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Originally Posted by crazywiggy  That is horrible, though sadly not surprising. I can never understand why people would think getting a parrot would be a good idea - especially when they buy a young one from a pet store knowing it could easily outlive them.
Maybe I'm biased, I'm funny about birds as pets generally. I mean, even a budgie... At least now animal welfare is generally improving, with people starting to realise that animals need the space to stretch their limbs, walk and run and express natural behaviours. Yet the majority of pet birds still live in cages. The best they can do is hop feebly from one perch to another or peck at a little bell. I don't believe any bird should be housed in a cage that is not large enough for it to actually fly.
As for parrots - unless you adopt a bonded pair, house them in a huge aviary, and give them huge amounts of time, enrichment etc then you shouldn't bother.
Personally, I would like to see these sorts of species banned as pets - most simply don't have the means to care for them. |
A BONDED pair? Seriously? And this will do what for them? Make it so the owner can barely feed them? Two bonded parrots, are what breeders have, and breeders 95% of the time, can not even touch the animal. Why? Because of the bond it has with its parrot partner.
If you need 2 parrots to keep each other company,and entertained, THATS when I say, you shouldnt bother.