4 Piggers:
Let me be blunt. Your two posts (to, and referring to me) were downright rude, aggressive and uncalled for.
I thought my point was perfecrtly clear. I do not agree with any person keeping any pet that they can not properly care for and give an excellent quality of life in a permanent home.
I do NOT believe this is possible for parrots - period. I specifically stated I do not think they should be legal as pets.
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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.
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1) My whole point was that NO normal person can provide the right enviropnment for parrots. This wasn't a guide to parrot care.
2) Parrots are a social species. It is well established fact that housing social species on their own causes a huge variety of health and welfare problems.
3) I quite clearly was not referring to breeding pairs, having already stated "adopt" - not to mention this being an anti-breeding forum.
4) Of course many socially housed parrots as pets fight. Why do you think that might be? Perhaps because they are crammed into stupidly abusive cages where they can barely move, let alone get away from eachother, avoid eye contact etc?
5) I made no comment about spercific groupings, etc. I'm no expert on parrots and never claimed to be. Perhaps they could be housed in same sex groups? Perhaps neutered? I don't know - but at the end of the day they are a social species. As far as I'm concerned keeping a single parrot in a cage is like keeping a single guinea pig in a shoe box.