Pictures [Ollie] Come on home!

[Trinity23]

Pickles' voice is still tiny after nearly 4 years. But believe me...he can be loud when he wants to. I made a pot of chili today and was treated to a lecture because I wouldn't allow him in the kitchen while I was cooking. In my experience they stay cute! Just be aware that they reach sexual maturity at about 5 months. Once Pickles got that old I went through a month or 2 of the terrible 2's and then he settled right down. Well as much as a p'let can settle down.

Enjoy your new blue tumour!

 

[Peachfaced]

Enjoy your new blue tumour!

Best thing I've read today.

 

[BeakyBird]

Momma!! Hurry up and feed me the millet!!


I've been just playing around with how smart he is for the last couple of hours. And he seems to really respond to millet! I'm hoping to train him to come to me when called. So he's been flying to my hand, and then I've been giving him millet as a reward when he gets there. Although, being the little demanding thing parrotlets are, he feels he should continually get millet even when he doesn't fly to me. Sassy boy.

 

[vmashley03]

Little millet monster! Sounds like he is figuring out now to "train" you to get his way

 

[BeakyBird]

Too bad I could care less about bites. I just look at him like "really?" He is very clever though. And he is really driven by that millet. I've hidden it in a side drawer and he's currently whacking his beak against it as if it'll just OPEN SESAME!

 

[Peachfaced]

Too bad I could care less about bites. I just look at him like "really?" He is very clever though. And he is really driven by that millet. I've hidden it in a side drawer and he's currently whacking his beak against it as if it'll just OPEN SESAME!

I kept Beep's kryptonite (safflower seeds and millet) in an empty baby food jar. I think it was a daily ritual for her to grab the lid and shake it and knock it over or knock it to the floor.

 

[Trinity23]

Good Luck dealing with "king" Ollie's attitude!

 

[BeakyBird]

Good Luck dealing with "king" Ollie's attitude!

Literally King Ollie.
He has a tent in his cage that instead of going inside he sits on top of. So I turned it to it's side, and set his cage up in such a way he looks like a king on a throne, and all his toys are his subjects!