These few minutes could save you years of heartache and despair, by steering you towards the correct parrot. A dog is for life, not just for Christmas. A parrot is for your life and more than likely someone else's too. Years may sound exaggerated, but once you get a bird into your home you will be amazed how quickly you fall in love with it, then you feel you have to endure its problems on behalf of your parrot. Parrots are individuals and so differ slightly in their mannerisms and character, but on a general view, the social problems that individuals have usually run right through the species, with just the odd exception to the rule.
Most parrots end up having nine homes.
Here at the Parrot Line sanctuary we have assisted over 1000 parrots that have been in a pet situation, so therefore have a very good understanding of the more common problems attributed to each species. We will not try to talk you out of buying a parrot, more a case of advising you of the best for your particular environment. The following pages take a look at the more common species very briefly and how they fit in a pet situation. The form asks a few brief questions of the vendor concerning the parrot. If it is filled in completely, it gives you a valid receipt of purchase along with full certification of what the bird is, it is therefore in the vendors' best interest to tell you the truth.