New Member, what breed is our parrot? Please help!

[DallyTsuka]

i have known of someone who had a tame rosella, so it might be something to try, there's no harm in gaining a bird's trust but i have heard that they really are flighty and need a lot of flight room.

even though pellets are good and healthy and would be good to add into her diet, i would not get rid of the seeds. i'd feed her pellets, seeds, veggies, some fruits, some grains, and legumes.

 

[SilverSage]

Yep, i did not know that! Someone mentioned that they don't climb around their cages. I have never had one, but if they are right then I take back my suggestion of clipping, because they cannot exercise if they don't climb or fly.

 

[molly0905]

Actually Molly keeps climbing up on the sides of her cage using her feet and beak and she does it often when we get near her (still on her 3rd day with us). I wasn't sure if this was good for her, but from what I understand it is good exercise then...

She only has two claws on one of her feet, I'm not sure what happened to her but they might not have taken care of her well...

 

[Betrisher]

Eastern Rosellas are not generally sold as pets here in Australia. Having said that, though, I've known a few who were successfully tamed and made excellent companion birds. I think you have to start really young, though, and your bird has its full adult plumage (youngsters are still green on the head and down the back).

If you want to try and tame Molly, just spend a *lot* of time near her cage. Whenever you can, offer her long treats (millet spray, grass heads, celery stick etc) through the bars so she can take one without coming too close. If you're committed to doing this for a long time, she should eventually become a lot more confiding than she is now. Of course, she's just arrived, so I'd be giving her a good week to settle in and learn her new environment. Don't push her during this time. Just speak quietly to her and let her know you're around. Hasten slowly is the best approach.

In my opinion, clipping this bird would be the absolute worst thing you could do to her. Rosellas fly high and fast. If you disable her, you may never gain her trust. (NB. Just my opinion). Do keep us updated on your progress with Molly, won't you? I hope she settles in comfortably for you and responds well to her new home.

 

[MonicaMc]

It's good that she climbs!

The missing nails could be because she was born that way, they were chewed off by her parents, or maybe they got stuck in something and she loves them that way.

 

[Cressy]

Molly is honestly just so gorgeous! So fabulous! I can't really contribute, I'm a new bird owner too, but gosh is she pretty. Welcome to the forum!

 

[molly0905]

Thanks guys for all your feedback! It is very helpful. Molly was an unexpected gift. We've never had a pet before. Although I understand Rosellas are not usually sold as a pets, the pet shop convinced my brother that she is a pet. Anyway, we live in a country where people try to keep all kinds of animals as pets (really..chimps, baby tigers, you name it...)

Anyway, now she is our responsibility, and we are quite happy to take care of her. We just want to do the right thing being so inexperience.

I think we're gonna leave her in peace for the first week. As soon as we get a chance, we will get her a larger cage (living in an apartment), some nice toys and rope perches as was recommended.

We're "experimenting" with food (seeds, veggies, fruits for now). She seems to love fruits but doesn't really touch the veggies, but I think we've got to be careful with the fruits as they have a lot of sugar, right?

We haven't really seen her drink water yet though. Let's hope she'll be ok.

Thanks again!

 

[MonicaMc]

Natural sugar is better for them than processed sugar.... so as long as she eats a varied diet and eats more than just fruits, then she may be just fine.

 

[Mike17]

We haven't really seen her drink water yet though. Let's hope she'll be ok.

I've observed that many of our birds (mostly Australian species) rarely drink water through winter, and only the occasional sip when they do. Different matter entirely through summer, which in the places I've lived in recent years are very hot. Then, they'll have a good long drink. Molly may not require much water if she's not especially active (i.e. flying) and it's not hot. So don't worry too much about how much she drinks at this stage. Oz birds are adapted to drought so can go for some time without water, and she'll be getting moisture from fruit, which you say she'd eating readily. That's not to say she shouldn't have clean water available at all times though.

 

[molly0905]

Following your recommendations, we got some new perches for Molly (One rope perch and one perch with rope and natural wood). We are still waiting for the bigger cage to be delivered. After installing the new perches and removing the two straight wooden rods that came with the cage, she's just climbing to the side of the cage and doesn't know how to get on the new perches. I guess these are not static and move unlike the two sticks she had before.

After watching her for a while not being able to perch anywhere but the side of the cage or a food trays, we decided to put back one of the wooden rods (that apparently are not so good for her feet...).

We kept one of the new perches as well. But she only stays on the same old rod and doesn't now what to do with her new perch. We're not sure what to do. Maybe we should just wait until we get the bigger cage to install the new perches? She will be able to fly then.

We're total newbies in this bird world!

 

[MikeyTN]

Leave her be with the new perches as she will learn to use it over time. It's because its rather new to her yet.

 

[molly0905]

We got Molly a bigger cage, got her claws clipped and as we went to the pet shot to buy the cage, we ended up buying a cockatiel, totally tamed. We don't have a name for her yet, but she is staying in Molly's cage. It's really nice to be able to have her out of the cage and play with her, unlike our rosella.

 

[thekarens]

We got Molly a bigger cage, got her claws clipped and as we went to the pet shot to buy the cage, we ended up buying a cockatiel, totally tamed. We don't have a name for her yet, but she is staying in Molly's cage. It's really nice to be able to have her out of the cage and play with her, unlike our rosella.

Congrats on the tiel. The rosella might never tame, but you can still enjoy them for their beauty.

PS post pics