Don't try THIS at home!

[finchly]

3 birds in a local ad........all 3 kept in the same cage....... see the problem?

 

[Mockinbirdiva]

Oh dear.... I guess they think it's ok since they are all small.

 

[GoDucks]

Yep, it's called odd man out.

 

[Princessbella]

Another uninformed bird owner. But by now they might all be buddies.

 

[Shezbug]

Oh dear

 

[Zara]

Oh dear

Maybe you could drop them a message to house the Plet in her own cage?

 

[Lady Jane]

Two males?

 

[Zara]

Two males?

The yellow girl is a parrotlet and all three are caged together.

 

[Love My Zons]

Not good! I am surprised those budgies still have toes!

Are they being rehomed?

 

[Lady Jane]

The yellow girl is a parrotlet and all three are caged together.

So will the parrotlet be after the two budgies?

 

[fashionfobie]

So will the parrotlet be after the two budgies?

Parrotlets are highly territorial and can get very emotional sometimes. There are even cases where mates can kill each other if they don't have a big enough cage to get away. It isn't anything wrong with them as birds. They are just reactive and quick to respond with physical violence.

It is not a good idea to house other species with parrotlets...and even multiple parrotlets in the same cage are questionable.


Out of cage common play is different. They aren't as possessive normally of the common areas.. it is more their nest...or cage.

 

[Beasley]

Yikes I’m amazed she hasn’t hurt those budgies yet! Man is she ever pretty though, I’d bring that little girl home in a flash!

 

[finchly]

Not good! I am surprised those budgies still have toes!

Are they being rehomed?

Yes

So will the parrotlet be after the two budgies?

Definitely... sometimes they even kill their own mate.

Yikes I’m amazed she hasn’t hurt those budgies yet! Man is she ever pretty though, I’d bring that little girl home in a flash!

I know! All 3 are pretty.

 

[Love My Zons]

I think these littles need a Finchly intervention. And then maybe, just maybe on my SFL travels I can maybe just maybe get a P'let again............we can wish and we can dream and dreams are possible right?

 

[finchly]

Why yes.

Well I don’t know about the Finchly intervention! It might be that *I* need an intervention! LOL

I’ll see what Mr. Finchly says.

 

[Love My Zons]

Why yes.

Well I don’t know about the Finchly intervention! It might be that *I* need an intervention! LOL

I’ll see what Mr. Finchly says.

 

[finchly]

So, a small update. I did try to negotiate with the seller. They are sticking to their guns and it is non-negotiable. $250 for the parrotlet, $15 each for the budgies. That's just too much, especially in this area. Even saying I don't need the cage, the price gets quoted back at me the same.

I hate traders who won't bargain.

 

[Sodapop&Co.]

So, a small update. I did try to negotiate with the seller. They are sticking to their guns and it is non-negotiable. $250 for the parrotlet, $15 each for the budgies. That's just too much, especially in this area. Even saying I don't need the cage, the price gets quoted back at me the same.

I hate traders who won't bargain.

Why such a big difference between the budgies and p'let?! Maybe you can just take the budgies?

 

[Beasley]

Parrotlets are on average about $300 here. $250 would be Craigslist-reasonable, especially given her color. And $15 is great for budgies in Phoenix. How much do parrotlets and budgies typically run in your area?

 

[Begone]

Maybe you can just take the budgies?

Great advice. They seems young too.