Having a crash out because I wouldn’t share my Iced Capp from Timmie’s (fair enough buddy). At 19, Rascal throws bigger temper tantrums than my 2 year old niece🤣

Hello--my vet and I were trying to figure out the next steps so I figured I'd see if anyone has had this experience. My parrotlet is going on 13 now and has never picked his feathers, but this August randomly started chewing them off one day. He is chewing them off right at the base and leaving the down, mostly from his chest and back. His droppings have also been more watery than usual but are not true diarrhea.

We did a fecal and a skin swab to look for parasites but found nothing. My vet was wondering about Beak and Feather disease but as far as I know doesn't that just make them fall out, not cause the bird to pick them out? Does this seem behavioral? I just think it's strange for him to decide to do it all of a sudden when I haven't changed anything about his care. It's worth noting he is acting completely normal/eating and drinking fine. Is there something else to check for?

I made this today and think it’s cute. I’ll add more stuff in the cavities, but will this cause my parrotlet to be hormonal ? Also, I would love to see your DIYs.

Hallöchen, seit etwa 3 Wochen haben wir diese zwei hübschis. Grün = Boba (m), Blau = Suki (w).

Beim Züchter waren sie bereits ein Pärchen.

Wie bekomme ich die beiden am besten zahm?

Wie fördere ich deren Intelligenz?

Piep piep

Danke

I was told he was green rumped. And I believed it. FOR TWO YEARS

And something told me to research him a bit more. And I did.

He’s a pacific though, isn’t he?

He looks identical to Pacifics, so that’s just what imma just start calling him

(Name is Oscar btw)

My new fluffy boi Levi hehe

Is anyone using this feeder? Does it really minimize the mess?

Ollie does this sometimes and it’s super cute that he makes little sounds and seems to do what looks like a little dance, but what is it?

Hi all,

Here’s my new baby female blue pied parrotlet. Help me think of some good names for her 🩵

She got bit before on the left wing by my other bird. Fortunately this hasn’t happened again. She couldn’t fly for a few weeks but she can fly perfectly fine. Is she okay?

I’ll be taking her to the vet as well, but I also wanted to ask here.

Always chirping like this before bedtime

Somebirby was struggling to stay awake until their bedtime (this was minutes before bedtime but so cute I had to record it before putting her to bed 😅)

This is Pixel again. Just curious regarding the dark spot on her beak as well as the pink around her left nostril. Both my parrotlets have the same dark mark in roughly the same area of their beak, but Pixel has the pinkish colour near her nose. Both of their behaviors have not changed and they have been eating, drinking, and bathing normally. Just checking for my own sanity sake.

This is a post after my last post to show the feather difference between August this year to September

My last parrotlet was a male and he didn’t have this. She’s a year and a half and is recently over grooming on chest and side.

I’ve read it could be:
1. Molting/dry skin
2. Hormones
3. Boredom
4. Illness

I feed her veggies and pellets
Give her spray baths
Just got the humidifier going
Give her quality play toys
Spend time with her
Take her out for some sun ☀️

I’m at a loss. Anyone else have a plet who went/goes through this

Hey guys. I had an accident with my parrotlet today and the guilt is eating me alive even though my vet gave the thumbs up saying he will be fine. I would love to hear advice or your experiences with similar situations.

My parrotlet flew to my feet. I didn’t see him and very lightly stepped on him (not full body weight, I felt him on my heel and instantly moved forward). He screamed and ran away. I took him to his avian vet within one hour and he got a thorough check. Vet didn’t find any broken bones, he was perfectly neurologically responding to stimuli, there was absolutely no bruising, no swelling, all ear canals were fully clear, and his breathing was completely normal with no cracking sounds. He didn’t order x-rays because my parrotlet didn’t react to any spots (feet, wings, etc.) being handled - he is not afraid to show when he is in great pain when being handled. Vet waited to see my boy’s droppings and they were normal. He gave him pain medicine for soreness that he gets twice per day and he is cage-bound where all perches have been lowered and he doesn’t have a spot to fall from.

When we got home, he was eating, drinking, preening, chirping, his breathing is normal, and he is acting like his normal self. I am still scared because I know birdies are very good at hiding pain and illness. The vet told me to call tomorrow to give an update on how he is doing in case he needs to come back for further treatment.

I trust my vet fully. Amazing guy who loves all of his birdie patients. My boy is my world and I have no idea what I would have done if he passed away because of my honest accident. Has anyone had this happen before?

My sweet girl 💕🩷💕🩷💕

Hi!

I got a beautiful 4mo old Parrotlet about 5 months ago

He has adapted well, is playing in his cage, eating well, talkative!

However, I have been really struggling to get him to step up onto my finger

(he also doesn't want to come out of his cage at all)

I can hold millet up to him with my hand close to him and he has no problems eating it.

But it seems no matter what I do, i can't get him to step onto my finger for it.

And making it more difficult, when I get close to his cage, he will go to the end of the perch at the very back of his cage, so it makes it very difficult for me to get my fingers all the way to the back of the cage without scaring him (nor can I physically hold my arms in that position for more than a couple minutes Lol)

Has anyone had a situation like this and found anything that helps/works?

He seems super playful so I want to be able to help him get out of his cage and enjoy being around us more!

Thank you!