What is it like to have a pet parrot?

Expensive - at least for me it is (17 years old). There's the vet bills, the top notch food (Harrisons pellets) , the monthly replacement of toys, etc. It's also a blast - my Quaker, Riley, is as smart as they get. read more

Even pocket pets like hamsters and rats need lots of time outside their habitats to be balanced, healthy animals. This is also the case with birds. And exotics in particular, like parrots, cockatoos, and macaws, require a great deal of daily attention and interaction with their owners. read more

If you are looking for a bird that likes to be handled and may learn to talk or mimic sounds, then a parrot might be the right type of pet bird for you (instead of a Canary or Finch, for example). Below are the many different species of parrots commonly kept as pets, organized by size. read more