Pet Parakeet Care: Choosing A Pet Parakeet

If you see a small to medium sized parrot that is quite colorful and has a long pointed tail chance are it's one of the many parrots that belong to the parakeet family. Parakeets tend to be on the move throughout the day. They will be chewing on whatever they can get a hold of, playing with their toys, or just moving about.

The most common parakeets are the budgie birds which are often referred to as parakeets, even though they are just one of the many different types of parakeets.

Captive budgerigars are available in a wide range of color mutations, but in Australia where the budgie originates from they are a light green. With their intelligent and social nature budgies are easy to tame and teach tricks to. They can learn to talk, and in general the males are better at speech than the females.

Of all the talking parrots - quaker parrots are some of the best with their ability to for word association and clarity of speech. Quakers are about 12 inches long and somewhat stockier than the cockatiels are. They have a lifespan of 20 to 30 years.

Monk parrots or gray-breasted parakeets as they are sometimes called have gray throats, breasts, cheeks and foreheads with an overall green body. They have a blue tinge on their primary wing and tail feathers. If a small, intelligent, talking parrot describes your ideal parrot you won't be disappointed with the quakers.

Cockatiel birds are extremely popular pet parrots and are rapidly catching up to the budgies as the bird of choice for new parrot owners.

The second smallest member of the cockatoo family, cockatiels have the characteristic crest of feathers on their heads that are the trademark of cockatoos. Unlike some of the larger cockatoos, they don't require constant companionship. As long as they get a little attention each day they will become tame and quite cuddly.

Cockatiels are small, inexpensive and highly intelligent birds that make a great pet parrot for someone with a limited budget or space.

Pet Parakeet Care: The Ringneck Parakeet As A Pet Parrot

A ringneck parakeet is a medium sized parakeet bird that is 16 inches long a good part of which is it's tail. These parrots have an average lifespan between 20 to 25 years. It's possible to find domesticated ringneck parakeets in just about any color imaginable, but the wild ringnecks all have a green body.

You can find pied ringnecks, lutino ringnecks, cinnamon ringnecks, blue ringnecks, and gray ringnecks just to name a few. Male ringnecks have a rose and black ring around the neck and both sexes have a red beak.

An adolescent ringneck parakeet will go through a stage known as bluffing. This will tend to make it more aggressive and prone to biting.

Slapping a parakeet bird, yelling at it, shaking you hand vigorously, or any other aggressive action is not the way to teach it to not bite. Biting is a parrots way of defending itself. If you make your bird afraid of you it will only serve to make it bite more. Ignore your pet parrot when it bites and try to remain calm until it stops.

Ringneck parakeets are easy to handle and train when they aren't in the bluffing stage. Their ability to mimic speech is well known and they are good at learning tricks. When a ringneck parakeet has bonded with a person they become protective and act aggressively to any bird, pet or human that it feels is too close to that person.

Without daily handling and socialization ringnecks can revert back to being aggressive and wild birds. Your parakeet also needs time out of it's cage on a regular basis to play and explore. Just be sure to keep an eye on it. They will chew on everything in sight and can soon destroy your furniture or get themselves in trouble.

Ringneck parakeets are playful, intelligent pet parrots that make a great addition to any home.

Pet Parakeet Care: Ringneck Parakeets and Parakeets - Small and Smart

There are many different parakeet bird species in the world, all with varying personalities, handling and feeding requirements. Although this makes every parakeet bird species very different, they are also similar in many ways. All parakeets are constantly on the go, curious about their surroundings and always playing with toys or exploring the world around them. Also, they all look very similar - small, colorful birds with long, tapered tails.

Parakeets are easy to take care of because they don't have many specialized requirements, unlike larger parrots that are available as pets. They are also easy to tame and tend to get along with other bird species, making them a good choice for a child's pet. They are also incredibly entertaining, having the ability to learn tricks as well as learn to talk. This can provide endless entertainment for you and guests to your home.

Ringneck parakeets or rose-ringed parakeets are easily tamed and trained choices for a household pet. They are naturally green in color with red beaks and the males have a black and rose colored ring around their necks (hence the name 'rose-ringed parakeets'). However, it is possible to obtain different colored ring neck parakeets that have been specially bred such as the blue and cinnamon ringneck.

The only downside of ringneck parakeets is that they need a lot of attention as they tend to get moody and nippy if you don't handle them daily. If your once gentle bird turns into a biting menace, resist your first instinct to be aggressive back as this will only encourage it to bite more. Instead, ignore it and be gentle so that it realizes that you aren't a threat to its existence.

Their intelligence causes them to become bored easily and when they are bored, ring neck parakeets chew things. Thus, it is important to provide them with toys and other suitable objects to chew on or else you run the risk of them destroying something that you value.

Pet Parakeet Care : Three Popular Parakeet Species

Parakeets form a large group of small to medium sized parrots that generally have long pointed tails and colorful feathers.

Parakeets are active little parrots and it's unusual to see one sitting still for any length of time. They are constantly on the move hopping from perch to perch, playing with their toys, climbing and chewing one everything that they see.

Budgies are often what comes to mind when one hears the term parakeet, however they are just one of the many different species of parrots that are part of the parakeet family.

Native to Australia the wild budgie is a light green color, but breeders have managed to create a wide variety of color mutations in the captive budgerigars.

Their social nature makes budgies easy to tame, and their intelligence and inquisitive nature makes them adept at learning tricks. As far as learning to talk, both sexes can mimic speech, but the males tend to be better at it.

The cockatiels are becoming very popular pet parrots and are rapidly catching up to the budgerigars as the choice for new bird owners.

The second smallest member of the cockatoo family, cockatiels have the characteristic crest of feathers on their heads that are the trademark of cockatoos.

All cockatoos need attention, and the cockatiel is no exception. However they are nearly as demanding as the larger cockatoos are. Play with them a little each day and they will become tame and cuddly.

Even with the extras like a cage, toys, and food cockatiels are a relatively inexpensive entrance to the world of parrots, and with a little attention they are excellent pets.

Quaker parrots are known for their speaking ability and for their ability to associate words with objects and actions.

Quaker parrots live between 20 and 30 years and are about the same size of a cockatiel, although they are slightly heavier than cockatiels are.

Sometimes called the monk parrot or the gray-breasted parakeet they have an overall green coloration with gray on the throat, chest, forehead and cheeks along with blue on the wings and tail feathers.

You won't be disappointed with the monk parrots if you are in the market for a small, intelligent, talking parrot.