This thread is for the purpose of getting advice and hearing experiences from little corella owners. Anything is appreciated!
(NOTE: I am extremely well-researched on parrot species and am very much aware of the amount and kind of attention cockatoos require. So I do not approach this lightly by any means.)
With that aside, after doing years of my own research and owning two smaller parrots over my childhood, I am considering a bare-eyed (little corella) for my life-time companion when I settle into my first home (making plans, it will be a couple of years still).
Here are my main concerns:
1. I have read that Little Corellas [LCs] in particular become aggressive at sexual maturity. Is this true, and has anyone had firsthand experience with it? How do you handle this?
2. While I don't plan on making my bird's life a roller-coaster ride, I understand that parrots have issues with changes in their environment. Since changes will be inevitable in my life, and routines will change occasionally, how do I prepare my bird for said changes and encourage independence?
3. While it is not at all my main concern, how often and how well do corellas talk? I love training parrots and it would be a great plus in our relationship if I could work/train with the bird to teach it to communicate in a larger variety of ways.
Overall, would you recommend a little corella [bare-eyed] cockatoo? Why or why not?
Sorry for the essay!
AND THANK YOU!
(NOTE: I am extremely well-researched on parrot species and am very much aware of the amount and kind of attention cockatoos require. So I do not approach this lightly by any means.)
With that aside, after doing years of my own research and owning two smaller parrots over my childhood, I am considering a bare-eyed (little corella) for my life-time companion when I settle into my first home (making plans, it will be a couple of years still).
Here are my main concerns:
1. I have read that Little Corellas [LCs] in particular become aggressive at sexual maturity. Is this true, and has anyone had firsthand experience with it? How do you handle this?
2. While I don't plan on making my bird's life a roller-coaster ride, I understand that parrots have issues with changes in their environment. Since changes will be inevitable in my life, and routines will change occasionally, how do I prepare my bird for said changes and encourage independence?
3. While it is not at all my main concern, how often and how well do corellas talk? I love training parrots and it would be a great plus in our relationship if I could work/train with the bird to teach it to communicate in a larger variety of ways.
Overall, would you recommend a little corella [bare-eyed] cockatoo? Why or why not?
Sorry for the essay!
AND THANK YOU!