I fell in love with an eclectus parrot at a bird sanctuary recently and I had no idea these guys existed. They are so chill and I just want one now lol. I was talking to him and all he said to me after I asked him something was “huh?” and it was such a vibe.
I’m a 30 year old man with not much going on in life, recently divorced with major trust issues now and I have never even thought of the possibility of owning a parrot one day but maybe it is actually a good idea? It lives for like 30 years which is probably about how much longer I will live. All I eat is fruit and veggies so I think taking care of it would actually be pretty easy.
From my research it seems like they generally don’t like to be handled much and are just content to chill in the corner of the room while you do your thing. My condo has a room with 18ft ceilings and eclectus are usually super quiet and aren’t very destructive supposedly.
I was thinking about getting a cat but honestly a parrot is just way more affectionate, intelligent, and interesting.
Anyone weigh in on this topic?
Also is it possible to teach a parrot to speak like RFK Jr?
Parrots can be uhh. Hard to get back when they get out.
Some neighbor had a parrot get out a few weeks ago. Parrots name was Rascal. So Rascal set up shop in the Mango tree next to my house. Which was. Then his owner, an older lady, she finally found him, and stood outside of my house all day for like, 3 fucking days yelling “RASCAL!! You get down from there Rascal!!”. Like 8AM to 6PM practically, the lady just yelling “RASCAL!! RASCAL YOU GET DOWN FROM THERE!!”
And Rascal just stayed up there, kinda chuckling to themselves.
Eventually they were able to coax Rascal home I suppose. But man. That owner was super annoying.
Well it sounds like she had a very strong bond with her parrot lol
I’ve had cats all my life and I ain’t standing at the base of a tree for it from 8am to 6pm