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I am picking up a 2 year old green quaker for as little as $150 with a medium cage included. I do have a big cage; however, I'm told he feels safer in a smaller cage, and prefers the one that he will come with. I am told that he is tame and friendly, and the seller have exchanged photographs of the bird cuddling and perching in the hands of the current owner.
However, I'd like an early insight on "biting" habits of quakers. I've only owned young cockatiels and budgies; and aside from the initial nasty bites from my grey cockatiel, none of the others have ever bitten me hard enough to draw blood.
So I am not completely used to a bird that is by nature aggressive and will bite hard to injure out of territorial aggression. Do quakers become terribly attached to their cage as to prevent owners from getting them out? Are they skittish? Are they loud? Do they bite often? And out of 10 TAMED quakers, how many of them would you say ON AVERAGE would bite hard enough to cause an injury?
* Also, do they make a lot of mess? I know budgies are fussy eaters and mine used to poop in the water tray all the time. And while cockatiels were much cleaner, they tended to cause a lot of dust that made me become allergic to them. Any pitfalls from quakers' cleanliness?
However, I'd like an early insight on "biting" habits of quakers. I've only owned young cockatiels and budgies; and aside from the initial nasty bites from my grey cockatiel, none of the others have ever bitten me hard enough to draw blood.
So I am not completely used to a bird that is by nature aggressive and will bite hard to injure out of territorial aggression. Do quakers become terribly attached to their cage as to prevent owners from getting them out? Are they skittish? Are they loud? Do they bite often? And out of 10 TAMED quakers, how many of them would you say ON AVERAGE would bite hard enough to cause an injury?
* Also, do they make a lot of mess? I know budgies are fussy eaters and mine used to poop in the water tray all the time. And while cockatiels were much cleaner, they tended to cause a lot of dust that made me become allergic to them. Any pitfalls from quakers' cleanliness?
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