Parrots are beautiful, colorful, or incredibly smart. Your friend’s parrot performed some truly outlandish tricks and astonished you. And it has an incredible ability to talk. So, you’ve decided to get a parrot. Maybe you’ve had canaries before, or pigeons. Maybe even cats, dogs, or fish. How difficult can it be to keep a parrot?
Well, in this article, I’m going to ask you to stop for a minute and think. Because in this thought process, I’m going to list some things people experience after getting a parrot that lead them to say, “I didn’t know this, I can’t keep this animal,” and try to give it back or sell it. The reason I want you to think about it is whether you should give up your bird for any reason after getting it, or if necessary, not get it at all, or be prepared for what you’ll encounter afterward. Remember, not every animal is for everyone. This is perfectly normal; adopting a parrot isn’t suitable for some people. If you possess any of the following traits: short temper, authoritarianism, meticulousness, impatience, excessive sensitivity, intolerance to distress, indifference, etc., and you project this trait onto your parrot (which is often the case), you’ll never be able to fully satisfy your parrot. For example, you have a domineering personality and are trying to train your bird to adapt. Unknowingly putting psychological pressure on your bird could be enough to depress it and make it hate you. Or, you’re overly sensitive and very sweet. Even your bird’s light bites can be enough to scare you. This very trait could be why you have a bird that loves to bite. Parrots are strange animals 🙂
There are three stages to our thinking process:
What should I know BEFORE getting a parrot?
What will change WITH the parrot?
What should I pay attention to AFTER getting a parrot?
After reading this information, you’ll need to make a critical decision about whether to proceed. If you think, “No, this is too much for me, I didn’t know this much,” then quitting while you’re still ahead is the best option for both parties. If everything is fine with you, if you think you could share a home with such a pet and adopt one, then continue with our lessons. Or, if you think you need to think a little more, keep reading and make a full decision. Whatever your decision, my advice is: don’t adopt a parrot half-heartedly or on a whim. You’ll both be tempted, I’m telling you. 🙂
Wrong reasons for adopting a bird:
For fun
Because it’s surprising
Admiration
To make money
Self-admiration (My parrot is saying my name!!)
As a toy
To be a toy for children
I didn’t want it to suffer in the pet store.
Avian Medicine: Principles and Application, table 1.1., USA:Wingers publ., 1994, s.27
I would also add the following to this list:
To care for something
To get as a birthday/graduation gift, etc.
Being cool
To have a talking bird
To show off/display
I’ve seen very few cases of people adopting a bird for these reasons that didn’t end in disappointment. And those very few, incidentally, are people who are “suitable for parrots but don’t know themselves.” DO NOT get a pet unless you know it well and are confident you can truly care for it!
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