Re: Eclectus Owners?
Posted by conni on 7/31/08

hi Iam also looking at an eclectus and wondered what you would
chose between an eclectus and an african grey I have never
had a parrot. thanks conni
> On 8/31/06, ashley and elmo wrote:
>> Hi! I have a 2 year old male soloman island eclectus. His
>> name is miles i've had him for 4 months. He's a nice bird, a
>> good talker and friendly. He's nervous around new people if
>> he's out of the house but i was told from his previous owner
>> his first owner never let him out of the cage for the first 6
>> months of his life, so he wasn't really socialized as a
>> baby. Now he always wants out of his cage lol. As far as
>> noise he is very quiet. He talks more then he squawks, he
>> probably squawks for about 10 mins twice a week. Of course
>> it also depends on the individual bird too. My quaker is my
>> loudest bird he loves to scream, my eclectus and (green
>> cheek) amazon are both pretty quiet. When ever elmo (my
>> quaker) starts screaming miles says "oh no". The females are
>> beautiful, i've heard they tend to get aggressive once they
>> reach breeding age, but i think the males are just as
>> pretty. You really have to see one in person to see the full
>> color. I have some pictures of miles getting a shower that
>> show off his colors. I'll post a couple. I don't think you
>> could go wrong with an eclectus! Ashley, elmo, miles and
>> kermit
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 8/30/06, Jo-Ann wrote:
>>> Does anyone here on birdmart have an eclectus? If so, what
>>> is it like? Male, female, screamer, social, etc. I've had
>>> my eye on one (just eyes - not purchasing) and am
>>> interested in how they compare to other parrots.
>>>
>>> Thanks, I look forward to the responses
>>>
>>> Jo-Ann

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Eclectus Owners?, 8/30/06, by Jo-Ann.
• Re: Eclectus Owners?, 8/31/06, by ashley and elmo.
• Re: Eclectus Owners?, 8/31/06, by ashley and elmo.
• Re: Eclectus Owners?, 8/31/06, by ashley and elmo.
• Re: Eclectus Owners?, 8/31/06, by ashley and elmo.
• Re: Eclectus Owners?, 8/31/06, by Lynds.
• Re: Eclectus Owners?, 8/31/06, by Jo-Ann.
• Re: Eclectus Owners?, 10/26/06, by Kenn.
• Re: Eclectus Owners?, 7/31/08, by conni.