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sveta
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| Whats best for a begginer?? |
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A friend of mine saw my conure, and well now she wants a parrot. Is there a bird that is colorful, playful, not too demanding, doesn't have a loud nature, and probably not too pricy,? Does such a bird exist??? She origionally wanted a Scarlet Macaw  but I told her to wait on that. Which speices should she look into? |
Monday June 18, 2007 11:52 pm |
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Yupra
Flying tumbler
Joined: 05 Feb 2006
Posts: 2206
Location: CA |
The simple little budgerigar is a great starter bird! They are not so demanding and are happy to play on their own if needs be, are trainable, and just too darn cute to pass up! (I may be a bit biased on that last point  ). Don't let your friend overlook this little bird  They are full of personality. |
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Tuesday June 19, 2007 2:59 pm |
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Yupra
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Oh yes, I forgot to mention, they also don't bite as hard as Scarlet Macaws  |
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Tuesday June 19, 2007 3:00 pm |
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Sue
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Hmmm parrotlets are not very loud, not very demanding but they have real personality you must be able to handle! They can also bite very hard if they're not properly raised. |
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Tuesday June 19, 2007 3:04 pm |
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Cheeta
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Joined: 06 Apr 2005
Posts: 7972
Location: Australia |
oh the budgies.. I love the budgies.. a budgie in fact holds the world record in phrases/words 'spoken' by a bird together with the african grey of 2000 words/phrases.
If anyone ask me, I'd say try a cockatiel, although not very colourful, but in my mind they are just the best little birds out there. easily trainable, and can be taught to talk. The best bird i've ever had was my Wesley the weiro (cockatiel), and I miss that boy so much! |
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Tuesday June 19, 2007 4:37 pm |
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Sue
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Ohhh cockatiels are definitely great birds. Sad I never had one. They seem to carry a lot of diseases over here.  |
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Thursday June 21, 2007 4:55 pm |
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Cheeta
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Location: Australia |
quote:
Originally posted by Fluffy Sue
Ohhh cockatiels are definitely great birds. Sad I never had one. They seem to carry a lot of diseases over here.
That is a true bummer about the diseases over there.. I wish people would be more responsible with breeding of birds.. so sad.
I miss my little Wesley.. may be someday I might get a tiel again, but somehow I think it'll be a long long time away though... |
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Thursday June 21, 2007 5:34 pm |
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Sue
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Yeah, not many breeders seem to be responsible. Or is it that I only see bad breeders because they need to advertise?? (And good breeders don't?)
Do you have photos of little Wesley? |
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Friday June 22, 2007 1:07 pm |
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Cheeta
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no unfortunately I don't have any pic of my little boy Wesley. That was back when I was a little girl, and I didn't have a camera, and didn't think to ask my dad to take pic of him. |
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Friday June 22, 2007 7:34 pm |
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jletaz
Experienced flier
Joined: 28 Feb 2007
Posts: 1286
Location: CA, USA |
I think also, the reason Budgies and Lovebirds (Cockatiels?) are the one's more commonly said to have diseases is cause they are inexpensive and prolific, and people easily breed them, and sell or trade them here and there without having expensive disease testing done on their stock.
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Friday June 22, 2007 7:38 pm |
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sveta
Flutterer
Joined: 11 Jan 2007
Posts: 196
Location: Canada, British Columbia |
Julie, since you are located in the USA can you tell me what the policis are to bring in birds from Canada, with you when you come to visite. I read that you just need to call the border and tell them that you are bringing a bird so that they can contact a vet, does this work??? |
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Saturday June 23, 2007 6:08 am |
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jletaz
Experienced flier
Joined: 28 Feb 2007
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Location: CA, USA |
quote:
Originally posted by sveta
Julie, since you are located in the USA can you tell me what the policis are to bring in birds from Canada, with you when you come to visite. I read that you just need to call the border and tell them that you are bringing a bird so that they can contact a vet, does this work???
I am sorry, but I have no idea, since I've never had to deal with that sort of thing. I just know that to get birds across the US/Canada border to live permanently, they make it literally near impossible. Since you will just be coming temporarily on vacation, I don't know what rules apply? If you can't take Dobby, what will you do? How long are you in the US for the summer?
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Saturday June 23, 2007 6:44 am |
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shirin
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quote:
Originally posted by sveta
Julie, since you are located in the USA can you tell me what the policis are to bring in birds from Canada, with you when you come to visite. I read that you just need to call the border and tell them that you are bringing a bird so that they can contact a vet, does this work???
Here's what you need to do for importing pet birds into the US: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/n.....s-can.html
Also are you going to be flying? If yes, you have to check the policies of the airline too. For example as of recently you can no longer fly with pet birds on air Canada, neither in cabin, nor as live cargo. |
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Saturday June 23, 2007 12:37 pm |
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shirin
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| Re: Whats best for a begginer?? |
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quote:
Originally posted by sveta
A friend of mine saw my conure, and well now she wants a parrot. Is there a bird that is colorful, playful, not too demanding, doesn't have a loud nature, and probably not too pricy,? Does such a bird exist??? She origionally wanted a Scarlet Macaw but I told her to wait on that. Which speices should she look into?
Hey sveta, I hate to bring this up again, but please tell your friend that even parrots that are cheap to buy, can be very expensive to care for. There's no such thing as a not too pricey bird. Please make sure your friend's parents are willing and able to pay for vet care for the bird should there be any emergencies, before she takes on the responsibility of owning one. I'm speaking from experience, a $50 bird has ended up costing me over $1600 in vet costs in less than 6 months. So when taking in the price factor, it's not just the price of the bird to consider. |
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Saturday June 23, 2007 12:54 pm |
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sveta
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Joined: 11 Jan 2007
Posts: 196
Location: Canada, British Columbia |
I have a lot of freinds and reletives to take care of him if he cannot come along I just thought it would be better if he were with me. |
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Saturday June 23, 2007 6:42 pm |
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