Soon to be parrot owner!

Hello my name is Brent. I have had an interest in animals sine I was a little boy. I've own an bread reptiles and grew up with dogs. With all that said I've never owned a parrot but am planning on changing this very soon. I love parrots always have and decided it was time. I was really looking to join this Community because of the lack of knowledge I have. I I really hope some one can help me decide on the perfect parrot. I'm not close minded any advice is helpful. Even if the advice is don't get that bird lol thanks.

Which parrots do you like the most?

I never had a bird n recently got a baby parrotlet ...my new best friend blue he's little voice is so soft n sweet he's tiny with a big boy attitude

We'll I like a lot of them that's the problem lol. I'm looking for a med to small size parrot.

That's a good looking bird. I can't wait to get one.

I really like the sun conure but was told it should not be my first bird

Look in to the poi family. Like Senegal's. And I am not just saying that cuz I have one. Actually I have a Senegal and a P'let.

SoCalWendy said:

Look in to the poi family. Like Senegal's. And I am not just saying that cuz I have one. Actually I have a Senegal and a P'let.

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How small are they I don't want anything to small

I'm excited for you .. do ur homework trainedparrot.com is a good one ..if u really want a Sun than get it!

Dani said:

I'm excited for you .. do ur homework trainedparrot.com is a good one ..if u really want a Sun than get it!

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Thanks that's what I'm leaning on at the moment I really am thankfull for all and any help.

Haha that's cool how old are they?

Senegal was on my list but still undecided. How do they do with alone time ?

First of Brent, tell us about yourself as far as how much you are at home, do you live at home, rent an apartment or own your own home, live with other people? How close are your neighbors? Do you have any experience with birds?

These things help in your decision on which if any bird to get because birds are noisy. Some more than others. Say for instance if you have fairly close neighbors or live in an apartment, I would stay away from Sun Conures and Indian Ringnecks they are very loud and look more towards the Senegal/Pio family. Senegals are touted to be apartment birds because they are supposed to be less noisy.

Yes, you need to ask yourself a lot of questions about noise levels, rooming size for a cage (the bigger the cage, the better, even for small birds), time you can spend with the parrot, as they're very social animals and they need time with their owners each day, mess you can handle (parrots are pretty messy), $$ for toys, food, cage, vet bills, etc. . . Will the bird only be yours, or with a family (some birds bond better with families than others). Do you have young children? Are you planning on having children one day? Do you cook a lot, if so, throw out that teflon cookware. Do you have the patience to accept a parrot even if it bites, or isn't hand tame? Will you be around for at least the next 30 years to be with this creature. Some parrots can live as long as humans or longer.

I find that "talking" is the least important attribute to me and it should be for most parrot owners, but unfortunately, it's placed too high in priority on people's lists. If a parrot talks or not, does not make necessarily make it a good pet IMO.

Some small birds are also deceptively noisy. I had an umbrella cockatoo for ten years, one of the noisiest parrots on the planet, and I when I hear what other people consider "screaming" birds, I laugh, but some people are a lot more sensitive to noise than others. If you want a "quiet" bird, then forget about a parrot altogether. Although some may be quieter than others, birds vocalize and one needs to accept this.

Good luck on your quest for the perfect parrot. I spent months researching a new parrot, and in the end, I ended up with a hand fed, very tame cockatiel, which I feel is perfect for our family.

Yes, Cockatiels are very sweet birds, relatively quiet and have the ability to talk if that is one of the things you want. They are also very cuddly birds that can also live 20 years.

Sun Conures can be great little birds. They are comical little birds but can be opinionated about certain things. They are noisy, however, and many people give them up for that reason. People can't talk on the phone, will wake up a sleeping baby, and they don't like to share their person.