Hello,
About a month ago I adopted a 3yr old Female Eclectus. She is very sweet and beautiful. She seems to get along with both female and male.
She came from a retired couple so she had human company all day. They gave her up for adoption because the husband was handicap and they didn't have time to give her the attention she needed.
I have taken care of many parrots before from sun conures to B&G Macaws. I did a lot of research before bringing her home. One of the first things I wanted to change with her was her diet as she came from an all seed diet. In the 4 weeks that she has been with me, she now is eating veggies, grains, legumes and to my shocking surprise she actually loves Harrison's Adult Course Pellets.
One of the things I've notice though, is that I do not see her playing with her toys. So I went out and bought new toys, thinking she was bored of her old ones. But she wanted nothing to do with them. I find that odd, because my other parrots that I owned loved playing with their toys.
She is very alert, loves to eat, especially if she is on her stand eating her veggies and I'm eating at the dinner table.
The fact that she does not play with her toys really concerns me. I'm wondering if she is getting enough stimulation.
I work and I'm out of the house at least 11 hours. I have a small dachshund as well and they don't seem to bother each other. Because she doesn't play with her toys I wonder if she will get bored in her cage while I'm out at work.
Any ideas on how to keep my Lupita entertained and stimulated while I'm at work or any ideas on how to enticed her to play with her toys.
Thanks for the advise.
YC
About a month ago I adopted a 3yr old Female Eclectus. She is very sweet and beautiful. She seems to get along with both female and male.
She came from a retired couple so she had human company all day. They gave her up for adoption because the husband was handicap and they didn't have time to give her the attention she needed.
I have taken care of many parrots before from sun conures to B&G Macaws. I did a lot of research before bringing her home. One of the first things I wanted to change with her was her diet as she came from an all seed diet. In the 4 weeks that she has been with me, she now is eating veggies, grains, legumes and to my shocking surprise she actually loves Harrison's Adult Course Pellets.
One of the things I've notice though, is that I do not see her playing with her toys. So I went out and bought new toys, thinking she was bored of her old ones. But she wanted nothing to do with them. I find that odd, because my other parrots that I owned loved playing with their toys.
She is very alert, loves to eat, especially if she is on her stand eating her veggies and I'm eating at the dinner table.
The fact that she does not play with her toys really concerns me. I'm wondering if she is getting enough stimulation.
I work and I'm out of the house at least 11 hours. I have a small dachshund as well and they don't seem to bother each other. Because she doesn't play with her toys I wonder if she will get bored in her cage while I'm out at work.
Any ideas on how to keep my Lupita entertained and stimulated while I'm at work or any ideas on how to enticed her to play with her toys.
Thanks for the advise.
YC