So your child for a long time asked him to buy a parrot, and you finally decided on this.Or, at least, after persistent requests to start in the home at least some pet, you opted for parrots.However, it is possible that you yourself like those bright birds, and wanted to make his son or daughter is a good gift?
In any case, there are a few things worth considering parents gathered in the house to have a parrot.
course, child psychologists, doctors and a lot of experienced parents agree that any pet is good for the baby (if the baby is not allergic and other contraindications, of course).
Besides the joy of communication, representatives of the animal world are helping the younger man to learn to take responsibility, to care for and even love.And then, living friends is always better toys.
However, many parents, you are choosing a pet for children who prefer to choose the "lesser of two evils."That is, if you can not convince the kid to buy fish, mom and dad are trying to make the house a bug or a parrot.After all, it seems that it would be less of a hassle, and that care for the same parrot is much easier than for dogs, cats, guinea pigs, or even small rodents.
Indeed, at first glance, parrots - cute and cheerful, nice and sociable birds usually do not show aggression, and can easily get used to the new place.In addition, representatives of some species can even learn how to pronounce different words and phrases.
Plus parrots is their cleanliness - they love to bathe regularly clean the feathers, and from almost no smell.Owners can only feed and water winged pets change their paper litter and wash the cage, but do not forget to fill the "bath" to wash.
But in fact, parrots - birds gentle, many have a fragile health, various ailments have slightly less than that of the same dogs or cats, and parrots in need of quality care throughout their lives.
What you need to know and to check when choosing baby parrot?And help build the relationship between the baby and the bird? Here are some tips:
1. First of all, find out (you can even pass special tests by a doctor), whether the child has allergies fluff, feathers, wool or animal feed, otherwise you can not start a winged pet.
2. Usually, the child is ready to communicate with parrots and care not earlier than in 4-5 years .It's best to buy a parrot only when he wants his kid to start.If your intention is to give the bird on its own initiative, it is necessary to first find out, how your child relates to the parrots - loves you, is not afraid of you, and maybe he does not care for them?
3. Even before the purchase of a parrot, talk with your child about it.Explain to him that the bird - not a toy, it must be handled with care and caution, and care for her, to give her to eat and drink, and cleaned her house.
4. Pre read with your child about the book parrot species, see pictures to the baby met with existing breeds and species, and chose what he likes (of course, available to you).
5. Remember that buying a parrot, you assume responsibility for birds living much longer the same hamsters.For example, parrots can live up to 15 years.
6. For small or shy children is best not to choose a large and exotic parrots - these breeds are more aggressive and taking care of special needs.The best option - budgies or cockatiels , colorful cockatiels and a little more undulating with a tuft.But remember that Corell harder to teach the imitation of human speech.
7. Best of all tamed and trained parrots the age of six months, the perfect choice - bird and a half months old .The older the parrot, the harder it is to learn to "speak", and after 3 years already impossible.Therefore, if the adult bird does not know how to imitate it, she did not learn.
Also, before purchasing an adult "talking" parrot better check it out 'vocabulary ยป, then to avoid the unpleasant need to listen to all day swearing or rudeness.For the child, and it is harmful.
8. On the state of health of the bird says, first of all, its appearance - carefully consider before buying a parrot .
listlessly sitting on the perch Parrot, bleary-eyed and disheveled peryami most likely sick or old.Red or smeared feces anus - a signal that the bird is not all right with the intestines.
Acute breast parrot - a sign of exhaustion and disease, so buying is only buxom and plump birds.Also, do not take the parrot, which lacks feathers on the wings and tail - he's sick, and feathers do not grow, what would you have said or seller.
And finally - eyes and nostrils parrot should be clean, and mucus and purulent crusts talk about various ailments, such as mite infestations.
9. House parrot to live in a spacious cage with feeding trough, sippy cups, perch, rings and other devices for his physical activity.
To toddler quickly got used to the new pet and become attached to it, can with your child make for bird perches from fruit tree, hang rings, bells, mirror, make pallets for food and water.
cells have to be a certain place at home where the baby will also be able to take care of a parrot.Encourage your child not to squeeze and not to frighten the bird, and to clean and care for her teaching gradually, by example .In no case do not force son or daughter to take care of a parrot, so as not to provoke a negative reaction to the bird.
10. Since, as in your house settled parrot, maintain a child's interest in winged pet , help your child to feel responsible for the bird and attached to it.Let the child will choose the name of the parrot, even with you buying him food and toys, walking along to the vet.You can also read along books about parrots and to care for them, watch movies and cartoons.
