GoDiego Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 After my last thread about Diego's eating habits, I thought it was best to start monitoring his weight. I've been told that with Amazon's it's best to do it weekly as their diet and weight is crucial to their overall lifespan and health. Just in case others were not aware on how much their Amazons should weigh this is the weights I have found: Double-yellow-headed Amazon - 450 to 650 grams Blue-fronted Amazon - 275 to 510 grams (avg. 400 to 430 grams) Yellow-naped Amazon - 480 to 680 grams I sourced this information from a great web page dedicated to the weight of the most commonly own parrots, for other parrot weights, visit http://prettybirds.net/Weight.htm Ok, off now to weigh Diego, will let you all know how well he's doing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoDiego Posted August 2, 2010 Author Share Posted August 2, 2010 Just weighed Diego and he's coming in at 490 grams, so looks like I will have to keep an eye on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayd Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 It's wonderful to see devoted Parront's as you.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoDiego Posted August 2, 2010 Author Share Posted August 2, 2010 lol, my husband would not call it devoted but verging on obsessed I think. It's a bit addictive I think owning a parrot??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talon Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 HI and great Thread! My amazon, Niliah is is almost 16 months old and she weighs 386 grams.....kind of on the small side, although she seems to eat a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfcarquejo Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 And what kind of "scales" you use to weight your parrots. We have a Kitchen Scale, but it is not very fit to weight a parrot ...LOL!! I Guess someting with a stand for the parrot to stay on, would be nice Any Photos of your parrots being weighed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoDiego Posted August 3, 2010 Author Share Posted August 3, 2010 I also used the kitchen scales, it is flat topped so I just put a large plate on it and Diego was happy to hop onto it, albeit for a short time. I'm thinking of a way that I can make a little perch that will sit on the top of it. I will try and get a photo of Diego being weighed but he does not hang around for long so not sure if I'm quick enough with the camera LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfcarquejo Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Hi, I just ordered a digital scale with precision to 1 gram. However i was just now telling my wife about it and she called me 'dumb'..LOL . In fact we have a Bimby (i don´t now if you have it with the same name), which is a Kitchen device for cooking and other multifuncional purposes and functions, and one of those functions is a precision scale...LOL!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoDiego Posted August 3, 2010 Author Share Posted August 3, 2010 Ooops! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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