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inokuma
Just hatched
Joined: 11 May 2006
Posts: 37
Location: memphis, TN |
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I've been thinking of getting a sun conure for a few months now, but today I saw pictures of the pacific parrotlets online and they're so small and cute.. So now I'm torn between the two.. (and hubby won't let me get both *pout*)
Is there anyone who has both? what are their temperments like? Are the parrotlets playful like the suns or not? Is one messier than the other..? and anything else you can tell me about them.. oh, and what kind of pricing for the parrotlets?(I'd get a male for coloration)
Thanks,
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Saturday July 22, 2006 12:38 am |
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meg832
Fledgeling
Joined: 16 Jun 2006
Posts: 365
Location: Ohio |
I don't have both, so I will let someone else do a comparison. However, a big difference is that parrotlets can't make the loud screeches that other parrots make. They can make a forceful peep and they have an adorable little song. |
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Saturday July 22, 2006 1:55 am |
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Cathy
Kamikaze pilot
Joined: 02 Apr 2005
Posts: 6673
Location: Omaha, NE USA |
Oh, sadly I have neither, so can't really be of any help, but I think both are just simply beautiful birds!
Good luck with your decision! |
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Saturday July 22, 2006 2:11 am |
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inokuma
Just hatched
Joined: 11 May 2006
Posts: 37
Location: memphis, TN |
I'm not too worried about loudness as we already have 2 B&Gs and they don't really bother us too much. (Whatever I get will be in a separate room at least for the first 3-6 months. maybe indefinitely.) |
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Saturday July 22, 2006 2:18 am |
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meg832
Fledgeling
Joined: 16 Jun 2006
Posts: 365
Location: Ohio |
Okay, another big difference is that the parrotlet can fit in your pocket and go places with you. Mine does. But, because they are so small, they can get into dangerous situations where they could get crushed-- some like to hide. My parrotlet seems to move a lot quicker than the sun conures I've met. She is very busy, needs a lot of toys, and, at under a year, already does some tricks. She entertains herself well in her cage if her toys are renewed regularly. |
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Saturday July 22, 2006 2:59 am |
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Luella_Cantu
Bappie
Joined: 25 Jun 2006
Posts: 77
Location: Texas |
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hi there! I just got a parrotlet 8 days ago, her name is Chiquita! You can look on my homepage to see pics of her! Anyway, I chose her because she was smaller, quieter, and less expensive to buy and keep than another species. Plus it was hard enough to convince my husband to get a bird as it is! I must say, she does have quite the attitude! She can be very sweet, but she can also bite the snot out of me if I am doing something she doesn't like! Anyway, I haven't had her long enough to teach any tricks or anything, all she does is step-up, which I suppose is a good thing. She was only $100, cuz the breeder was unsure of her genetics and she was therefore unsuitable for breeding(which I wouldn't do anyway). Okay what else? Oh, when shopping the prices I found in Texas were like $150-$300 for plain green, and up to $500-$600 for the various color mutations. She LOVES to sit on my shoulder and neck and hide in my hair, and will sit and fall asleep in a fold of my shirt (and then bite the snot out of me when I go to wake her to put her in her cage again-lol) Any questions for me beyond that I would be glad to answer! Good luck with your decision!
Luella and Chiquita |
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Saturday July 22, 2006 3:09 am |
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Chaquita's Mom
Experienced flier
Joined: 29 Jun 2005
Posts: 1028
Location: Pennsylvania, USA |
I would think that they are very similar in personality and playfulness. I think a mess that a bird makes just depends on their own little personality  Either way you go would be a good choice, although, Conures are very vibrantly colored  |
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Saturday July 22, 2006 4:37 pm |
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meg832
Fledgeling
Joined: 16 Jun 2006
Posts: 365
Location: Ohio |
"bite the snot out of me..." brings up another point for comparison. My parrotlet tried that on me, too. The breeder said I should grab hold of her beak (gently, NO shaking) and tell her "Don't!" Gently grabbing a wound-up parrotlet by the beak is like trying to capture a flying mosquito with a thimble. A conure would be easier to discipline just because it is big enough to catch!
(My parrotlet did respond to a very firm "don't" in a low, authorative, and stronger-than-usual voice with an occasional lucky beak catch. I coupled this with "easy" and "nice" when I scritch on and around her beak during quiet time so that I can warn her to be nice when she starts getting rough.) |
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Saturday July 22, 2006 6:59 pm |
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Gemma
Flier
Joined: 23 May 2006
Posts: 846
Location: Essex, England |
Well i dont have either but i know people who do and if you are not bothered about the noise i would get the Conure as they are very playful and Parrolets can have problems with nipping as they are very territorial. Whatever you decide good luck with your new bird |
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Saturday August 12, 2006 6:29 pm |
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