Essential Guide to Choose and Buy a Pet Parrot

 

There are over 9000 species in the world. And out of which the parrot group itself consists of about 330 species. They can range from tiny little cuddly birds that can be held in the palm of one's hand to quite large birds almost a foot and a half in length.

Finding the right parrot from various species can be a bit of a daunting exercise for you and your family. One must consider cost, food requirements, maintenance, available space, and level of socialization, interaction with the bird and owners expectations before buying a pet parrot. In this article you will get all the details for selecting the suitable parrot for yourself and for your family.

Buy a young parrot
Rearing a new parrot from young helps to facilitate taming. Now the question arises that how to determine the age of the parrot. By looking some basic things like color of the eye, color of the body and scales on its legs you can easily determine any bird's age. The scales of young parrots are much smoother than that of mature birds. The body color of young one appears much duller than the matured. The best option is to buy one which is newly born which is independent of its parent.

Choose the right species of parrot
Know the characteristics of the parrot you are interested in before buying?

Do they make tremendously loud voices which can cause huge disturbance to the neighbors?

Do they have powerful beaks that can damage your personal belongings if let free in the house?

Do they need special nutritional foods? Some birds need special foods since they feed on nectar. This also relates to cost.

Check the condition of the parrot
The parrot feathers should be tidy and clean. Ensures all claws are there. Ask for a certified health certificate by the veterinary so that you have assurance of buying a healthy parrot home.

Parrot Buying
Always buy your family parrot from well-established and reputable pet shops.

Things to know About a Pet Parrot

Most of the people like to take a pet especially if they are alone. Even if cats and dogs are the most common and popular pets but some people takes birds as their pet. And one of the popular bird pet is parrot. But while taking a bird as your pet there are few things you need to consider such as birds are not as domesticated as dogs or cats and the issue involve with them is not the same. Here are few things to know before you take a parrot as your pet:

1.    Parrots are expensive: The cost of a parrot usually depends on their type and breed and they can vary from $100 to well over $1,000 dollars. You can buy them from any retail bird store or from an online store. If you want to buy baby parrot then online store can provide you more option. If you are short on money then try finding the parrot in an animal shelter, where you only need to pay a small adoption fee.

You will also need to buy a cage for your bird which might cost you from $300 and $1,000 dollars. After that you will need various accessories for the bird cage such as a cover, play gym, food and water dishes, a bird bath, a cuttlebone and holder etc. You will also need to provide your pet parrot with varied diet such as seeds, pellets, grains, fruits, vegetables and some time with occasional treats and this expense for diet will be needed every month.

2.    Parrots are tends to be messy: Parrots are social animal and they like squawking, chirping and talking. But in the same time they can be considered very noisy, messy, and destructive. They often chew and shred their toys and the same thing can happen to your furniture’s in case they roam free in your room. They like to eat all day long and drop food and waste to the bottom of their cage, so you will need to clean their cage at least once a week.

3.    Pet parrot live for a long time: The life span of a parrot is from 20 to 50 years. So caring for a pet parrot can be compared with caring a child and the only difference is a child grow up but the parrot will always need your care. So before you take a pet parrot, do not forget to consider about its life span.

4.    You will also need a specialized, exotic veterinarian to maintain your parrot’s health.