Are rosellas right for me?

[TwistedSerpent]

Hello everyone! Just registered here and hope to get some opinions. Before I get any further I want to say I understand rosellas often aren't the best 'pets', but that is one of the main reasons I'm interested in them. I used to keep zebra finches years ago and have lately been wanting to get into inches again - however after adding everything up the price for the birds I want would be the same for some of the larger species out there.

I really don't want a bird that needs my company (I'd be wanting a pair in hopes to breed), and one that's not too loud too often. Are rosettes a match? Would there be another species that would work better, or should I just stick to my inches?

 

[romie12321]

welcome to the flock i know nothing about rosettes but am sure other will post soon

 

[cdog]

Well you just stated rosellas don't make good pets, so how do you think you are going to sell the babies.

 

[roxynoodle]

Some people would rather just have pretty birds to look at I guess rather than interact with them much. I had a friend with a very spooky Arabian mare that she did not get on with at all. I was the only person who rode her actually, and every time I did, the other boarders at the barn would say things like, "Are you crazy? I would never get on that horse." Well, eventually my friend came to decide she was never going to work with her own horse and asked me to take her. I couldn't do it financially at the time as I was coming off a bad marriage and divorce. But, someone took her just because all he wanted was "a pretty horse to look at in my pasture." He didn't care about actually riding her, so it worked out well.

 

[MikeyTN]

Even if you get a pair, its not guaranteed they'll breed. They may not like one another! But what gets me is this is your first parrot experience and you want to get into breeding right away? There's so much you need to learn before attempting!

 

[TwistedSerpent]

Thanks Ronnie!

I know quite a few people who don't have the time to spend with companion birds however would still love to keep something more then a canary or finches, but before I even get that far I'm enquiring here on whether this species will thrive in this lifestyle. I don't want a bird who craves physical contact and cuddles, I don't want one whose happiness depends on how much time it spends out with me because my lifestyle really wouldn't work well with it. I like interaction through the cage but mainly I just enjoy watching them. I just can't give anything else the proper socialization and I can't find anything about how well rosellas do.

Also keep in mind I used to keep and breed aggressive snakes. I couldn't hold them but I still enjoyed keeping them due to their beauty.

 

[TwistedSerpent]

Breeding would be a possibility in the future; don't worry I'm doing this one little step at a time, first step is seeing if they're actually what I'm looking for.

 

[mandolynn]

Rosellas are beautiful decorative birds, and they can be hand fed to make them more tame, but taming them and keeping them tame is very difficult. They are not quiet birds. They can actually be quite noisy, even though they don't really chirp, just chatter and squawk, but can learn melodies as well. They are very aggressive towards other birds and a pair require a large aviary of 3'x6x6 as they are avid flyers. If you want a beautiful decorative larger aviary bird, Id recommend some of the smaller Australian grass keets. They are all gorgeous and quiet, plus, they aren't aggressive so you can keep them a few in a large aviary.

 

[Echo]

Rosellas are beautiful decorative birds, and they can be hand fed to make them more tame, but taming them and keeping them tame is very difficult. They are not quiet birds. They can actually be quite noisy, even though they don't really chirp, just chatter and squawk, but can learn melodies as well. They are very aggressive towards other birds and a pair require a large aviary of 3'x6x6 as they are avid flyers. If you want a beautiful decorative larger aviary bird, Id recommend some of the smaller Australian grass keets. They are all gorgeous and quiet, plus, they aren't aggressive so you can keep them a few in a large aviary.

I agree, they would be a better specie for what you are looking for.
Look into the Splendour Parrots.

 

[Pedro]

IMO Rosella's would be ideal to keep. Especially the small Western Rosella they are only 25cm & weigh in at around 52-80g. The call is soft & melodious, a series of whistle-like notes repeated rapidly. It lacks the harsh metallic notes common to the calls of other Rosellas. They are very pretty to look at as well. They are also the most passive of the Rosellas.



Western Rosella, Yellow-cheeked Rosella

 

[sergeantmajor]

ive bred all sorts of parrots and parakeets over the years,last year i purchased a breeding pair of adalaide rosellas which were double brooders and i got 7 babies from them which i hand reared,the babies were very beautiful babies more green than there parents but would turn more orange after a couple of moults,noise wise the hens seem to make the most noise and cocks just whistle a bit,its much easier to breed a single pair that are the same coulours,i have a pair that dont seem to want to breed at the moment the **** is a cinamon red pennant rosella and the hen is a blue pennant,you say you dont want them as pets which is fine,if you want a breeding pair then adalaides or crimson pennants are what i would recomend but adalaides are a bit harder to find in the uk,