what sex is better in buying a parrot for a pet to be hand bought up?

Question by chamer79: what sex is better in buying a parrot for a pet to be hand bought up?
Im buying an eclectus parrot i would like a female but the breader is telling me that males make better pets and are least likely to turn on you, is he saying this because he has 2 males avalible and has no females?? or is there truth to this?? also id like the bird before 10 weeks to hand feed and to form a stronger bond with me does it matter if the bird is 10 weeks old? will it still bond the same as one that you have hand feed from 6 weeks??

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Answer by texas_angel_wattitude
I got all my birds at 10 weeks or older. The breeder actually hand raised them. Regardless of if you do it or the breeder does it hand raised is hand raised and you can form a strong bond with the bird. As for the gender Ive got both males and females I know with females you have to worry about if they will become egg bound. Both genders make great pets. My cockatoo is male, I have male &female conures, paroletts and parakeets (10 birds total) and only ONE of my birds is a b*itch. And it was not sexed so cant tell you the gender, the gender didnt matter to me.

I’d also like to add even if the bird isnt hand raised/hand fed that if you spend time with it and work with it they can become this way.

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