Article From SubmitYOURArticle.com: Parrot Breeders Need To Care For Pet Parrots In The Very Early Stages

Copyright (c) 2010 Kaye Dennan

Parrot breeders play an important part in the
first stages of a parrot's life. Breeders not
only breed the parrots but they play a strong
role in weaning the parrot onto food. Eating
habits and behavioral habits start at this stage
and if these are not done correctly they can
affect the parrot for the rest of its life.

During the first few months a parrot very quickly
learns how to behave and if not corrected he will
learn naughtly tricks that you will not want your
parrot doing. Have you ever considered how long
a parrot lives for, because some of them live to
60 years old and others even up until 100 years?
Well they do, so you can understand why it is
critical that in those first few months, and even
years, the correct habits are taught.

Parrot breeders.

When looking to purchase a pet parrot make some
enquiries about parrot breeders and find one that
has a good history and one that demonstrates good
behavior towards parrot breeding. Should be
contemplating purchasing a parrot from a pet
shop, find out if you can get some information
about the breeder and watch to see how the parrot
behaves in the shop before you purchase it. How
the parrot behaves will give you and idea as to
how he will be have when you get him home.

Getting a weaned bird.

How and what a baby parrot is fed in the early
months is very important so you want to make sure
that are purchasing from a breeder that is
well-known and has a good reputation. A young
parrot should be eating warm soft food, fresh
food, pellets and/or seeds before you get it home.

Caring for a pet parrot starts at the beginning
and a parrot breeder needs to make sure that
right at the beginning the parrot diet is
correct. Some parrots are a bit fussy but with
perseverance a varied diet can be achieved.
Something that is great about having a pet parrot
is that it does like a wide variety of food.
They like fresh fruit and vegetables, grains,
rice, pasta and also included in their diet
should be at least 40% of pellets.

Clipping the wings of a parrot.

Some breeders will clip the wings on a parrot
very early in its life, but preferably the bird
should not have its wings clipped, and has been
allowed to learn to fly and to learn to land
safely on its feet then it is much more likely to
be a happier bird. At home the parrot will
flutter around and will need to be able to land
without falling over.

Let's face it, a bird is a bird, no matter
whether it has had its wings clipped or not, so
from an emotional point of view the bird needs to
have learnt why it has wings before they are
clipped.

Commitment of parrot breeders.

Before purchasing your parrot ask the breeder if
you can have a look at the aviary. You may come
across a breeder who is hesitant about allowing
you to do this, but if they are genuine there
should be any problems. If you are not allowed
to look at the aviary then I would be very
careful about buying from that breeder because
there could be serious problems in the aviary.
Because of the length of time that you own the
parrot and be caring for him, it is really
helpful if you can build a strong rapport with
the parrot breeder. During the parrot's lifetime
there may be problems that you come up against
and it is really handy to be able to approach an
experienced person to help you care for the
parrot.

There are of course, times when people buy a
really exotic parrot and cannot meet the parrot
breeders, but in most cases it is possible and I
would definitely go down this path when
purchasing a pet that I intend to have because
you do keep them for such a long time.

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Parrot lovers and those wishing to buy, will find
much more information about parrots on the
following website http://petparrotsecrets.com

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