Showing posts with label parrot. Show all posts
Showing posts with label parrot. Show all posts

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Raising Your Parrot Pet in Caring Way

Parrot should not be confined totally in the cage for a very long time. Now this is a very big deal raising parrots to abide silent rules of knowing when it must be inside or outside a cage. You can make your pet parrot very charming and fascinating, if you allow it to interact with yourself. Your parrot can not be amusing and charming if it is kept in the cage constantly. Because this practice will only teach the parrot to wail repeated shrieks and soon

you will become sick of this parrot’s behavior. So raising your pet parrot in perfect manner is necessary to make it a fascinating companion.

You are required to give daily few minutes to your parrots, if you really want to win its respect. Parrot is nothing more than a beautiful colored bird with sweet voice but proper training can take out a priceless loyalty from this bird. Look how fascinating it is that parrot climbs up and down on its perch on your strict orders. If your bird is doing acts on your commands, it is indeed an accomplishment.

Parrots can be annoying if they are given full freedom to do anything. Parrots abuse total freedom just like spoiled brat kids. Parrot starts dominating the situation as soon as it takes its first flight. Parrots start doing very menacing acts if they are given freedom to fly freely in home like pecking furniture, especially woods.

Do not let your parrot creating mess in your home by giving it the full control to fly anywhere. At the same time, do not punish your parrot harshly. Try settling down your parrot with closed wings and have a complete check on it. A simple practice is like picking up your pet and putting it back on the perch so that it get to know the manners.

Your parrot will nip you frequently while learning the manners especially if it is young and curious. Your parrot should know that nipping is not a good habit and you should teach the parrot this thing by giving a “NO” command. You can also blow its face after nipping you or giving it an earthquake shake while settled on your palm.

In severe cases, deprivation is the best solution to remove any menacing habit. Any strong pecking must be followed by effective punishment of putting your pet parrot in total separated cage for 15 minutes or so. By regular practice, the parrot will finally get to know that why it loses freedom after a bad behavior like biting.

Remember, parrots always scream when they feel boredom. You can erase this habit by placing the cage of parrot near the television where it can watch. Do not neglect the parrot’s need for fun if you really want to make it a fascinating and loyal companion.

Saturday, March 19, 2011

Information on African Gray Parrot

African Gray Parrot has been the part of royal families since the age of King Henry III of England. It has the unique ability of speaking like humans which make it popular to be kept with rich families.

Even now a day these African gray parrots are reared by many breeders. They are loveable because of their exclusive abilities. They are very much in demand in many pet trades because of their high intelligence.

If you are planning to buy these parrots, you should get complete information about these. This is not only good for you to be aware of the nature of the

pet but also for the pet itself. If you are conscious of every habit of your pet, your parrot will live happily with you.

No doubt these are the most precious specie of parrot

but everything which looks stunning might not be perfect for you. If you have kids in your home, better keep African Gray parrot away. They are physically powerful and can bite badly with their sharp beaks or can scratch with their off-putting claws.

African Gray parrot is the best mimic ever. They are loved for their extraordinary abilities to speak. They are known for their problem solving nature and reasoning skills. They are the good communicators with humans.

African gray parrots are the most anxious, moody, chilly, and one of the shyest parrot species. African gray parrots are medium size parrots. They are neither too large, nor too small. They are native to Africa and they are gray in color but white around the eyes. Mostly they have maroon or red tail.

There are two sub-species of African Gray parrot. Congo African gray parrots are large in size. The size starts from 12 inches and may reach up to 30 inches. Timneh parrots are the smaller one comparatively. Congo has light gray feathers, deep red tails and black beak while Timneh has dark charcoal gray wings, horn color beak and deep red tail.

African gray parrots are the quiet specie of parrots. They have a larger life span of around 50 to 60 years and that is why they are known as the best companions.

Their daily food includes nuts and fruits but they also like to eat vegetables as supplements.They have a very strange habit to pluck their feathers if they get bored. They usually get attached with one person and do not interact with every other person.

Like any pet parrot, African Grey parrots want a large commitment and dedication. If you’re planning to buy one, African Grey parrot prices ranges from $ 750 to $1000 in the market today.