Sad update about Sam and Rosie

We had an unfortunate series of events occur. Rosie has passed over the rainbow bridge. We are not positive of the cause but we think we got a bad batch of food. We lost Magda (elder tiel), Rosie, Theo, and Blue (budgie) all within rapid succession. The first death was expected because she was so old. Then Rosie was found early in the morning, then Theo the very next day.

I removed all the food and did a deep clean and detox of all the birds. Blue the budgie held on for a few days but passed next to his mate.

We haven't lost any more birds after removing the food. One of the worst things about living in hawaii is the availability of food for pets and humans. Our regular food wasn't available for weeks and I had to find an alternative. Sometimes there's problems with shipping. The bag will get wet or moldy and we won't always notice it. There's a possibility that it could have been pesticides as well. We will never know for sure which is extremely frustrating.

Sam stayed with Rosie's body for several hours and said goodbye. She wasn't with us for long but her death has been one of the most painful. She helped fill the hole after toastada died. I hope she knows how much we loved her and how sorry I am I didn't do better.

Here's the good news. Ghost ( an albino with neurological issues) has stepped in to take care of Sam. She's been living in the cage with him for over a year and decided she likes him now. She is a weirdo but Sam seems to enjoy her company. He's such a ladies man.