Hi David! Thanks for the message. I registered on the forum because Owie opened up our world to these fantastic little birds. We just fell in love with him and I spent lots of time googling various information on Parrotlets, and this was one of the pages that kept popping up. It's very handy for tips and advice.
I love the little green guys. I've seen pictures and videos of the different colours, and I thought maybe I was just bias because Owie was such a little cutie, but it's true. As pretty as they all are, the greens are the prettiest!
I love your story about Bogie. He sounds like a real little character!! Hahahaha. Can you remember how old he was when he started to talk?
We got a new little girl around 5 weeks ago. We got her from a guy who basically kept her in a cage with 4 others and I get the impression she was never even spoken to, let alone handled. She was terrified when he put his hand in and took her out for us. To be honest... for a while we didn't hold out a lot of hope that we could tame her at times. it's extremely frustrating to go from a little affectionate bird, to one who doesn't want anything to do with you. But I'm pleased to report that sh's doing very well. In the last few days she's allowing me to pet her head and neck. She is still sometimes scared of sudden hand movement, but she's come on SO much. I'm thrilled. It's my mission to keep going and going until she's completely hand tamed. Her name is Skye. (blue one this time!)
Dynamite is a perfect word to describe these little guys. Hahahaha. They are so feisty, and I just love them. I'm hooked!!!!