I've decided to add a bird to the household and I'm doing my research. I have narrowed it down I think to either a linnie or a parrotlet, unless of course someone blows my mind with a perfect fit bird I've never heard of yet.
I work from home and love the idea of a feathered companion to share my days with. I am at my desk (where the cage would be set up) for 9 hours a day and the plan is to have the office door closed and the bird having free range of the room for the majority of that time each day. I'm busy at work as a general rule, but not too busy to spend some quality time several times throughout the day.
The only things I thought might make a difference between the two,
I work from home and love the idea of a feathered companion to share my days with. I am at my desk (where the cage would be set up) for 9 hours a day and the plan is to have the office door closed and the bird having free range of the room for the majority of that time each day. I'm busy at work as a general rule, but not too busy to spend some quality time several times throughout the day.
- I want something on the small end of the smart bird scale.
- I want lots of personality.
- I plan on having a flight type large cage, so that's not an issue.
- The planned set up is for lots of toys to play with and an over cage play gym up the wall and by the window kind of set up. I would like a bird that is fun to watch as well as interact with.
- I would prefer a bird that's not overly loud (I don't mean silent, I just mean less shrieky.)
The only things I thought might make a difference between the two,
- I would like to avoid a "one person parrot" if possible and have a bird able to be handled by others (with work obviously.)
- I would like a bird that is not just hand tame, but enjoys some affection.
- I have read that parrotlets can be more aggressive than linnies (nippy/territorial,) how much so?
- While I intend to start with one bird, I remember also starting with one rat back when I kept them and understand that MBS is probable at some point. I know that additional birds can cut back on how person focused the birds are, but if there was an additional linnie at some point (housed together if they got on, with enough cage space of course) what is the likelihood that both could remain personable/handtame/in want of scritches?