beaky.lauren
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hello there!
i am an animal person, just love them so much! i've owned hamsters for about 5 years, and i am currently a proud mother of 2 sugar gliders, a panther chameleon, and a boxer dog. our family used to own 2 budgies (albeit we had no idea how to care for them but i've done better research now : )) and im really looking into getting a parrot, but i want to make sure im capable of this huge commitment. i want to choose the best parrot for me now, but also one that will still suit me 30 years from now.
so some information about me: im still a teen living with my parents, planning to go to college and get an apartment that allows animals. i want to work with animals as a career (maybe something with animal education).
Im posting this thread here because i've been doing research on so many species of parrots and the poi genus really stuck out to me. i am wondering if these birds are right for me and if so which species best suits me, or if i should look into another species, if i should wait to get one when im older, or if anyone thinks i just shouldn't get a parrot at all? id love to know. i also just have a few questions about their different personalities because ive heard a few contradictory statements about them.
i know probably none of the species are going to fit my little list but it's a general thing & im very flexible when it comes to different personalities and such. also i know every parrot even of the same species is going to be different depending on it's past, and just the individual bird in general. : ) : )
A few traits i would PREFER in a bird (just being picky) would be energetic, funny, & playful personality kind-of like a clown, while also being able to mind their own business every once in a while. a bird that enjoys head pets & laying on their back would be nice. id like to just be able to share my living space with them & allow them to explore my room (with supervision of course)
stubbornness- ive heard pois are VERY stubborn. so im wondering the context of this. is it just if they want something they will keep going for it until they have it, or while training they might not want to learn something at that particular time? if they don't get what they want will they bite or nip? also if they do bite or nip how bad is it? i know all parrots bite, but im not going to be shy. it does kind-of scare me. i can handle pain, but how bad can they get? are they more "bitey" than other species that you may want me to look into? people say the size of the beak doesn't really contribute to the pain of a bite. so for example would a cape parrot with a bigger beak inflict the same damage as a senegal?
stubbornness i can handle. its just what may happen if the bird gets upset with me for saying "no" ahaha!
yikes getting long i'll move on i promise oops! haha!
price point doesn't bother me because id rather spend more initial money on a parrot that would best suit me, than get one that isn't going to best suit me anyway.
does being a one-person bird depend on the species or just the individual bird & how it was raised? ive heard cases from all different species of birds attacking someone they don't know because they think of them as an intruder. im okay if the bird chooses me only, but i don't want them dive-bombing my family or friends by any means! (kinda picturing the scene in my head is funny though lol!)
so ive heard of the "teenage years" of parrots and what that may bring. does that last their whole life, or only for a few years or so? is it more prominent to a specific species or do they all kinda act the same during this period? do i have to work to get them out of this behavior, or will it eventually die down?
would these birds be suitable living in an apartment? birds make noise, but would it be enough to get complaints? the noise doesn't bother me at all.
so if you read all this information (which im aware is very specific), and still think a poi is good for me, which species would you choose? senegals, red-bellied, and capes im the most interested in, but ive never owned them so i just want to get other perspectives : )
sorry for asking so many questions! ahh!
again, i do realize all these behaviors will depend on the specific bird, but in general i just want to make a decision to best suit me, so i may have information to make sure i am prepared for what may come : ) : )
thank you so very much!!
i am an animal person, just love them so much! i've owned hamsters for about 5 years, and i am currently a proud mother of 2 sugar gliders, a panther chameleon, and a boxer dog. our family used to own 2 budgies (albeit we had no idea how to care for them but i've done better research now : )) and im really looking into getting a parrot, but i want to make sure im capable of this huge commitment. i want to choose the best parrot for me now, but also one that will still suit me 30 years from now.
so some information about me: im still a teen living with my parents, planning to go to college and get an apartment that allows animals. i want to work with animals as a career (maybe something with animal education).
Im posting this thread here because i've been doing research on so many species of parrots and the poi genus really stuck out to me. i am wondering if these birds are right for me and if so which species best suits me, or if i should look into another species, if i should wait to get one when im older, or if anyone thinks i just shouldn't get a parrot at all? id love to know. i also just have a few questions about their different personalities because ive heard a few contradictory statements about them.
i know probably none of the species are going to fit my little list but it's a general thing & im very flexible when it comes to different personalities and such. also i know every parrot even of the same species is going to be different depending on it's past, and just the individual bird in general. : ) : )
A few traits i would PREFER in a bird (just being picky) would be energetic, funny, & playful personality kind-of like a clown, while also being able to mind their own business every once in a while. a bird that enjoys head pets & laying on their back would be nice. id like to just be able to share my living space with them & allow them to explore my room (with supervision of course)
stubbornness- ive heard pois are VERY stubborn. so im wondering the context of this. is it just if they want something they will keep going for it until they have it, or while training they might not want to learn something at that particular time? if they don't get what they want will they bite or nip? also if they do bite or nip how bad is it? i know all parrots bite, but im not going to be shy. it does kind-of scare me. i can handle pain, but how bad can they get? are they more "bitey" than other species that you may want me to look into? people say the size of the beak doesn't really contribute to the pain of a bite. so for example would a cape parrot with a bigger beak inflict the same damage as a senegal?
stubbornness i can handle. its just what may happen if the bird gets upset with me for saying "no" ahaha!
yikes getting long i'll move on i promise oops! haha!
price point doesn't bother me because id rather spend more initial money on a parrot that would best suit me, than get one that isn't going to best suit me anyway.
does being a one-person bird depend on the species or just the individual bird & how it was raised? ive heard cases from all different species of birds attacking someone they don't know because they think of them as an intruder. im okay if the bird chooses me only, but i don't want them dive-bombing my family or friends by any means! (kinda picturing the scene in my head is funny though lol!)
so ive heard of the "teenage years" of parrots and what that may bring. does that last their whole life, or only for a few years or so? is it more prominent to a specific species or do they all kinda act the same during this period? do i have to work to get them out of this behavior, or will it eventually die down?
would these birds be suitable living in an apartment? birds make noise, but would it be enough to get complaints? the noise doesn't bother me at all.
so if you read all this information (which im aware is very specific), and still think a poi is good for me, which species would you choose? senegals, red-bellied, and capes im the most interested in, but ive never owned them so i just want to get other perspectives : )
sorry for asking so many questions! ahh!
again, i do realize all these behaviors will depend on the specific bird, but in general i just want to make a decision to best suit me, so i may have information to make sure i am prepared for what may come : ) : )
thank you so very much!!