He went on to say that he had also raised a myna bird. When he got home and opened the door, the myna would fly over to greet him, just like the feeling of having a dog; when the little dog sees you open the door, it wags its tail and rubs against your legs. I said that there is indeed an emotional connection. The parrot we have at home is the same; once it's let out, it looks for a place to land on people's heads. I don't know how it knows that the top of the head is safe, but after a while, it ends up pooping on your head. Before, I would try to feel around with my hand and ended up finding bird droppings on my hand; it was better to just ignore it and wait until it dried or until bath time before going to bed.
He said that budgerigars are quite noisy; he has a friend who raises quite a few of them in a separate bedroom, with soundproofing on the walls and air conditioning to maintain the temperature. I said I bought a cage that is 40 * 40 * 80 cm to raise six of them, four big heads and two regular budgerigars. What other animals have you raised?
He said he had also raised cats, with six kittens in total. The first one sold for 2000, the second for 1000, and the other two sold for a few hundred; the last two were given away. During the days when the cat was giving birth, he was always prepared, but he didn't assist in the delivery. One night, he didn't know what time it was, and when he got up in the morning, he found six little kittens, all cleaned up by the mother cat.
I asked what breed they were. He said it was a four-character name, "Golden Silk Short Ear?" I asked him twice and still couldn't remember.
I also told him the story of when I raised guinea pigs and they had four babies.
I asked him what other animals he thought were good for making money. He said reptiles, like geckos. I asked, "Geckos? What?" He repeated "geckos." I was confused and said I hadn't heard of that. He explained that geckos are easy to raise, quiet, and not noisy. Then he said he was planning to build a cricket pond with grass and wood, buy crickets to breed in the pond, which would solve the food problem for the geckos. I asked if he bought the geckos locally or from elsewhere, and he said he started locally, but if he needed a large quantity, it would be cheaper to buy online. I remembered that the birds we bought online didn't die, but it was quite a hassle; some took 2-3 days to recover. I asked if geckos can lose their tails, and if he sold them out of town and they lost their tails, what would he do? He said that was indeed a possibility and mentioned a breed that I didn't remember which is prone to losing its tail, while another breed is less likely to lose its tail. He said if they lose their tails, they wouldn't be worth much. He mentioned that he hadn't thought carefully about how to secure the geckos yet and would figure it out later. I suggested he could buy one online to learn from.
After the geckos returned, I checked the information and finally understood. Although I had seen this term before, I suddenly didn't know it when it came up in conversation.
During our chat, his wife called him once, and he said he would be back in about half an hour. My wife also contacted me via voice message around the same time. I realized we had been talking for almost an hour. The two of them stood near his car.
By the way, there was another detail: the sun was nice at noon, and he was facing east while I was facing west. Sometimes I could see his spit flying towards me. I even dodged it. Haha.
I remembered chatting on the train, where my wife always tells me to talk less and listen more, not to ramble on, but once the conversation starts, it just goes on endlessly.