i put a deposit down on a hand fed 4-5 week old male green parrotlet today!! i am beyond excited!! now comes the hard part...waiting 2-3 weeks until he is fully weened!! this will be my first parrotlet. i have had parakeets, cockatiels and a lovebird. i'm looking forward to a clever feathered friend. :-)
Hi! My name is Danelle and I'm a first time owner of a cockatiel (Sunny) and a parrotlet (Cricket). They're my first birds in the history of ever, and before Sunny I was scared of birds. I seem to have lost all fear thanks to Miss Crankypants. I come bearing gifts of photos :). If you see anything I can improve in the cages, please tell me. I just for the big rolly cage last week (I found it from someone on Craigslist for $60 :)) so it might be a little sparse. I went to a bird show today ad got a few more things for it but I just started working again after not being able to for a month, so I'm gathering things a few at a time. Anyways, happy to be here :)
Do you ever have that "problem" where you just can't put your parrotlet down? My little girl Kiwi sometimes gets on my fingers and will not let herself be put anywhere else. She will switch from finger to finger and just hold on no matter what. She also makes the most adorable peeps while doing it and usually results in getting pressed gently/pet (she loves to be pressed and her rough pets).
Just thought I'd share a little parrotlet story :) As for some spring parrotlet toys...I find that those plastic eggs are wonderful for Kiwi, open or closed, although she seems to prefer to play with the halves, sometimes getting them on her head. I'd love to video it but...she attacks electronics.
Well, she's trying to "play with" my necklace now, so take care parrotlet peeps! :p
My boyfriend and I have just started to make our own playstands/gyms for birds. The first model we have out is a hanging orb that has been approved by our picky cockatiel. Each order is custom made to fit you and your bird's needs. It comes in 3 different sizes--small (15inches), medium (18inches), and large(21inches). There is also the option of sisal, hemp, or cotton rope and feeding/drinking cups.
The Hanging Orb that is pictured is a medium with sisal rope.
If you would like something different, or have more specific needs, please comment or e-mail me at flyingfluff AT gmail DOT com and we can work out something together that both fits what you want and is reasonably priced.
NOTE: This business is just starting out, so the product you will receive will be greatly discounted. I have done some math and figured out that I'm just barely covering the material costs at this point. They start out at $35 plus $20* for s&h, but I will only be offering 3 more at this price. It will increase slightly afterwards, so I suggest you hurry if you want to get one while the cost is this low! I only accept PayPal at the moment and my paypal address is flyingfluff@gmail.com
* USPS was the cheapest at $17 + $3 for the box. UPS and FedEx was $21-$22.
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My fiance brought home a baby female p'let as a companion for my 3 year old male awhile back. They got along great for a few months, then Petri (my boy) got eyes for her. He became very possessive over her to the point of aggression. (The second I would take him into another room, he was back to being sweet old Petri.) As much as I loved little girl, we had to give her away. Now, he seems to have transferred his feelings toward his favorite toy in his cage- the one he's had with him since birth and the one he's always slept next to. He starts making the girl bird's trademark chirps, regurgitates, and tries to, uh... get "amorous" with it. If I try to get him out of his cage at any time, he bites me- but only if he's next to that toy. If he's on a different perch, he comes right out. I don't know what to do. The biting thing isn't a big problem and I keep the toy washed and clean, but I don't know if it's somehow unhealthy for him to have developed such an attachment with a toy. Any ideas/advice?
On one foot, my parrotlet perches by putting the smaller of the rear-facing toes toward the front. It points upward toward his belly. It's pretty sharp and I'm worried he may hurt himself somehow. Is this just due to him being 10 weeks old and his perching technique will correct itself with time, or is this something I should get avian vet help with?
If it doesn't bother him then fine, but my main concern is making sure he won't hurt or scratch himself. Am I overreacting?
Hey everybody. New to all this so go easy on me. =) I'm getting my 1st parrotlet, Rascal, in the next few weeks (depends on when they can get him on the plane in this heat) I'm trying to get things ready for him here at home. The biggest thing I'm stumped on is the cage. I've read on different websites that these birds are about 5 inches long yet other websites say that cockatiel size cages are recommended???? That seems contradictory to me. Do they really only get about 5 inches?
I only plan on having the one parrotlet so I won't need room for another buddy. He's a handfed baby so I plan on having him out of the cage quite a bit. He'll probably just be in there when I have errands to run, at night, or whenever he just feels like being in there. I would think obviously the more space a bird has, the better. Is something like Avian Adventures Nina, or Kings ELT-1818 gonna be about the right size?
I'm looking for a gym for my new parrotlet. Most of the gyms I've found seem kind of boring and as I would like him to spend a lot of his time on this gym, I'd like it to be large enough to keep him busy. I also am looking for something about chest level, even if I put a tabletop style gym on a table he's still awfully low. I can rig up or buy a stand seperately, the important part is just finding something that will keep him occupied, preferably for around $50. Any suggestions? What do your parrotlets use? I have a gym for my parakeet that he is terrified to sit on but it's a bit small for the parrotlet.
Petri, my parrotlet, likes to chatter up a storm. He tells me all the time that "he's a pretty bird" and "Petri's a good bird." Being a good bird is a good thing- and being a pretty bird is a good thing, right? Weeeeeell, he decided to really get the point across and put the two together. Now he keeps saying "Petri's a pretty good bird!"
Does anybody else's bird love to go for rides? Petri gets so excited when we get in the car. He immediately goes to his water bowl and takes a bath, then preens out and tells me what a good baby he is for 30 minutes straight.
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