parrotlet

My name is Shaun, and I’m from Nottingham, England. My bird journey began when my wife rescued a very poorly canary. She then got him a female companion, and as you might guess, we soon had babies! Now, we have five canaries, all about five years old. I have since learnt about replacing the...

Hello everyone, I want to buy a parrotlet. I tried searching for hand fed ones but unfortunately this period they only have parrot fed ones. My question is, can a parrotlet that has not been hand fed be tamed? Talking about parrotlets that are about 2-3 months old so they can eat on their own...

Hello, I have an 11 year old Parrotlet who began overplucking her feathers around November of 2023, and its only gotten worse since. The top reasons we saw when we looked it up were stress or malnutrition, so we put her mainly on pellets and only gave her seed every two days or so. She lived...

Hi all! We recently got a young boy parrotlet named Buttercup! The only place this bird ever wants to be in on our shoulder. He will fly to our shoulder whenever he is out of the cage but after a while he will start either nibbling my beard and necklace or biting either moles, freckles, just...

Hello everyone! My history: 4 years at a pet store taming birds. I use to work with the “difficult” / abused birds to help them get re adjusted and to trust people again. I use to bring home some birds to work with them after years of abuse to get them to the point of trusting people again...

I have one two year old pacific parrotlet. She is the only pet I have and I live alone with her, though I often have visitors. Most of the times, she is quite docile, though she is a bit destructive with household objects, when left to her own devices, but I think this is expected of any parrot...

Hi! I may or may not have just joined because I’m in a panic and I need some advice lol. Today I went to the vet because my baby Milo had been sneezing, puffed up and sleeping in her food bowl. The vet said she massaged most of the big lumps out of Milos crop and prescribed some medicine. She...

Hi everyone, My 8 mo old parrotlet was sitting on my shoulder while I was doing some things around the house, and I noticed that she was nibbling on a large primary feather that I'm guessing she likely pulled out!!!!! OMG! She was holding the feathered part with her foot, and was fooling around...

Hello, I was wondering of parrotlets can be in the same aviary with budgies :confused: ?

I recently got a parrotlet around 5 months ago, and she has been fine but recently I have noticed that while she is a resting or napping you can visibly see her breathing, you cannot really see it when she is completely asleep with her head in her back. I recently lost a bird to a veterinarian...

Hi guys! I have a male pacific parrotlet (Wilson) who has just turned one, he’s very confident and friendly but can be quite sassy. Loves meeting new people and pets and talking to other birds on the phone but has never met another bird before. I have been wanting to get another bird for a...

Last night my bird was egg bound again. She was almost two and had become a chronic egg layer. The last time she was laying eggs, they had to put her under to remove it because the egg was too big. This time the same but they tried to give her a pain medication instead first but my girl wasn’t...

Hey everyone, I have come here because I love birds and am the owner of a blue female parrotlet called Daisy and a blue budgie called Charlie. I bought Daisy as company for my budgie because the shop owner said it would be fine As it turns out, budgies and parrotlets aren't supposed to kept...

I've been having a really hard time lately, and the other day was the worst. I broke down crying and all, and I usually keep it in. Both of my parrotlets were around when I did. My parrotlet I've had for a while now doesn't seem phased and is fine, but my baby parrotlet I've had for a few months...

So I have a parrotlet :green2: I got from a pet store, although I much prefer from breeders. She's one year old and I have had her for one month. I have her cage across from my 2 green cheek conures, and I've been trying to hand tame her at her own pace, but not making any real progress. I was...

Hey y’all, my little guy Keo is going through a VERY hormonal stage. He’s about a year old now, I’d attach pictures but I’m on mobile atm (if you know how to upload images correctly via mobile feel free to let me know!) but anyways! I’m doing everything I can to discourage Keo from this...

It’s been a really long time since I’ve added any updates on Lily. Last one I had was when all her feathers grew back...but then she plucked them back out. She still plucks any time new feathers come back, but I must say, she doesn’t pluck nearly as much as she did. When I first got her, she was...

Hey guys, so I am buying a blue parrotlet and I pick him up on Saturday. I am getting everything ready so I have a vision M02 cage and plenty of toys. I just bought a small bag of kaytee bird seed with a blue bag and some roudybush crumble. I know about the risk of pellets with mutations so I...

Exciting news! :D Today I brought my 9 week old green rumped parrotlet home and have decided to name her Dora. At the moment, she is in the top corner of her cage and she made a small sweet sound whilst I "sang" along to music. Sorry Dora. From now onwards, this is where I'll be posting our...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bird-Parrot-Cage-Chinchilla-Cockatiel-Conure-Large-Cockatiel-House-Metal-Wheels/272531842722?hash=item3f7429e6a2:g:JasAAOSwo4pYhakC I'm hoping to home a green rumped parrotlet in the near future and deciding on a cage has been... overwhelming. I've searched for...

Hi everyone! I'm excited to be joining the community. I've been thinking about adopting a green rumped parrotlet in the near future from a local breeder. It already has a few toys lol:yellow1: At the moment, I'm looking at different cages but the choice is overwhelming. Any advice is welcome...

I’m glad to report that Lily’s vet visit confirmed she is healthy (minus the obvious malnourishment over the years on just seeds/treats). She has no health issues, and plucking was determined to be behavioral due to either stress or boredom. She has no obvious stress bars in her feathers, so my...

Hello everyone. Some of you may remember me from the conure or parakeet forums. Looks like as of last week, I am in the parrotlet forums too. My house just became an aviary @@; Lily (parrotlet) was an old bird of mine. However, due to unfortunate circumstances while I was in college, I had to...

What types of different species of birds do well towhee I'm not talking same cages but just being out of their cages? Do parakeets parrotlets and love birds do well together? Are Indian ringnecks okay to have with other birds Thanks in advance

So my little guy Tango is the angriest bird I've ever seen. He does not care for me, he steps up and gives kisses but that's it, he won't let me touch him or pet him and will 9/10 run away from me when outside the cage. His companion is Major, my parrotlet one year older who lost his brother...

Hi all, I recently acquired a proven and bonded pair of parrotlets whom I would like breed. I've read about full spectrum lighting that is beneficial for breeder birds especially in the Canadian winters. Anyone know how much light they should be getting and at what times? Thanks in advance. :)

My parrotlet Donut is the only bird in our household that doesn't say or mimic a peep. Her personality is very extroverted and lively and she's an adorable troublemaker. Her and I are VERY close and we do everything together. The other two birds aren't completely bonded with me yet, but they...

Hi all, I'm new to this page and wondered if anyone could offer me some advice please? :) I have 2 Parrotlets (approx 9 months old) they currently live indoors however we'd like to move them to an outdoor aviary. We've ordered a lovely big new home for them and now i'm trying to plan what...

About 5 months ago we adopted a Lovebird from a store called "Magnolia Bird Farm" They told us she was hand fed but I'm pretty sure she wasn't since she was hard to grab from her cage by the assistant at the store. Her name is Tiki and she is a Peach-Faced Lovebird. I've tried with her for a...

Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum. I became the owner of 2 green cheek conures (Jet and Falco) at the start of June and I'm pleased to say that they have been some of the best pets i have ever owned, I'm constantly being surprised at their level of intelligence and that they both have very...

I have narrowed it down to Linnie, Parrotlet, or Quaker Parrot and would like to hear peoples experiences with those and which would fit in best with my family. I only looked into birds I always already interested in, but if someone thinks of another bird that would fit in with my family better...

I am having a hard time figuring out which species is right for us/which one would be happy in our family. :) My bird experience: I grew up owning budgies and loved them, but have been waiting to get a bird until my youngest was school age (he just started 1st grade), and developmentally...

Hey so I'm going to be getting a parrotlet hopefully this weekend or next :) I have a couple choices though. There is a 2 month old male that will be available Tuesday, a 6 month old female, and. 10 month old pair. I can't decide which would be best for me. I want to get one (or the pair) that...

Hello, I was searching for DIY indoor aviary on The internet. But I couldn't find anything. So does anyone has a link to a thread or something. Because I'm planning to make a smaller aviary for my parrotlets and, Later a bigger one for probably a couple of parrots.:) Gino

I was wondering if someone could help me with a problem I'm having with one of my Parrotlets. She is 2 years old and has suddenly become extremely aggressive with my other birds whenever food is involved. Even if she's not eating and another bird goes for the food dish, she will attack them...

Hi all! I was feeling bored one day, and decided to make silly little parrot comics! I will be posting them all on this thread when I am done! :) If you tell me your parrot, their name, and personality then they may have a cameo in the comics. Any other ideas (and names) you have would also be...

Hello! I'm an aviphile owner of a six month old Senegal Parrot, a nine month old Parrotlet, and a three year old Sun Conure. I've hand-fed all my birds, except the Sun Conure, and I hope to hand-feed more little babies in the future! I hope to post, learn, and comment with many of you on...

A little over a month ago my parrotlet lost the ability to use her feet and became very drowsy looking. This lasted about a 1/2 hour then she suddenly snapped out of it and returned to normal. She was fine for about 4 days and then the same thing happened again. Our initial vet visit confirmed...

My sweet tiny Parrotlet who crossed the rainbow bridge a while ago. I miss her :(

Okay, Jacky my parrotlet is going to be 4 years old in Feb. He's a habitual feather picker and will bite them off at the base. Sometimes he lets a few grow back, then he remembers how much he loves to pluck them. I'm going to guess it started due to a bad trimming about 2 years ago. He screamed...