African Ringneck

[Shine]

Just found this ad on craigslist.
http://https://reno.craigslist.org/pet/d/african-ringneck/6583756387.html

I called about it and was told these people purchased a pair of them about 2 1/2 mos ago from a breeder in San Jose, Ca. Sadly their dog killed the male so they want to get rid of the female so the dog doesnt get her too.

They said she isnt tame at all. Wont step up at all. They said they are working on it.

I dont know anything about ringnecks but did read that the Indian ones and the African ones are related so posted this here since I didnt see a forum just for them.

I currently have 2 BFA's so they would share a room together, (their own cages of course)

So, thoughts and advice would be appreciated.

 

[EllenD]

I don't know how old this Ringneck is, but my guess would be that this was a bonded breeding pair that they bought, 2 birds that were never hand-raised but rather parent-raised, and were put together at a young age solely for the purpose of breeding babies to sell. So they most likely have never had any human interaction at all, as breeding pairs typically are not treated like pets. So if you are looking for a Ringneck to be a pet, this is probably not ever going to be that kind of bird. She may get a bit better with tons of daily work, but I wouldn't ever expect her to be handled, petted, or even step up. You have to approach this bird this way, because otherwise you're going to end up just rehoming her yourself after a short amount of time, as this is exactly why a lot of birds have many, many owners.

If you are wanting to buy this bird as a breeding female, and planning to buy a breeding male for her, this is probably the best situation for her, though there is never any guarantee that she will bond with whatever male she is paired with. The fact that she was bonded to male who passed away can also create issues with getting her to bond with another male, there's no way to guess how this will end up, it's trial and error. THAT BEING SAID, UNLESS YOU ALREADY HAVE BIRD BREEDING EXPERIENCE, KNOW HOW TO HAND-RAISE/FEED BABIES, AND OWN THE PROPER EQUIPMENT TO DO SO, LIKE NEST BOXES, AND INCUBATOR, A BROODER, ETC., THEN I DON'T SUGGEST YOU JUST GET INTO THE BIRD BREEDING BUSINESS, AS IT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU MUST BE TAUGHT AND EXPERIENCE BEFORE JUST DIVING INTO...

And to answer your question about African Ringnecks, they are very similar to Indian Ringnecks, albeit a larger bird...

 

[MonicaMc]

Just got to ask... did you end up getting the bird?!?!? I was tempted to message the person, but chose not to.

IRN and ARN are actually quite close in size - there's not a huge difference between them. Kind of like suns and jendays... very "similar" looking birds, that also weigh about the same.


There's a lot of bad info about ringnecks in general, and it would take a special person, IMO, to really learn and understand a ringneck, especially an untamed one.



Also... do you know about RAAVE?