when she was tossed from the nest by her siblings. She had few feathers and could not stand on her own. I have raised and sucessfully released baby birds before, but Petite was so small and sickly when I got her that I think I just didn't do a very good job of preparing her for the wild. She didn't grow as fast or as large as her siblings did under the care of their mom. I also allowed her to become too attached to me, she didn't really like to be too far away from me when she would fly around outside. If I would walk away from her too quickly she would panic. She even would fly down at my neighbors and try to land on them. (Which as you can imagine was startling to some people)
We did try releasing her many times, during one such session, she flew head on into a house! She damaged her eye pretty badly, and was on antibiotics for a while.
Perhaps as a result of her injury, she seems to have very poor vision.I am forced to keep her wings trimmed to keep her from hurting herself further. She doesn't seem to mind very much though,
I think all things considered she is enjoying a pretty good life with me. She has plenty to eat, lots of nice water to bathe in (Robins love water) lots of toys and exercise. And a "owner" that loves her very much. |
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Do Robins Make Good Pets ? |
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No! They are messy, temperamental, hard to feed, and require lots and lots of exercise and mental stimulation.
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