kathluvsandy
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- Apr 16, 2015
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Hi all!
So my husband and I had been thinking about getting a talking parrot for many years and did a lot of research on various species, decided on a yellow-naped amazon. (He is of the sub-species Amazona A. Parvipes if that is relevant.) We went into this lifelong commitment knowing how involved and tedious and high maintenance these extremely intelligent creatures are and the level of attention and commitment they require. What we were NOT prepared for was exactly how loud they are. We read 3 books about them and researched like crazy online before adopting our new feathered family member, and still that did not even come close to preparing us for how loud our bird is. When people said they talked a lot and sometimes cawed/screamed, we didn't imagine anything CLOSE to the amount we endure. We have had him for 3 years now, bought him when he was 13 months old, so he's 4. We noticed very quickly that he/she (we don't know which sex he/she is) always wants to be with us, so I've purchased and built perches and play areas for literally every room of our house and both our front and back patios so he can be with us at all times, but he still just SCREAMS and makes wretched noises in between the nonstop talking. We don't mind the talking and whistling, that part is an absolute hoot and we enjoy watching our little goofball. But why is he screaming bloody murder even when he's right with us? Is this normal? How much is "normal" amounts of loudness from Amazons in terms of the screaming part? Is there anything we can do better? He has toys GALORE, we drop about $100 bucks a month on toys. I hand make him bowls of healthy veggie mix treats w/recipes I've found online for him to forage through. We hold him a lot, take him on walks with our dogs and even on bike rides in a safe parrot basket. I don't understand why he screams at us when we are constantly bending over backwards for him? He dictates our lives. We can't even listen to music or watch TV because he screams over the noise, ANY noise, even the sound of our dishwasher, clothes washer/dryer, vacuum, anytime anyone is mowing their lawn, doing loud yardwork, when it rains, if I'm talking on the phone, EVERYTHING you can think of that is a noise gets him riled up and he tries to be louder than it. Is there any way to curb this behavior? I don't mind the constant jabbering, its the screaming and cawing we wish to curb. Our neighbors are complaining because you can hear him from across the street he's so loud. I worry about my sanity every day, and knowing that we are going to have him for life (I could NEVER abandon him) literally I worry he's going to tear apart my marriage if the screaming doesn't get better. If anyone has any solution or tips or advice we would greatly appreciate it. Also, we heard recently from someone who has an African Grey (another talker) that his bird quieted down after about 5-7 years of age. Is that true with Amazons as well? Do they quiet down with age? HELP!!
(Side note, don't know if this is relevant but he is the only bird we have.)
Thank you, Kathryn and Bing the parrot
(nicknamed GODZILLA because he's green and a little monster!)
![Green2 :green2: :green2:](/img/parrotsmilie/green2.gif)
So my husband and I had been thinking about getting a talking parrot for many years and did a lot of research on various species, decided on a yellow-naped amazon. (He is of the sub-species Amazona A. Parvipes if that is relevant.) We went into this lifelong commitment knowing how involved and tedious and high maintenance these extremely intelligent creatures are and the level of attention and commitment they require. What we were NOT prepared for was exactly how loud they are. We read 3 books about them and researched like crazy online before adopting our new feathered family member, and still that did not even come close to preparing us for how loud our bird is. When people said they talked a lot and sometimes cawed/screamed, we didn't imagine anything CLOSE to the amount we endure. We have had him for 3 years now, bought him when he was 13 months old, so he's 4. We noticed very quickly that he/she (we don't know which sex he/she is) always wants to be with us, so I've purchased and built perches and play areas for literally every room of our house and both our front and back patios so he can be with us at all times, but he still just SCREAMS and makes wretched noises in between the nonstop talking. We don't mind the talking and whistling, that part is an absolute hoot and we enjoy watching our little goofball. But why is he screaming bloody murder even when he's right with us? Is this normal? How much is "normal" amounts of loudness from Amazons in terms of the screaming part? Is there anything we can do better? He has toys GALORE, we drop about $100 bucks a month on toys. I hand make him bowls of healthy veggie mix treats w/recipes I've found online for him to forage through. We hold him a lot, take him on walks with our dogs and even on bike rides in a safe parrot basket. I don't understand why he screams at us when we are constantly bending over backwards for him? He dictates our lives. We can't even listen to music or watch TV because he screams over the noise, ANY noise, even the sound of our dishwasher, clothes washer/dryer, vacuum, anytime anyone is mowing their lawn, doing loud yardwork, when it rains, if I'm talking on the phone, EVERYTHING you can think of that is a noise gets him riled up and he tries to be louder than it. Is there any way to curb this behavior? I don't mind the constant jabbering, its the screaming and cawing we wish to curb. Our neighbors are complaining because you can hear him from across the street he's so loud. I worry about my sanity every day, and knowing that we are going to have him for life (I could NEVER abandon him) literally I worry he's going to tear apart my marriage if the screaming doesn't get better. If anyone has any solution or tips or advice we would greatly appreciate it. Also, we heard recently from someone who has an African Grey (another talker) that his bird quieted down after about 5-7 years of age. Is that true with Amazons as well? Do they quiet down with age? HELP!!
(Side note, don't know if this is relevant but he is the only bird we have.)
Thank you, Kathryn and Bing the parrot
(nicknamed GODZILLA because he's green and a little monster!)
![Green2 :green2: :green2:](/img/parrotsmilie/green2.gif)