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I'm so confused; Parrotlet or Parrotlets
Topic Started: Jul 10 2008, 11:59 AM (915 Views)
saxostamper	Jul 10 2008, 11:59 AM Post #1
Newbie Posts: 8 Group: Full Members Member #2,815 Joined: July 9, 2008	Hi All I have joined this forum in the hope that someone can help me. I have been researching for about 2 weeks now in preparation for having either one or two parrotlets. I am out all day so the breeder who has some babies born April suggested that I have two, one of each sex and then proceeded to give me lots of information about them trying to breed. What I am trying to achieve is a tame, happy bird or birds - can anyone tell me what is best, there is so much conflicting information on the web, some say only one bird which will be happy all day with lots of toys and things to destroy, some say two, some say no to the same sex some say yes to the same sex. can anyone put me straight, I am so nervy about it all that I am tempted not to get them - as I can't get any straight answers. The breeder has not hand fed or handled these babies thanks very much



kevinp	Jul 10 2008, 12:02 PM Post #2
Administrator Posts: 6,047 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: October 7, 2006 How many Parrotlets do you have I have one Parrotlet What types Celestials What colours One green Other Birds ? Budgeries four off I live in a mess of my own making !!! My name is I'll give you a clue	hi and welcome to the forum it is possible to train two at the same time but it is a lot easier to just train the one. the problem you might have is that that they have had no interaction with people at all which will make it harder to tame them but not impossible. Are these the only ones available ? where abouts are you in the country ? in fact which country are you in ? Quite a few of the members only have one parrotlet and they have no problems with the bird being lonely as they will play by themselves, If you are unsure about getting these particular birds dont get them there are other birds out there for sale



kevinp	Jul 10 2008, 12:05 PM Post #3
Administrator Posts: 6,047 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: October 7, 2006 How many Parrotlets do you have I have one Parrotlet What types Celestials What colours One green Other Birds ? Budgeries four off I live in a mess of my own making !!! My name is I'll give you a clue	we will keep this thread going rather than having two on the same subject ok :) Edited by kevinp, Jul 10 2008, 12:05 PM.



saxostamper	Jul 10 2008, 12:06 PM Post #4
Newbie Posts: 8 Group: Full Members Member #2,815 Joined: July 9, 2008	Hi Kevin I am away from the house for a good 10 hours a day which is why I thought two, but I don't want to be stuck with two birds that don't want to interact with me for the next 20 years, I want them to really enjoy their lives, have a lot of fun with me and also be free as much as then can be when I am around. There is so much conflicting information about. Do you know any good breeders that I could go to within my area? This lady breeds them but hasn't been doing for long, she's lovely but I would prefer hand tame if possible. Also I see there are lots of videos you can buy - any suggestions at all. I want to get this right, it's a big commitment and having a bird or birds is not something I take lightly or on a whim. thanks



saxostamper	Jul 10 2008, 12:07 PM Post #5
Newbie Posts: 8 Group: Full Members Member #2,815 Joined: July 9, 2008	Sorry Kevin, I am very new to this - sorry to have two posts going :( no need to be sorry about anything :) Kev Edited by kevinp, Jul 10 2008, 12:14 PM.



kevinp	Jul 10 2008, 12:13 PM Post #6
Administrator Posts: 6,047 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: October 7, 2006 How many Parrotlets do you have I have one Parrotlet What types Celestials What colours One green Other Birds ? Budgeries four off I live in a mess of my own making !!! My name is I'll give you a clue	Quote: I want to get this right, it's a big commitment and having a bird or birds is not something I take lightly or on a whim Quite right too, as I said if you are unsure then don't buy them as you will then be stuck with them as normally babies go out at eight weeks old those are now twelve plus weeks old, nothing wrong with this but they are also untame so that makes it harder straight away. if you are willing to wait a while I would guess that Tracey-Ann and Sue will have some soon as well as Gemmz, mine are also sat on eggs at the moment but I don't know how that is going to turn out. I have to go back to work so will catch up with this later Kev



saxostamper	Jul 10 2008, 12:15 PM Post #7
Newbie Posts: 8 Group: Full Members Member #2,815 Joined: July 9, 2008	Oh thank you Kevin. I will go and find the people you suggest Karen



saxostamper	Jul 10 2008, 12:21 PM Post #8
Newbie Posts: 8 Group: Full Members Member #2,815 Joined: July 9, 2008	Hi Kevin, one other thing, I only have access to internet until 5.00 each week day as we don't have it at home. Just so you dont' think i am ignoring you



saxostamper	Jul 10 2008, 01:01 PM Post #9
Newbie Posts: 8 Group: Full Members Member #2,815 Joined: July 9, 2008	Hi Kevin I have just had a very long conversation with Tracey from Parrotworld - isn't she marvellous. She has given me lots of information and I'm going to wait for some of her babies to be ready. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction, a weight has been lifted.



kevinp	Jul 10 2008, 01:28 PM Post #10
Administrator Posts: 6,047 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: October 7, 2006 How many Parrotlets do you have I have one Parrotlet What types Celestials What colours One green Other Birds ? Budgeries four off I live in a mess of my own making !!! My name is I'll give you a clue	do you mean Tracey-Ann from south wales ?



Gemmz	Jul 10 2008, 10:01 PM Post #11
Senior Member Posts: 269 Group: Full Members Member #2,800 Joined: June 20, 2008 How many Parrotlets do you have 12 What types celestials What colours 2 lutino's, 6 green, 1 blue, 3 green split lutino's Other Birds ? not enough room for all of them :) I live in West Midlands UK My name is Teri	Hi Karen, sorry I must have missed your posting somewhere... Where are you from again? I do have some on eggs, but hatching is along way off... I am of the old school and a firm believer in birds having birdie mates, not as in breeding partners but as a friend. I understand your thinking on same sex pairs, this can (not always as I will endevour to explain) have a few problems.. I bought a lutino hen hand tame and 11 weeks old from someone I knew. He also had her sister who was parent reared. I ended up having both, with the intentions of using the parent reared one for breeding. When I got them home I popped them both in the same cage so they could settle in. When I tried to put the parent reared one in with a cock bird, she attacked him, so I removed her and put her sister in with the cock bird. She sat and sulked and wouldnt eat. So had to remove her too. These two have now been inseperable for nearly a year. Both are no good what so ever for breeding but are the best of mates. I dont know how two cock birds would be together or if another pair of hens would be like these two are.. Good luck in your search for a baby and let us know how you get on :)



Jan	Jul 11 2008, 08:43 AM Post #12
Vip Member Posts: 1,861 Group: Full Members Member #1,157 Joined: November 18, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 3 What types Celestial What colours Blue & Green+Green Dominant Pied, Other Birds ? Zippi & Drummer Cockatiels I live in Wales uk My name is Jan	blue2 Heres the advise Id give you.. I bought 2 P-lets the same time.. If you want to bond with them.. Buy one.. bond with it...then buy the next bond with that.. then add them together.. Im still trying to tame my two I just wish someone had told me this way before I went ahead.. If you dont want to bond too much, two at the same time is great... they have good fun together.. Beleive me 2 are hard to train.. Jan nod2



scooby	Jul 11 2008, 01:20 PM Post #13
Vip Member Posts: 1,392 Group: Full Members Member #1,461 Joined: December 10, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 5 What types celestial What colours 1 green male , 1 green female , 1 light blue female , 2 dark blue 1 male 1 female Other Birds ? 1 meyers parrot, 1 green cheeked conure,1 blue fischer love bird, I live in York My name is Jacqueline ( jackie for short)	I agree Jan ,2 parrotlets are very hard to train, sky and scooby have bonded with each other and i find it very hard to train them to do anything , but smurf is on her own and she is my tame parrotlet , i cuddle her nearly all night and she just wants to be with me all the time and she is lovely, so yes 1 -parrotlet is much easier :bana: littleangel



theexbrit	Jul 11 2008, 04:36 PM Post #14
Co Admin Posts: 3,544 Group: Co Admin Member #74 Joined: March 20, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 3 What types Pacifics What colours Green, pied Other Birds ? 2 Conures - Crimson Bellied & Green Cheeked I live in So. California My name is Andy	All good advice nodding We got Boo Boo first & she bonded with me very strongly after a month or so. I couldn't spend the time with her that I thought she needed, so I broke the cardinal rule & got a second p'let (a male) as a buddy for her. The general consensus is get another p'let because you want it, not because you think the original p'let needs a buddy. Generally, p'lets are ok on their own as long as you can spend an hour or two a day with them. Anyway, we got Pesto & put him in Boo's cage. At first Boo would beat Pesto up so we had to separate them into two cages. We put the cages close to each other for a week or so & then tried putting her into his cage, again she would beat him up although not so bad this time. We separated them again & repeated the process a couple more times. Eventually they did bond & now they get on fine. We haven't seen any shaggin' but they are definately bonded to some degree. The good thing is they both still like to come out with me & play, etc. Pesto has always been wing clipped, so he is easy to handle, but as I said, when Boo can fly she is a tad "independent" :lol: Now I don't claim that getting two birds in this way will work for everyone, maybe we were just lucky. I mean look at Gemmz experience :question: I would say get one bird at first, with plenty of toys, etc & see how it goes. If you decide to get another bird later on, be prepared to have them in separate cages (maybe for life) if they don't get on :( I also firmly believe that wing clipping is the way to go, especially during training. If they can fly away from you it's 10 times harder to train them. Also from a safety point of view we've clipped Boo's wings again. I see all these missing birds & think "if only they'd had their wings clipped, they wouldn't be missing". It is cute when they can fly, but to me, the risks are not worth taking: ceiling fans, open windows/doors, boiling water in the kitchen, windows they can fly into, etc, etc. All these hazards are in a house but not in the wild :scared: It really doesn't seem to bother them that they can't fly & they really enjoy being with you more when they're clipped (they probably feel safer & they enjoy riding around on your shoulder or finger). The only thing with clipping their wings is that you have to watch them every minute when they're out of the cage as they can't fly away from any danger. But as I said, I think the risks for a flighted bird are way higher than for clipped bird. But that's just my opinion, it's purely up to you as an owner. 2.gif



lness	Jul 12 2008, 01:23 AM Post #15
Advanced Member Posts: 547 Group: Full Members Member #300 Joined: July 26, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 1 What types Pacific What colours Normal Other Birds ? 10 Zebra Finches (and counting!) I live in Florida My name is Laura	Like sky I just have 1. We both work all day too, but she gets lots of attention, out with me in the evenings, even comes in the bathroom when I take a shower. Her cage is right by the window, so she can watch the cats in the yard during the day (they know about the window and completely ignore her, which annoys her), and she's about the most well-adjusted pet I've ever had :lol: She's figured out how to exploit the system -- sleeps in mornings when we have to get up and go to work! And then has plenty of energy left when we get back home :)



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