gingergal4L8R Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 I have just received a pair of parroletes. The female attacks and the male is very passive. They are a year old, and I am their 3rd home. Should I just have them as looking glass pets, a breeding pair, or how do I train them to be hand held birds.... anyone know much about these small babies. Ginger Post edited by: gingergal4L8R, at: 2009/05/19 03:48<br><br>Post edited by: gingergal4L8R, at: 2009/05/19 03:49 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingergal4L8R Posted May 19, 2009 Author Share Posted May 19, 2009 I am trying to put up a photo of the pair but am unable to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tycos_mom Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Use www.photobucket.com upload your pics there the put the mouse over the picture a drop down list will show up copy the one that say and paste it into your post. I would love to see a pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tycos_mom Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 they are just gourgous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingergal4L8R Posted May 19, 2009 Author Share Posted May 19, 2009 I think they are cute as buttons.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvparrots Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 What sweet little Parrotletts. Thanks for sharing them with us!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 I don't know too much about parrotlets but I am sure you can find out tons if you goggle it. Thanks for sharing the pic of the pair you got, I especially like the little blue one, very pretty birds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cf737 Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 If you're still looking for info I have a little parrotlet, Sprite, a male. He is a tad over a year old now and is in maniac stage. Super sweetheart until breeding season kicked in with the hormones, now he attacks everything. Some days are better than others but I take him out daily regardless. Very intelligent little birds - I would say do everything you can to get them to be hand trained. Little Sprite can do a couple of tricks and has quite the vocabulary. How old are they? Will they step up? Like I said if you still need help I'd be happy to answer any/all specific questions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cf737 Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 P.S...a little side note....since it is breeding season and depending on where you live one of the biggest factors in knowing it is breeding season is an extension of daylight hours. Try slowly decreasing the number of daylight hours per day down to around 12-14 by covering their cage. I've noticed that it has calmed Sprite quite a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernzzz Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Parrotlets can be really neat little birds. As their name implies, they are small parrots and act like them! They can be VERY aggressive toward other birds, very active and can be a really nice bird to their human buddies if you work with them. This is one very important issue - you have to work with them alot to maintain a relationship or they have a tendency to revert fairly quickly. I have my female that was hand fed - GREAT little bird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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