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Wings
Fledgeling
Joined: 17 Feb 2005
Posts: 247
Location: usa |
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Who has one of these beauties? Please tell me what they are like as a pet, pro's & con's? Thanks Pam |
Friday February 18, 2005 2:59 pm |
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Fluffy Sue
Joined: 13 Jan 2005
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I'm curious too Pam!  |
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Saturday February 19, 2005 11:57 am |
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Kitie
Winner Wet Birdy Contest
Joined: 13 Jan 2005
Posts: 129
Location: Klaipeda, Lithuania |
Maybe I don't have eclectus but my friend does!
She has female, her name is Lora and
here she is
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She can speak (says her name) and is very friendly. |
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Saturday February 19, 2005 12:47 pm |
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Wings
Fledgeling
Joined: 17 Feb 2005
Posts: 247
Location: usa |
Hi Kitie-She is gorgeous, just look at those colors. I hear they can talk pretty good? I'd love to hear more about them. Pam |
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Saturday February 19, 2005 3:51 pm |
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ekkiemom
Fledgeling
Joined: 03 Mar 2005
Posts: 203
Location: Saint Louis, MO USA |
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I do not have a female eclectus but I can tell you alot about the male Solomon Island Eclectus (SIE).
I have avery beautiful ( He will be very upset if you insist the females are more beautiful) 14 month old male Eclectus.
I have had many pets in my life: fish, snakes, cats, dogs, mice, pigs, goats, chickens, duks, horses, turtles, and rabbits. I have to say that Linus is not a pet. He feels more like a family member. He is really a small child with feathers.
In February of 2004 I decided that I wanted a few small birds, maybe some finches or canaries. I went to a pet store to price the cages and there were 2 bright green babies in a heated aquarium. I was immediately drawn to their beauty and inquired as to what kind of parrot they were. Teh shop owner replied "Eclectus Parrots, do you want to pet them?" How could one decline? I placed my hand into the aquarium. One bird backed away, the other leaned into my hand and he is now called Linus Pauling (for the brilliant chemist) Parrot (for obvious reasons) Pigott (as my surname). He was to young to leave the breeder, but he was mine from that day. I visited 2 or 3 times per week until inus was down to 2 feedings per day.
he has now lived with me for 8 months. i divide my life inot 2 parts, Life Before Linus and now.
He is so smart and funny. He is so out going and friendly, but he will hold a grudge. He will step up for any stranger, but he hates one particular person.
My neighbor's daughter met him when he came home. linus was not afraid of her for months. One day he was sitting on his play tree by the window and the girl was chasing the wild birds away from the feeder in the yard. About 45 minutes later she knocked on the door and asked to pet Linus. He flew to the top of his cage and screamed until she left. He did not even let me pick him up. This was in August 2004. To this day, if this child walks in front of the window he screams and flies to his cage. Other children (of the same age group) , even children he has never met, can pick him up with the simple command of "UP".
So, I gues I am rambling on. But my point (I think) was that Eclectus parrots are the total package. Smart, beautiful, and sweet. |
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Wednesday March 9, 2005 5:13 am |
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Fluffy Sue
Joined: 13 Jan 2005
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Ohhh how wonderful these photos are!
How did you teach the retrieve thing? |
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Saturday September 10, 2005 12:35 pm |
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birdielover
Bappie
Joined: 07 Sep 2005
Posts: 73
Location: Australia |
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I am learning about clicker training. Basically you click then reward with a treat (or a scratch if they are not food orientated - like my galah). then when they know that click means a treat you are ready to teach. First I taught her to target to a knitting needle, then when she was competant at that I worked on the retrieve. First I clicked if she looked at the ball, then a move toward the ball, then a touch of the ball then a bite of the ball etc. You do not click for a lesser behaviour once they are doing something. In other words you keep asking them to do a little more when they catch on to what it is you want. You must make each trick into tiny little tricks that eventually get put together as one. Then when she was picking up the ball, I would put my hand in front of her and then take it from her. I was lucky she had a "temper" fit and threw the ball over the edge of the table and I caught it - so i clicked her. We did this a couple of times, then I did not click her for that anymore because I did not want her to "toss" the ball, I wanted her to give me the ball. Then later I was lucky again, she grabbed the ball and ran to the other end of the table, I got up and walked over to her and just put my hand out and asked for the ball - she walked over and placed it in my hand - I clicked and she has done it properly ever since. |
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Saturday September 10, 2005 9:12 pm |
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Cheeta
Moderator
Joined: 06 Apr 2005
Posts: 7956
Location: Australia |
Clicker training sounds cool, but I really don't think Apollo will respond well at all the the clicker training!! he doesn't care for much when he wants to play!! haha, not even for a treat or a scratch!! LOL... He's a little stinker I tell ya! |
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Sunday September 11, 2005 9:47 am |
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Fluffy Sue
Joined: 13 Jan 2005
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Thanks for your reply.. I have been taught about clickertraining for my dog, and I also practiced it with Flit.. (And Iago & Zazu too)
But, with other kinds of training it is said to add the cue right away, and with clicker training ONLY when they perform it the way you want.. What would you suggest?
What do you do when they throw away things really hard? I changed the object from ball to something that didn't roll.. But Zazu still managed to throw it so far, that it ended up on the floor. (He likes seeing me retrieving it I guess) |
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Sunday September 11, 2005 1:48 pm |
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birdielover
Bappie
Joined: 07 Sep 2005
Posts: 73
Location: Australia |
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I am only new to this clicker training. When Skye did toss the ball over the edge of the table, I was lucky to catch it. I let her do that about 3 times, then quickly made sure I took it from her beak then clicked. Tossing the ball is not what I wanted. Then after a few times of doing that (taking the ball from her) and putting my hand out then taking the ball from her, she took off with the ball to the other end of the table. I was just very lucky that when I asked for the ball she did walk over and give it to me and I clicked her at just the right moment. I would definetly not click your bird for a toss (I have read it is hard to get a bird out of tossing once it starts, but not impossible. They are so intelligent). I would try to get the ball from him before he tosses it. As far as giving the cue word. Yes I have heard not to give the cue until they are doing the trick, then adding the cue, but I do use the cue while actually training (probably a bad habit, but it works for me) and I am using the clicker on my dogs as well. I do obedience training and I actually compete in trials too. I have only been clicker training for a few months. But I have only had to use it a few mins a day on Skye (lately she only gets trained a few times a week, but she still does it.) |
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Monday September 12, 2005 3:30 am |
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Fluffy Sue
Joined: 13 Jan 2005
Posts: 10063
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Ahhh I guess you're just lucky to have fast responses LOL!
I am not very good at ballsports LOL!
Thanks for your explanation on how you trained Skye.. It's lovely to read about it! |
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Monday September 12, 2005 11:55 am |
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I_drake
Just hatched
Joined: 06 Sep 2005
Posts: 39
Location: Ontario, Canada |
| RE: female eclectus |
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If you look under Eclectus personality, I described my female eclectus "Porschia". Unfortunately we had to put her down due to a freak of nature. She was beautiful, calm and loved to snuggle. She loved to climb down off her play area and walk over to me and up my leg for some hugs. Then she would calmly sit there. Actually she would sit there and preen my hair. She would sit for hours if you let her. She didn't talk much (only the odd word) or play a lot, but she loved to swing in her swing all the time. I still have her swing tucked away. I can't seem to let any of the other birds use it.  Anyway... she never showed any aggresion toward me or my ex and we both loved her so very much! She had such a calming effect on me. The one thing I noticed about Porschia is that she seemed to love us both equally from what I could tell. Maybe in time one of us would have become her favourite, but I honestly don't know.
I also had another female eclectus "Kira" who was born with a birth defect of some kind. I only had her for 3 short months before I lost her. Anyway, while I did have her I found her to be very sweet as well. She would snuggle right into my neck and stay there. Because she was ill most of the time it is very hard to describe her personality, as it wouldn't really be the norm for her anyway given that she was sick.
I now have a male eclectus, who will be 7 months in two days. I call him my little green monster. He is so bubbly and playful and very very busy all the time. He can be loving as well, but doesn't sit still very long. (this could also be attributed to his age) He is also muttering up a storm and won't be long before he is talking away just as well as my amazon.
I guess all I can say is that both the female and the male eclectus can make wonderful companions equally. I have read that the males are less snuggly, more playful and more apt to talk, however I am always of the impression that each bird is unique in it's own way. |
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Monday September 12, 2005 5:52 pm |
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birdielover
Bappie
Joined: 07 Sep 2005
Posts: 73
Location: Australia |
I have actually read that the males are more cuddly than the females and the females are more bossy. Sky is not cuddly but does love to sit with me and show her affection to me in other ways. But the eclectus forum I belong to also, seem to say either male or female are good pets, good talkers and either one can be cuddly. |
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Tuesday September 13, 2005 12:14 pm |
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