Ask An Expert: Rosemary Low
Need some advice? Here’s your chance to get some valuable feedback from Rosemary Low. Message us on Facebook, tweet us on Twitter or tag us on Instagram with your questions and we’ll choose the best to put to Rosemary Low. Rosemary is an expert in Parrots. She has written several books on Parrots and has […]
Parrot Intelligence – Part 4
Dot Schwarz tells us more about Parrot intelligence. Has your Parrot recently done or said something so unusual that you are puzzled and bewildered by the apparent cleverness. Here’s an example some time ago from my pet Greys Artha and Casper’s behaviour. The square red sweet biscuit tin was often left on the kitchen table […]
Small Parrots by Mike Simmons
Don’t forget the small stuff… A series by Mike Simmons, looking at the smaller details within Parrot care and small and large Parrots. Nature It’s sometimes human nature to enhance everything we create, increase the size of the creations we make and focus on scaling up the things that we work on and live with. […]
Caring For A Parrot In An Owner’s Absence
Rosemary Low explains more about caring for a Parrot in an owner’s absence. Caring for birds in the owner’s absence is an extremely important task. It relies on more than just following instructions. I would like to give some advice to people taking temporary care of birds, based on my own experiences of carers in […]
Preparing For Your First Cockatiel
Excerpt from chapter two of “Preparing for My First Cockatiel” by Laurel A. Rockefeller A cage is your bird’s bedroom. It is her shelter, her territory, the space that belongs just to her. It is where she goes to eat, to sleep, and to retreat from danger and it is not intended to be where […]
How to Stop – or Reduce – Screaming in Parrots
Liz Wilson explains how to stop your Parrot from screaming. Naturally Noisy In the world of Parrots, there are certain species of birds that are famous for the level of racket they can produce. Generally speaking, the large Cockatoos and Macaws lead that list. For everything you need for Parrots go to our website here. Indeed, […]
My Parrot Has Changed: Dealing With A Hormonal Parrot
Here’s what to do if you have a hormonal Parrot. What do you do when your pet Parrot wants to mate? And what do you do when your pet Parrot sees you as his or her mate? The behavioural problems that arise when companion Parrots reach sexual maturity are due to a hormonal change. Behaviours […]
What Does Your Bird’s Poop Tell You?
Dot Schwarz explains what studying your bird’s poop can tell you. How To Understand The Health Of Your Parrot From Their Poop Should the study of Parrot poop be considered an art or a science (or a waste of time?) One authority I consulted named the study Poopology – so here are some guide lines […]
Caring For Older Parrots
Caring for older Parrots, Dot Schwarz reveals how to care for older Parrots, shares examples of long lived birds and a lot more. One of the best avian vets I know, Alan Jones told me, when we were discussing Parrot longevity that ‘borne out by my experience in 40 years as an avian veterinarian, many African […]
Which Parrot is Right for Me?
For everything you need for your Parrot please click here. It should be stated from the outset that no stranger can tell you what kind of Parrot would work out best in your household. Only you can do that. However, in this article I will offer some of insights into various psittacine species, based on my […]