The Happiness you can get From a Pet parrot

Parrots have been considered as the best pet by many because of their friendly, talkative nature. There exist many varieties of parrots but those who are loved as pets are Macaw, amazons and cockatoos. Pet parrots are indeed a source of joy to their owners.

Parrots will be the source of happiness to you if your pet is happy. Keeping your pet happy is your duty. You must keep all measures in your mind before buying pet parrot. Choose the right parrot according to your home and environmental condition. Search well about the specie of parrot before buying that. You must be well aware of the parrot’s behavior, nature and mood swings.

Every species of parrot has its own characteristics so you should not mix one species with another. Parrot lives long compared to any other pet. Most of the parrots have a life span of around 40 – 50 years so you must not decide about them in a hurry. Think well before buying a parrot so you may not regret later. There exist many good guidelines on web which may help you choosing the appropriate pet parrot.

• Most of the parrots produce irritating shrill noise which is hard to tolerate if you love peace. Conure species and Quaker create extremely screaming noises which makes them hard to keep at home. On the other hand, parrot species like Macaw, Amazons and African gray parrots create much less noise. Lovebirds and Parrotlets can not scream that is why they are a better choice.

• Parrots are born to create mess. They love to scatter more food on the floor than they eat. You will have to place their cage where there is no expensive carpet on the floor. You may also find parrot’s feathers on the floor along with their food pieces.

• Parrots demand your attention so if you are a busy person avoid having such pets. You should decide some time daily to spend with your parrot otherwise it will get irritated and will cause trouble for you.

• Keep the place around your pet parrot clean. Proper cleanliness of the cage and surrounding is required. This is necessary not only for the health but for the happy mood of your parrot. Keep newspaper in the cage so you may replace it with a clean one at the end of the day. Avoid keeping color paper as it creates poison and may cause illness to your parrot.

• The most important thing to keep in mind is the pet’s food. It is a common perception that parrots lives only on seeds. This is wrong, you should add vegetables, fruits, beans, pasta and cooked brown rice along with seeds to keep your pet healthy.

Familiarizing yourself with different parrot species

If you are getting fascinated with birds in your locality and want to buy those fun loving and talkative birds; you must have enough knowledge about them. Parrot is not

one bird but there exist countless species of this bird. You should keep yourself familiarize with different parrot species.

These colorful birds can usually be found in Australia and South America. Parrots are known worldwide for their loquacious and friendly

nature. They have this rare ability of talking like humans. They can be trained to talk just like humans and some other animals.

The most famous pet parrot species include Macaw parrot, Amazons, African gray parrot, Conures, Cockatiels, Cockatoos, Budgerigars, and Eclectus. Conures, on the other hand are, small cousins of the Macaw that has 2 sub-specie: Aratinga and the Pyrrhura. In all these mentioned species Macaw parrot is the most desirable because of their friendly and lovely character.

Conures parrot is recognized for its calm personality and striking colors. Amazon parrots are world wide famous for their excellent chatting capability. They are also loved for their ability to emulate sounds.

Cockatoos are identified for their beauty and smartness. This specie of parrot needs extra attention from its owner and that makes it hard to keep. They love to talk and play so the person who does not have that much time to play with birds should avoid keeping this specie of parrot.

If you want to get a parrot that is most intelligent, you are looking for African gray parrot. It is a complete package of “beauty with brain”. Cockatiels are most common pet birds because they are easy to breed and are relatively inexpensive pets. Budgerigars or “parakeets” that are usually afraid of humans if not trained properly; and the Eclectus that are “sexually dimorphic” or the male and females look markedly different.

Every parrot is different to any other parrot in many different ways. If talk about size, there exists some parrots which are the world’s largest birds and there subsist such parrots which are really small in size. Parrots may come in every color starting from green to yellow to red and what not. Some parrots are multicolored, some are light in shade and others are darker in shadow.

The only common thing between different species of parrots is their food. Most of them like vegetables and fruits. Some also like chicken and meat. They love to eat seeds and nuts. These birds are also characterized by having powerful captivated bills and feet meant for tree climbing.