Should You Have a Baby Parrot As A Pet?

Having a pet of any sort is a wonderful experience. However, all the pets on one side and a baby parrot on the other side, and still the baby parrot would be a definitely still contra-indicated.

Not if you like peace and quite; not if you ever like to have a pet which needs your attention in the least, not if you think that all you need to do for a pet is to feed it, provide a shelter and forget about it. Nobody, as a matter of fact, would be ever able to ignore or treat a parrot like it wasn’t there.

What you Should be Prepared for
A baby parrot is truly a darling in terms of wanting our attention. However wherever you are you will have to make sure that the baby parrot is with you. Making a long story short – the parrot loves company and noise. Do not keep it too much time away from you – and of course, acclimatize it to the rest members of the family.

As well, you should make sure that you teach your baby parrot all the ropes – after all, you brought it inside the house, and so now should you not be responsible for where it should be, who will feed it, and what the ground rules read that anyone who gets a pet will be directly responsible for its well being. Hence, all the responsibility fall upon the one who brought the parrot?

You will have to patiently train the baby parrot – it is much easier to teach the parrots when they are young (and alone) than in when they become full grown and they give you only total frustration

Furthermore, you will have to teach your baby parrot how to behave as a parrot as well – things like what is healthy form him, how to fly, whether to eat a dead mosquito or not, etc, how to fly, how to groom itself and so on. This is best achieved when you have two of them, and preferable that two of the same species – one old one and another young and tiny.

Remember to provide a cozy and extremely safe space to sleep – they will need a lot of care – sometimes as much if not more than any other pet three times its size. The ideal place where it would sleep would be either a small cotton ball nest-type of a small cage. The cage should be more to protect him from cats and mice and the other way around.

Question by Jerkwithhotsauce: Asking for baby parrot advice blue front amazon?
I’d like some advice from experienced parrot “parents” regarding behaviour/training. I am hand feeding a blue front and have never had one before. Feeding, etc. is fine. I have horses, and have for years. I always end up with well behaved horses and know there are plenty of things I have learned throughout the years that work well. I’m sure it is the same with parrots!. What should I know about raising as polite of a parrot as possible? What type of negative/positive reinforcement is most appropriate, and when? I am doing my best to socialize him/her already and handle the chick frequently. I know this is a long term commitment and I want to do a good job. Thanks.

Best answer:

Answer by fremontpreschoolteacher
Provide lots of “play time” as your parrot grows he’s going to need to stimulate not only his body but his mind. Make sure hes socialized around people of all ages and all sexes, (Nobody wants to visit a house where the birds gunna attack)
There are lots of parrot groups online to provide you with plenty of information on raising a healthy bird. Im just passing information on I’ve picked up from my mother… a.k.a the crazy parrot lady (sorry mom).

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All The Little Known Secrets Of Having A Baby Parrot

There are many people need to know before they decide to go out and buy a baby parrot, such as important information about caring, including feeding, cleaning and training. This article will endeavor to explain everything there is to know about parrots so that when the time comes for you to go out and buy your own baby parrot, you will be fully confident in your ability to look after your own parrot.

So what is the first thing you need to know about caring for your new baby parrot? Well, first of all, a parrot is not like a cat or a dog in the sense they can be handled often. When parrots are young, they must be treated with care. The first thing you must remember is to not pick your bird up to often as this will teach it to be too dependent on yourself, this is not what you want. What you need to work towards instead is a baby parrot that grows into an independent mature parrot that is able to look after itself without your help. Of course this doesn’t mean it’s going to be able to open up the kitchen cabinet and get its own food, you’ll have to do that!

Some people, who don’t know how to care for a baby parrot in its initial stage of life, tend to ‘baby’ their bird too much. This will cause the parrot to depend on the owner too much and you often see parrots that follow their owners around everywhere. One of the ways you can stop your parrot from doing this is to turn your back on him or her every time it is looking for unnecessary attention. This will immediately tell the parrot’s brain that they can no longer rely on their owners solely and it will start to become more independent.

The second thing you will need to know about owning a baby parrot is their feeding patterns. Initially it’s not going to want to eat a lot due to the fact he or she has been brought into a completely new and different environment. So to start off with, it’s not a bad idea to feed it some tasty treats so it feels welcome and excited about being in a new scene. One of the most favorite treats for parrot are crackers, smeared with a little honey. Your baby parrot will munch it down like there’s no tomorrow!

This is my first attempt at creating a training video with Pluto. I am rather nervous so please excuse my awkwardness. : ) Pluto insisted on being involved in the conversation and was a little irritated I wasn’t paying him my undivided attention. This of course is not a professional training video and I am not a professional trainer and thus the information within is from personal experience only. Visit www.talkingquakerparrot.com for more information on Pluto.

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Baby Parrot Basics

Dive the sands if you like but the cliché quote “dog is a man’s best friend” does not work for everyone. Roaming around pet shops will open you to invigorating trip to possibilities of choosing the best pet. They have to be chosen wisely. How about buying a baby parrot?

Passion for parrots is a calling. People get the best hobbies out of raising baby parrots into talking machines, mesmerizing guests and fans. Bringing home baby parrots from a pet shop is not as dramatic as expecting storks’ warning signs.

You do not need an expert to start taking care of baby parrots, although it will need patience. The major common sense is just like thinking of taking care a delicate infant, where the big difference is how easy parrots can be reared because they can peck and eat instinctively.

When this thought is quite easy to remember when raking care of baby parrots, do not forget the next important formula: SOCIALIZING. While baby parrots don’t seem to interact, they are social beings too. You will notice their advancement is proportional to the amount of attention they get from their caregivers.

Parrots are marvelous when the other owners achieved the goals they wanted out of their pet, so it is quite overwhelming when the whole process could turn out disappointing. But in the meantime, it is early to judge your novice capacities.

Bringing home a new baby parrot must be properly planned because it is a calling on its own. Provide a nice cage with provisions for food, water and entertainment toys. Be sure to have the basics on how to maintain the parrot’s body temperature in every crucial times of the night, especially if the parrot is on its first week of age.

Some things to remember about general care of baby parrots:

- Do not confuse baby parrots by scaring them
- Provide security and privacy by placing its cage in a corner: one side is facing the wall and the other side on the rest of the room
- Change diet gradually and avoid over feeding
- Never hold a new parrot on its first day of life, but you can start taking it out of the cage for interaction of the third day.
- Monitor the food servings, intake and droppings

A dedicated time of 10 minutes a day is enough to train a baby parrot to respond with simple commands like letting it step. Verbal commands are even better to hasten the interaction.

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