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today's daily is: the broad-billed parrot! (l. mauritianus)
( requested by anon :] )
ravi got a little bath this morning and got to dry off in the sun :)
Blue and Gold Macaw by knpandit2003 http://bit.ly/2FDERIs
Would caring for an old rescue parrot for 5-15 years be easier than caring for a parrot from baby-death? (Around 60+ years) are parrots calmer when they're older?
In my experience of having both a not tame rescue (Av) and a parent raised 4 month of (Lou) to everything in between (other lovebirds) there’s really no difference. I’d say be careful adopting a rescue parrot as they may have pre-existing issues you’d have to work harder on to train.
These issues can vary from physical to mental. Both require effort for your bird to live a happy life. In saying that rescues generally will tell you the personality and health status of the bird before you adopt.
No parrot is calm. Sure their abilities to perform physical tasks may decrease when they’re older but their mentality hardly does. Regardless of age, parrots will test boundaries - biting, noise, destructiveness and this is where consistency has to come into practice.Don’t forget parrots aren’t domesticate like pigeons, dogs, cats and require a little extra care and understanding.
They require constant training and stimulation and teaching is where your default of what kind of bird you will have starts!
The deciding factor is how you would plan your life around a parrot for 10 - 15 years VS a 60 yr+ commitment. Our lives are so interchangeable so every decision you make has to include your parrot. I guess what you have to also consider with a long lived parrot is will it outlive you? Will you have a place for it to go if something happens to you - this is where socialisation comes into play - so you know your parrot will have a the least stress adapting to life with a new human and environment.I think it comes down to personal choice.I think a good medium is a bird like a ringneck because they live around 30 years which gives room for interchangeable circumstances.it’s sad to think my 4 and a half year old Louie may not out live my border collie puppy… It’s too short and he’s so perfect.
Whatever you decide make your birds life worth living!
All the ‘toos were out yesterday evening.
my biggest baby 😍 i guess she is technically my mother’s since she’s bonded to her and lives with her - but i still pay for her vet bills so she’s still mine, too lol
she’s learning how to dance 😭
i was so focused on b that i didn’t see ravi the t rex about to ruin christmas lmfao
