Comments on: Does anyone have any experience with SI Eclectus Parrots?

By: Leslie T

Leslie T — Tue, 11 May 2010 07:30:07 +0000

i had a female, i hand fed her, everything was great until we got to the stage where she only wanted to feed herself yet she wasn’t eating enough, she became real independent like a teenager, when i let her eat at the table with us she finally settled down, she was a great pet until i went back to work. she was not happy, i finally sold her to a friend that was retired and could spend a lot of time with her and keep her loose, i still miss her

By: sproket

sproket — Tue, 11 May 2010 06:31:14 +0000

that is an awesome bird, but i’m no expert by far i do cockatoos myself, but a friend of mine at red barn birds in acampo california knows about all there is to know about them, if you can find a number to them they would be glad to help i’m sure.

By: Em

Em — Tue, 11 May 2010 06:29:38 +0000

I just had to hop in and say how envious I am of you! We have too many birds to get another one, and they’re so beautiful and interesting.

The ones I’ve met got a little raucous, but definitely no worse than an Amazon, that’s for sure. They were a little nervous — say, in the Pionus range. Three of the five were pluckers, but they were out of 4 bonded birds, so you know they probably did it to each other. Hooray. Scritch her adorable red neck for me?

By: collie_brawny

collie_brawny — Tue, 11 May 2010 05:51:10 +0000

I had one before, but unfortunately we lost her by accident. We now have a male SI Eclectus. They are wonderful birds. If you treat them nicely, they will do the same. Just watch out for the terrible 2s when they start growing up.