Hi everyone. I'm a new bird mum and when an opportunity rose just under two weeks ago to have our beautiful Dodi I couldn't resist. He's a gorgeous Pacific Parrotlet. I love him so much. He is 6 months old, his previous owner bought him to train him and then sell on but didn't get round to...

Hi all! I think I mentioned in my baby update that my Parrotlet Tofu was participating in an Animal Behavior Study through one of my good friends. She gave me the go ahead to share some of her notes here and so I'm including her lab notes as well as some of my own (I do have a biology degree...

I took some pictures of the nest of pacific parrotlets we're raising in school (I am studying to be a veterinary assistant and we have a lot of animals on school grounds). I shared two of the pictures in my introductionthread, but thought I might share them here as well! Babies and mom...

This just might be our new baby, Alfredo (aka Alfie)! Been talking with a few breeders and almost adopted a yellow parrotlet, but found out that that breeder hadn't been spending time with her and she turned wild. That made me nervous considering I will be a brand new parrotlet owner and I...

Hi everyone... here are some pictures of Milo and his cage setup. Thanks for looking :)

Hi everyone! I am new to the forum and parrotlet ownership. I got my first parrotlet last Wednesday. He hatched on 10/1/12 so he is about 3 months. He seems to be adjusting but is very afraid of hands. Well, he will accept scratches and food from fingers but is not at all comfortable perching...

Hi guys! I am so glad to have found this forum. It is really nice to have a chance to talk with other birdie fans and p'let owners. I have heard from certain vets and breeders that feeding fruit to a baby Parrotlet can lead to a bacteria infection. I have been unable to get any one of them to...