It should be noted that the two most popular
parrots kept as pets — parakeets (budgerigars) and cockatiels — do eat a lot of seeds in the wild, unlike most other parrot species, but the variety is much greater.
Macaws, the largest
parrots kept as pets, can live more than 50 years, if kept healthy.
Not exact matches
A healthy environment for intelligent birds, such
as parrots, offers items that can
keep the
pet occupied when the owner is not able to give them attention.
Whitton also
keeps all the larger birds out on java tree branches so customers can interact with them freely, while the smaller
parrot species, such
as conures and cockatiels, are
kept in a
petting bin up front.
I was once involved in a Facebook dispute with someone about
keeping parrots as pets.
Offering at least four to six toys that are changed out frequently or
as needed after being chewed apart is the best way to
keep any
pet parrot mentally and physically healthy and to avoid bad behaviors — therefore
keeping parrot owners happy,
as well.
ASPCA Position The ASPCA does not recommend the
keeping of large
parrots as pets unless appropriate care can be provided.
Kept as pets since the 1800's, lilac - crowned Amazon
parrots make loving companions for experienced bird owners.
African Grey
parrots have been
kept as pets for many thousands of years.
The Greeks also highly valued the African Grey
parrot as pets,
as did the Romans who
kept these intelligent birds in highly ornate cages.
African Grey
parrots have been
kept as pets for over 4000 years.
The Egyptians are thought to be the first to
keep the African Grey
parrot as pets,
as depicted in their hieroglyphics.
Tips, resources for feeding, housing, enrichment, and more for
parrots and other birds
kept as pets.
Did you know that most
parrots and birds
kept as pets should eat very little seed?
Parrots and other birds
kept as pets are very different from any other
pet you've had.
Parrots and other birds
kept as pets are flock animals.
To
keep your
pet bird healthy, the water and seed cups should be cleaned daily and unsoiled Tropimix Food for Large
Parrots should be replenished
as needed.
I treat exotic
pets — birds (
parrots, canaries, finches, chickens, turkeys, waterfowl, pigeons and doves), rabbits, rodents (guinea pigs, chinchillas, rats, mice, hamsters, gerbils, degus), ferrets, reptiles (lizards, snakes, turtles, tortoises), amphibians (frogs and toads), and some less commonly
kept exotics such
as hedgehogs, sugar gliders, pot - bellied pigs, wallabies, kinkajous, and
pet skunks.
While she had mixed feelings (at best) about larger
parrot species (like Amazons or African grey's, for example)
kept as pets.
Although parakeets and cockatiels are the most popular
parrot species sold
as pets — most likely because they are small and fairly inexpensive — a variety of other smaller to mid-sized
parrots are also commonly
kept as pets, including the very popular conures.