eclectus

so as some of you may know , i visited the pet shop today , and instead of a conure , blue fronted amazon , or eclectus , i fell inlove with a chattering lory here in brazil they are called , loris amor amor , he was screaming for my attention , and even stepped up onto my hand , the breeder...

I got her at 2 weeks old. She will be 2 years old on June 21st 2014. She weaned and eats Zupreme pellets just fine. Fruity kind. As well as fruits and veggies. Starting a few months ago she started getting green "Spots" on her back. She does not pluck and her behavior has not changed. Could she...

So, I am a new bird mom, who just brought home an eclectus over the weekend. He was a consignment bird, approximately 3-6 years in age. I have noticed that he seems to rub his beak on EVERYTHING. The bars of his cage, his sand perch, my pillows, etc. Most of what I can find online says that...

Hello all. I've been reading the forum for a while now, learning and researching. My patience has been rewarded as I brought my 6 month old baby girl Eclectus home last night. We named her Ruby. We hadn't spent much time together before I brought her home, so I was a bit nervous about how...

Hey all! I am new to the forum, but definitely not new to parrots! :-) My dad and uncle were parrot lovers so I've grown up with them and I also happened to marry a parrot lover! We currently have a Crimson Bellied Conure who is almost two years old. My favorite species, as well as my "dream...

Our new boy Oliver, 13 years old

Our new boy Oliver, 13 years old

hi all, i was wondering if someone could help out with my gorgeous ekky male feather plucking...unfortunately this may be a long message as i want to ensure i have listed all possible contributions. my boy has been feather picking in just one area at the back of his neck...but the area it slowly...

Hello Eclectus lovers... I have 2 Eclectus parrots: Buddy & Recee. Buddy is 8 and Recee is 3. Recee is an angel when it comes to eating, showers, playing, socialization, etc.. Buddy on the other hand, he is my problem child and the reason why I am posting this thread. We...

Hi Guys, My name is sara and i am a bird lover! I recently adopted Joey a 4 year old boy eclectus. He is pretty friendly likes to be held. doesnt mind being hugged and touched. He sometimes growls if hes eating or too high on his perch (that whole flock leader thing) - i did lower the rope bcz...

Hi I'm new to the forum, I'm a mum of 2girls & 2 boys(humans),nana to 2boys ,1girl and parront to 7, have worked in zoos, pet shops,kennels etc, my own mum used to tell me by the age of 5 I was out rescuing baby birds that had fallen from nests etc, my days of having aviaries and breeding etc...

So I woke up this morning an I noticed that LuLu was sneezing quiet a bit. She would sneeze like every two or three minutes. But it didn't concern me at first because she was really intent on dominating her toy (cereal box) that she was playing with at the time. I took her out to fill her...

ok so as some of you guys know. I moved into my "second first" apartment with LuLu (my female eclectus) and so far its been great. When we first moved she would call to me whenever I was out of sight but now she's good and really doesn't do it much. But she has started to "call" whenver someone...

My husband and are about to move and we will be taking his sisters male Eclectus with us. he has been neglected for years... as far as I know maybe his whole life. I have known my husband and hence of the bird for about 5 years and have never really seen his sister pay any mind to him except to...

So 2 days ago i ended up moving again. But this time i just moved across the hall to a bigger apartment (same layout, but extra bedroom). The move took maybe 2 hours so I don't think LuLu was all that phased by the move. But now LuLu seems to be way more clingy. She will do her call whenever I...

My sweetheart rescue

My sweetheart rescue

Hi guys, this isn't really a new problem but I'm a little more concerned now. Lulu occasionally screams. It's not extremely loud, or excessive but I just want to know why she does it. Before I moved, if lulu was upstairs and I was downstairs, it was not bad at all but we have carpet upstairs (...

So LuLu has been displaying signs of becoming a one person bird. It started when she bit my sister for being too close to me. Then today my dad tried to get her to step up and she would not budge. It's bad because everyone who comes to visit always wants to pet/hold the bird. And lulu will not...

So lulu seems to tolerate everyone in the house although she won't step up for anyone except me, unless she just is desperate to leave where she is (i.e. when she is on the floor or on an awkward angle on a perch). Well about an hour ago my sister (9 yrs old) and I were sitting on the floor...

Hi everyone, I am new to parrot forums. I have a 18 week old (4.5 months) male eclectus parrot named Teddy (aka Big Ted). I have been his mother since he was 9 weeks old. He was on 4 feeds a day then. I have reduced him to 2 feeds per day, 15mls morning feed (half a feed) and he gets 30mls...

Hi guys. So I'm a new guy here and I have a few questions to ask. So, tomorrow I'm going to pick up my adopted female eclectus. She is about 2 years old and the rescue said she took very well to men. This is my first time adopting an older parrot and I would just like some advice on what to do...

So I have another question! My baby eclectus came home on Saturday and she is doing great! But...my dog is not. She is a little yorkie (only four pounds) and has been babied all her life. She defintely thinks she is the dominant one and that we are her human pets lol She is having a really hard...

:green: Jack has been with me for three weeks now. I used to have a Green Amazon - Polly (who I later realised was a male!) and he was most definitely a One-Woman Parrot. Polly used to sing and dance (Tango) and always said Hello when I or a member of the family came in. I miss him greatly. Now...

Hi, So I just came home with a six week old female eclectus. I had been looking for a Grey, but ended up with an eclectus and didn't know anything about them. I am so surprised that I was sent home to raise this little baby with no prior knowledge of raising a parrot--I thought they had to wait...

:yellow1::yellow1:Hi everyone, I'm new to parrotforums and have been researching parrots avidly since the loss of my 9 year old cockatiel Pirl 2 months ago. I am 19 years old, and planning to study zoology and animal behavior. My animals always come first, so my schedule is created around my...

I have been a bird owner for many years, raising my family's many parrots (one :blue1:, three :orange:'s, and an African Grey who I don't see an icon for!). After a serious illness in the family, we were forced to re-home all of our birds in order to keep the home sanitary for my frequently...

We are newish bird owners who came unexpectedly into the world of owning birds when friends of our family asked us to "babysit" their two canaries long term, eventually asking us to keep them. Although canaries are not the "perfect" bird for our household (we like hands-on and social birds!), we...

I would really appreciate it if people were able to post pictures of the lumpy oil gland on their ekkies tails. I don't have enough experience to know what is 'normal' for many things about them, and with pickle i have learned that it is safer to assume that nothing about him is normal. So i...

Well, we've had Gemma now for 21 days. :) She is doing great! She hasn't been messing with her feathers at all and other than a little dandruff, we haven't noticed any skin issues either. She's VERY quiet and still very cuddly. It's difficult not to just pet and hug her all the time but I can...

Interesting incidence today. so, I was sitting outside having breakfast with Poe on a harness nibbling porridge. Some semi-tame rainbow lorikeets hang around the house as they get fed, so are far from scared of people to the point of jumping on you and demanding food. The Lorikeets were eyeing...

Hello! We are new to this forum but a quick intro - We have Juan Pablo (named after my nascar driver) a 4 year eclectus, he's our baby. He is a funny bird and a joy to have around. But I found this forum searching for advice. In Nov he started pulling his feathers out on his legs & chest...

Hello all, My name is Catherine. I'm a student (just finished a philosophy and art-history degree) and am due to go into Masters next year, as I wish to go into art teaching. After 6+ months of vigorous parrot research (it consumed me to the point on obsession as HUNDREDS of hours were...

Hi there, just thought i would intoduce myself. we are going to be proud parents to a baby female eclectus. Hopfully just in time for xmas ! Now i think we are all set up with new cage , food, (pulses, fruit etc + her food from the breeder) toys and more important warned the rest of the family...

I have a male eclectus baby who is just a year old. He is SO energetic. he flies everywhere, and loves to talk. I'm not use to this since I have two other eclectus parrots (both male and female) who barely talk at all and are laid back. Now my baby one will not be quiet, and he's starting to...

Hey guys, so Beeker our SI ekkie just adores me and pretty much let's me do anything to him, he has never bit me. We have had him for about 2 months now and although he's just peachy with me he cannot stand my boyfriend (and we live together) so Beeker sees him every day. I work from home so...

About a week ago my female ekkie started becoming very cage aggressive, and refuses to come out for me. Whenever I approach her cage, she leaps onto the food bowl in the back corner and crouches down into attack mode. ): She usually comes right out for me, or if she doesn't want to she just...

Hi, I'm (hopefully) getting a bird in January but have a few questions! I'm looking at Eclectus & Senegal Parrots as well as Indian Ringnecks. My family are excited about the idea of me having a bird but I am concerned that I may be moving to London in August next year. I am hoping to take my...

Hi, I just wanted to ask some advice really regarding the male eclectus. I currently have a male green cheek conure who I love to bits, an I really would like to add a male eclectus to our crew :)! I live in a very nice apartment an even when Cricket, my GCC, screeches I get no complaints...