One difference between a child and a parrot is the parrot has a much more painful bite! You can't let them out of your sight unsupervised, they will eat anything they find, chew extension cords, chew the furniture and woodwork, have tantrums, require special diets, require a LOT of attention, freak out when you leave them with someone else, not be able to tell you when they hurt or are sick, and require regular checkups and expensive medical care when sick. Actually it's like having a two year old child for fifty years. Getting a big bird is like having a baby. There is an order to the decision process.first, you must be sure that you want the bird, then be sure you are ready for the bird, and only then pick the bird. I assume you ask because you are thinking of getting a large parrot. Any particular reason you are no longer interested in either of those still very beautiful but more manageable for the first time bird owner species and have moved on to the biggest and most difficult species? I even found a clean looking store in the city you said you were from saying they sold both and posted their link. You started a thread the other night about sun conures and senegals. The larger the bird, the larger these problems are too. Loud, messy, destructive, bite (all parrots bite, it is part of owning them to be bit on occasion), need fresh fruit and vegetables to eat every day, experience hormonal behavior every year after sexually mature etc. These are effectively wild animals (even if born in captivity), the largest species will live 60+ years (even the small/medium species like 20-30+) and have a lot of 'downsides' prospective owners may not realize or consider going in. When it comes to choosing a parrot, appearance (cute, pretty, colorful etc.) is dead last in factors to consider. Does that mean either one is the right bird for me, my lifestyle, my living situation etc.? NO. Do both cockatoos and macaws have absolutely gorgeous, impressive looking birds I can find videos online of with dedicated owners acting like little angels? Sure. Big beak, big mess, big voice, big cage, big cost. I don't tolerate excessively loud, repetitive noise well myself. All parrots are loud, but my dads cockatoo is over the top loud, especially since he is one of the smaller cockatoo species. I grew up with a cockatoo and he gave me lots of reasons I would never own one, the biggest being noise. Sorry to all offended, sure there is bound to be one at least ����Ĭockatoo or (large) macaw? Personally, I prefer neither. well mostly.įind a rescue and spend time with all different species, the right bird will let you know who they are. Love both Max and Ivory, but Ivory is always at threat of becoming too stir fry �������� kidding. what you have to go to bed, go back to screaming, slicing and feather pullling. then they want to snuggle and cuddle for hours. or they go all dramatic and rip their feathers out screaming at you that 'you did this to me'. and if you're not all eyes on, they throw a temper tantrum and want to slice your head off. still funny, but in an all eyes on me kinda way. Then you have the show off kid who squeezes into the middle of everything demanding to be seen. let's compare to kids, you know one that's super cool, intelligent, always fun to hang out with, does stupid stuff and checks if you saw and are laughing, hang out and watch a movie. we also have a bare eye too.īoth are wonderful in their own way but dramatically different. I have Max my beloved and truly devoted blue and gold best friend. Then you can hear them and see their mannerisms.Good Luck Be ready for the expense of the right diet ,new toys and a emergency vet for birds ready.Please don't get these birds and get rid of them because your life has changed.Make it work these birds are for life.At my house I'm more them Macaw person I just seem to be able to understand them more.Dave is the Too guy here.What I do when I wonder about a species is watch utube videos on them. So own your own home ,have everyone in your house be happy with them,Don't be a way from them to much ,its hard to really take vacations.Not great for a newborn baby where the house needs to be quiet.
Most important to them is your affection.Both these species there is no room for error on your part (serious stuff).If you don't give them your all then you are going to have a very unhappy bird.Both species are loud ,destructive and demanding. Now my bigger Too is like what you read about. Bonded Macaws I think are easy they are like your best friend (I have four) My smaller Toos are able to keep themselves busy but need your consistent attention to do well.
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