Select The Right Parrot For You: Mistakes Can Be Costly For You And Your Parrot. - Family - Pets

Ok, so you have decided you want a pet parrot. Is it because you have seen one and fell in love with it? Is it because your friend or a relative has one and you enjoyed its antics in and possibly out of the cage?

Whatever the reason, before buying a parrot think long and hard about it and consider the following:

Parrots are alleged to be the fastest growing unwanted pet in the world. At the best of times parrots can be vociferous and energetic to the point of being destructive but, Without sufficient care and attention parrots can take that to the limit and become almost uncontrollable. In fact, in many cases owners are illequiped to handle the birds when they get like this and often look to palm them off on others or they just open the cage door and leave the parrot to fend for itself.

Consider then very carefully why you want a parrot and what type of parrot would be best suited to your circumstances.

Most important! How much time can you devote to your new family member? The larger parrots, African Greys, Amazons and the like will need a lot of your time. Without it they will become bored. Not as much time is needed for cockatiels and the smaller birds.

There is also the other aspect of time to consider - parrots can live for anything from 15 to 70 years, how much time do you have left?

Consider the available living space you have. Is there sufficient space for the correct bird cage? Parrots range in size and have relatively large wing spans. They need to be able to spread their wings in the cage without being cramped.

Do you want your parrot to talk? Generally the smaller birds are better for this but the African Grey Parrot is very intelligent and over a short space of time can pick up and actually understand many words.

How much money are you prepared to spend on your purchase? Depending on the type of parrot you want you can expect t0 spend anything from $20 or $30 up to several thousand dollars.

Buy from a reputable breeder!

Parrots make fantastic pets but they do take alot of time and effort. It is worth it however and they can be a wonderful addition to your family.

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