Ekkies and Beginners

[mygirl]

lol we had a cat that would hang of the top of the security door screeming lol
we don't give mylah pellets so i can't really help you with your last question but if it was only every now and then i cant see it being a problem

 

[MikeyTN]

Not true about the females not making good pets!! we only have Mylah and she is not a breeder and never will be she is our "baby" she is fully toilet trained never poos unless she is in her cage or on her stand, she never squawks the only thing she does, that would be really annoying to neighbours is barks like a dog all the time....with the hormone side of things the way i look at it. its no difference to a female dog or cat going on heat i have never heard her doing the eccy call i really don't think she knows that she can do it??

Hehe, well when a dog gets hormonal, they don't bite you... So it is a little different.

With respect to diet, say we were on the road (an Ekkie should enjoy travel if exposed from a young age right?) can we "simplify" the diet for a couple of weeks or will this be detrimental to the Ekkie's health? For instance, up the pellets and reduce the complexity of the fruit/veggie/sprout component to make serving meals on the road a little simpler?

It really isn't that complicated by bring some fruits and veggies in a cooler.

 

[mygirl]

I just posted a video of Mylah talking so you will get an idea on how noisy they can be and see what i mean about the barking

 

[stephend]

I live in a condo and when researching what kind of bird to get I took ekkies off the list because I heard that they were quite loud.

 

[pawsfoot]

I think that the females can be just as good as males as a pet. Ezmerelda is extremely cuddly with my husband and she just loves to sit in his lap for hours. She is potty trained and will make a specific noise when she has to poo and then she walks to her cage and comes back when she is done. She loves to be near anybody, and the only time she gets loud is when we forget to take her with us into another room. She will screech and fly to where we are. She is more than content sitting on her cage or her playstand talking to herself and muttering funny things under her breath. She is always making us laugh with her antics. I have never had a male, but I wouldn't trace Ezmerelda for anything. I had a cockatiel prior to her and she was very loud. She would screech all day no matter what I did, so I think the Ekkies are very quiet compared to some of the smaller birds.
As for the diet on the road, I would have to ask about how often you travel or do you have access to fresh fruit at all? It is very important to expose them to lots of fruits and veggies, so I would say try to facilitate that as much as possible.