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I’ve been looking for a couple months and, thinking about getting a small parrot . I’ve had, Senegal’s, cockatiels, love birds, and, a noisy as hell sun conure.
Do any of you guys own or, have owned Indian Ringnecks, Alexandrine parrots, or even an Electus? I’ve narrowed my choices down to these three based on their needs, and average life span. I don’t want a bird that’ll outlive me.
Any feedback on any of these species appreciated.
Here’s pics of each species for reference.
Do any of you guys own or, have owned Indian Ringnecks, Alexandrine parrots, or even an Electus? I’ve narrowed my choices down to these three based on their needs, and average life span. I don’t want a bird that’ll outlive me.
Any feedback on any of these species appreciated.
Here’s pics of each species for reference.
What's your take on folks getting Birds that were born to be in the wild and kept in a cage rest of their lives?
Curious because I wanted to get a Monkey back in the day because
"I" thought it would be neat.
Got talked out of it because I was gone 12 hrs a day.
Now that I'm older I see what my friends were talking about.
Now I have 4 Dogs and Give them the attention they need to LIVE as much a life as they can being Captive.
I have had dogs before and, after having to put them down, that’s an animal I refuse to own again as I will not go through that heartbreak again.
I don't have experience with those breeds but years ago my brothers girlfriend at the time had a macaw which is similar to a parrot , I'm not sure if they are considered parrots. It looked like this , a rather large bird. Hers only had feathers on it's wings and head and also had tail feathers as it plucked all of it's own feathers out of it's body . Excuse me referring to it as it but I can't remember the birds name or if it was male or female lol. Anyway this bird was raised in his girlfriends parents' pet shop so it was good with her and her parents but nobody else . It lived in a large cage most of the time but she took it out once in awhile . It would sit on a perch in the pet shop and it started trying to bite people so that's why she took it home , she lived with us at the time . It talked up a storm , would say hello when the phone rang , imitate the phone . It knew a few profane words too as it may have heard them in our home lol.
Anyway I doubt if this was any help to you but that's my limited experience with parrots . It was definitely an interesting animal .
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As far as animals in cages, it's complex, I have animals in enclosures that are almost completely extinct in the wild and if it wasn't for captive husbandry our kids would only be reading about these amazing animals in books. For instance The Grand Cayman blue iguana. There was only a dozen in the wild recently and with the help of people around the world we helped set up a breeding program and have established hundreds now in the wild.
The Galapagos tortoise, only 1 has been born in the wild in 100 years but our similar programs are working to save them. If not for private caretakers they would dissappear.
"Fuck off" says the parrot.
Taken aback, he tries, "Polly want a cracker?"
"Go screw yourself ya piece of shiz!"
Just then, the shopkeeper comes running over, apologizing profusely. "We can't get this parrot to stop cursing; it's driving away all my customers," he says.
"You know, I'm a trainer... I can probably fix your parrot," the guy says. "I'll need him for a week."
"OK, go for it!" says the shopkeeper.
A week later, the man returns with the parrot. The bird has a string tied to each leg. The parrot climbs off of the trainer's hand onto the perch and stands there, as usual. The shopkeeper comes over and asks, "what are the strings for?"
"Pull one and find out," says the trainer.
So the shopkeeper pulls a string and the parrot says, "Pretty bird!"
"Wow! That's amazing! What happens if I pull the other one?"
"Try it and see."
The shopkeeper pulls the other string.
"Polly want a cracker."
"I wouldn't believe it if I didn't hear it with my own ears. Fantastic," says the shopkeeper. "What happens if I pull both strings?"
"I'D FALL ON MY FUCKIN' ASS, YOU SCHMUCK, THAT'S WHAT'D HAPPEN!" says the parrot.
Do tons of research on the bird you want and no it's not always a good idea to get a pair, most of the time they don't make good pets.
Ok my advice don't do it - my bird is Med Size parrot and very smart - so think having something kind of like a 3 year old for 80 years. Next at least at this level and type of bird its lots of work.
You can't hold them all the time and if you do they will always need you holding them.
Also most birds are one person only so if they can't be with that person or you don't have time they go crazy and yes they will pull lots feathers off and stress will cause them to get sick.
So from just that its a job to keep them going at some even keel, they have lots issues dealing with changes and might drive you crazy - they bite when everything is going wrong and they don't ever let you know something is wrong.
This is where the research and good books can help you learn how they deal with sickness when they are in the wild.
But they can be really great at times - I wanted to say pets but they own you.
Also there will be times you may need someone to watch it when your out of town - not a easy thing to do.
So I just looked at one your posts - My bird is free not always in a cage but at night she needs to be in cage so she feels safe. And mine is captive raised and hand fed bird and was winged (I think that's what you call it), don't do the wild caught birds.
Good luck - you can DM me for more info.
My Aunty got her African Grey in the early 1980's and he is still alive. Rudy sleeps in his cage at night but is noisy and destructive during the day when he gets let out.
We enjoy all the birds and critters running around the neighborhood and the local mountains. For myself I don't want to have to take care of of them. We have a couple bird feeders that cause enough problems.
I plan on learning and, reading more about Ringnecks. I honestly, don’t want to half ass it. My main concern is having a full time job. Hopefully, with my wife at home that’ll help with some of the attention needed until I get home after work. If that isn’t a a good compromise, then I’m glad I started this post.
With your African grey, are you able to maintain a full work schedule? How often do you handle it? How many hours per week? I know it’s a different species requiring a different level of care.
Once again, thank you.
She was fine when I went into the office I was gone from 7:00am to 7:00pm didn't really have any issues - I leave the TV on it seems to help.
The only part that was an issue is when I had to go out of town for work (always out for a week maybe two if out of the country) - I would have my sister watch her and the bird would pick feathers but that was about it.
I handle (hold) her about 10-15 mins a day and feed her 3 times a day cut up fresh vegs and fruit, and she wants to eat everything you eat.
Boomslang is right my bird destroys stuff - loves wood and carpet
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