- Arthritis in Pets
- Breast Cancer Surgery in Dogs
- Canine Obesity
- Cat Diseases
- Cat Neutering
- Cats and Scratching
- Cat Scratch Fever
- Choosing Your Pet
- Coping with Pet Loss
- Declawing
- Diabetes in Cats and Dogs
- Dog Vaccinations
- Ear Cropping in Dogs
- Euthanasia
- Evacuating a Pet When Disaster Strikes
- Health Benefits of Pet Ownership
- Heartworms
- Internal Parasites
- Introducing Your Pet to a Baby
- Kidney Diets for Older Pets
- Litter Training Your Rabbit
- Living With Our Pets
- Myths About Microchipping
- Neutering Operation in Cats and Dogs
- Pionus Parrots
- Preventing Poisonings
- Rabies
- Spay Operation in Cats and Dogs
- Understanding Internal Parasites
- Vaccinating Your Dog
TOPICS OF INTEREST :: PIONUS PARROTS
Pionus Parrots are full of personality, wit and charm. They will win your heart over in an instant! The Pionus makes a great pet bird for all ages.
To all parrot lovers, we want everyone to know that the "Pionus Parrot" needs more exposure. We breed and raise these parrots. If you are familiar with the Pionus then you will know what I am talking about, if you are not aware of these parrots then you should take the time to become familiar with what nice parrots they are. You will learn more on the other pages about each species that we raise. Hand fed babies are our number one priority. You have come to one of the few websites to learn about the wonderful world of the Pionus specie.
What is the perfect parrot? I would like to think that it is the Pionus Parrot! Every parrot breed is unique. Did you ever want a parrot that you could hold and pet? Then what you need is a weaned hand fed baby bird, this gets them use to the human hand and will not be afraid. Especially when the first thing that the baby bird sees when he opens his eyes will be a person, then they learn that is their parent. Picking up the baby and holding it gets him use to being touched. It's hard to believe, but a baby that has been raised by its real parents, by the time it is 3 weeks old, it will be afraid of a human and has already developed a slight wildness to its personality. Although if taken from the real parents no later than 4 weeks old to be hand fed, it will only take a day or so before the baby feels comfortable with the person that is hand feeding it. It is important for the baby to become well socialized with a variety of people, it sometimes helps so that the baby won't be a one person bird. Many birds do choose one person in time that they want to be with the most, it chooses you as their mate. When I hand feed babies, it's a good idea for the person that wants one of our babies to come and see it eat and hold it and let it get use to you. That way as you come to visit the baby through out his time of development, you will have established a friendship with the baby and when you are ready to take your new baby home, he/she will know you somewhat. You will usually have to visit the baby several times in order for the baby bird to get to know you well enough. It makes it easy on the bird when you take it to your home, at least he will be use to you and he will have to get use to your home and he may be afraid and that will help to make him want to be closer to you.
These wonderful Pionus parrots make great companions. Their size is smaller than Amazons and not near as loud. They can talk some and mimic sounds well. They make good pets for people who live in apartments and they do not produce loud and obnoxious noise levels as other type of parrots. When looking for a parrot as a pet, hand fed parrots make the best pets although some hand feds can tend to be nippy. Parrots are a lot like people they all have different personalities, no two are alike. This goes for all parrot species, not just Pionus.
The price range for our Pionus and Amazons that I raise range from $350 to $800. When looking for a cage, buy the largest cage that you can afford, a rule of thumb should be that the parrot should be able to stretch out the wings in any direction in the cage with out hitting the cage bars or too many other objects inside the cage. Always try to mount perches so that the parrot does not poop in the water or feed dishes when sitting on the perch.
If you are aware of the Pionus specie, please know that the Coral Billed Pionus makes an exceptional pet as well as the other 5 Pionus species, if you are not aware of these parrots then you should take the time to become familiar with what nice parrots they are.
