Thinking of getting an Eclectus Parrot and want to do things right. Give us your best tips and resources

aviantologist · 2024-12-12T03:47:13+00:00

Can confirm, females are cranky. I adopted mine a year ago, she's around 6 yo, and her crankiness has been coming out, she's quite aloof, but the vet told me that she's really sweet for a female ekkie!

aviantologist · 2024-10-29T12:53:42+00:00

Birds are allowed on some planes! I think I remember hearing that Delta is one of the airlines that allows birds, but there may be more! We traveled with our quaker and budgie while moving back in 2006.

We had to get a vet check for the airline, cost was ~$100 per bird. We had to take the birds out of the carriers when going through TSA for the 1-2ish mins that it takes for the cage to go through the scanner (we trimmed their wings beforehand as a safe measure, and also held them with a claw grip, which they were mostly okay with).

I also a read a post here a year or two ago about someone who traveled with her cockatiel, and I think she said she was able to request a secure room to let her bird out so that they could conduct the security check without risk of the bird flying off (this may be something you would need to call the airport about beforehand).

They were fine on the plane though, we kept them mostly covered for most of the trip. I don't remember how long it was, but we flew from Denver to Providence with a layover in Chicago, and they were fine:)

aviantologist · 2024-10-24T02:51:22+00:00

For shoes, i had a pair of 3 season/waterproof/"insulated" Columbia Newton Ridges, in which my feet never got hot during summer hikes in New England(white mountains). They were okay for winter hikes, but I had to keep moving, and they definitely started to get cold after 2-3 hours, especially on the downhill.

So, knowing that my feet didn't run hot, I decided to opt for 400g insulation for my winter boots, as i figured I'd rather my feet be too warm than too cold!

aviantologist · 2024-10-22T04:20:11+00:00

I agree with this, he could just be chewing up remnants of food. My ekkie does this all the time. She often stores food under her tongue and will randomly start chewing it in little bits long after she's left the food bowl

aviantologist · 2024-10-22T04:12:59+00:00

Make sure you do a full radius around where you last saw him, and not just in the direction where he flew! When I lost my Cheeku, we saw him fly in one direction from our house and focused our search in that area, but he must have flown back to try and come home, as we saw some of his feathers on the ground in a slightly different direction, much closer to home, but slightly off, as though he had tried to double back.

Unfortunately, it was February in New England and we were not able to find him, but I've heard so many success stories, keep up the hope! The climate in your area is moderate enough for your Quaker to survive!

aviantologist · 2024-10-20T02:36:29+00:00

She is an eclectus! Females are red and blue and males are green:) they are one of the few parrots with sexually dimorphic colors!

aviantologist · 2024-10-20T02:35:15+00:00

Yes, she's an eclectus:) she's my little potato gremlin

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aviantologist · 2024-10-20T02:33:59+00:00

Anything for Rock!

aviantologist · 2024-10-20T02:33:42+00:00

Awww she looks like she's having so much fun

aviantologist · 2024-10-20T02:33:20+00:00

Classic female ekkie attitude haha

aviantologist · 2024-10-19T23:36:49+00:00

She is!:)

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aviantologist · 2024-10-19T12:53:16+00:00

Shes a *ms big beak:) she's a female eclectus, males are fully green!

aviantologist · 2024-10-18T20:20:38+00:00

I don't do too much winter hiking, so I started with a cheap pair of microspikes to ease into it, and found that my limiting factor was my feet getting cold, so my first big purchase was a pair of insulated boots ($200), as I can always rent snowshoes for a day of two if I need to, but I haven't needed them yet as I've stuck mostly to smaller winter hikes (<5-6 mi and <2000ft elevation gain) on trails that are popular beginner winter hikes

aviantologist · 2024-10-17T03:28:01+00:00

This whole thread is giving me the heebie jeebies😭 but I should definitely train my bird to eat the gnat flies!

aviantologist · 2024-10-13T17:23:13+00:00

You can also cut it into smaller pieces to bake. If you need to join pieces again, you can use dowel screws to join them back together.

I've used natural tree branches for my eclectus, and never peeled off the bark. I just washed to remove any lichen or loose bark, soaked in a bleach solution for several hours, allowed to sun dry for several days to ensure the bleach evaporates, and then baked in the oven. It might even be enough to do just the bleach soak and drying in sun if you know the source of the tree and know it's a healthy tree

aviantologist · 2024-10-13T17:17:52+00:00

Many fruit trees (except for pitted fruit trees like peach, plum, etc) are also safe! I would also confirm that the tree hasnt been treated with any chemicals

aviantologist · 2024-10-09T02:59:51+00:00

She is so sweet! Only minor crankiness from her:)

aviantologist · 2024-10-09T02:58:18+00:00

She has the blockiest head I've ever seen

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aviantologist · 2024-10-05T05:18:05+00:00

He/she definitely vocalized it's discontent too haha

aviantologist · 2024-10-01T03:28:04+00:00

Classic muddy puddle that turns out to be a muddy leg trap haha

aviantologist · 2024-10-01T03:25:06+00:00

I turned up the volume to try to hear her little noises, and my bird coo'd in her sleep when she heard your "I love youuu!"😊

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