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Hello,
I am looking to adopt a second parrot soon. I'm looking for an adult bird who needs a new home. I am speaking with a woman who is looking to rehome her 2 year old male eclectus. I don't know a whole lot about eclectus, but I love to research and learn, so I've been doing some reading. The lady seems very kind and loving, but she told me that she is rehoming him because he is cage aggressive and will only come out of the cage on his terms. When I asked, she told me that she feeds him "parrot food", seeds, nuts, eggs, and chicken bones. My understanding is that this is an entirely inappriopriate diet for an electus, who needs primarily fruits and vitamin A rich veggies. My question is, could the diet be causing the aggression? Part of me wants to take this boy in and give him a better life, but the other part doesn't want to take home a parrot with known aggression issues...
I am looking to adopt a second parrot soon. I'm looking for an adult bird who needs a new home. I am speaking with a woman who is looking to rehome her 2 year old male eclectus. I don't know a whole lot about eclectus, but I love to research and learn, so I've been doing some reading. The lady seems very kind and loving, but she told me that she is rehoming him because he is cage aggressive and will only come out of the cage on his terms. When I asked, she told me that she feeds him "parrot food", seeds, nuts, eggs, and chicken bones. My understanding is that this is an entirely inappriopriate diet for an electus, who needs primarily fruits and vitamin A rich veggies. My question is, could the diet be causing the aggression? Part of me wants to take this boy in and give him a better life, but the other part doesn't want to take home a parrot with known aggression issues...