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Re: female eclectus verses male eclectus
Posted by Jean G. on 3/04/08
I would add that a major decision for me in the male vs. female Ekkie debate is that many Ekkies tend to get hormonal past age 5. With males this is lots of horniness and fixation towards things to mount or regurgitate on, and with females I've heard its about looking for places to 'nest' and defend, so you have to then keep them away from cupboards, pillows on the couch, drawers, off the floor, etc. But a big one is they are prone to getting eggbound. For me, that's scary. I have been on several eclectus lists for years now, and there are always a percentage of females who get eggbound over and over, have to have Lupron shots, even one who went through the controversial experience of getting 'spayed' after repeated life-threatening pregnancies. A horny male may be a bit of a pain, but he's not going to die over it. I have two males, and one is very hormonal and the other is not. I dearly love them both, it helps my hormonal male to get more exercise (he's fully flighted), get daily showers, and have THINGS TO DO to distract him and dissipate some of that energy. Btw, out of my greys, Eclectus, Patagonian Conure and my two Poicephs, my favorite is my Lesser Jardine's. I love love love ekkies (and my greys! and my Patti!) but if I could have just one or two birds, they'd be Jardine's. I love Capes too and have interacted with one a lot, but I love the J's the most. And my Meyer's is a DOLL, but she thinks she can pick fights with all the bigger birds. My J doesn't do that.
Posts on this thread, including this one
- female eclectus verses male eclectus, 12/12/07, by Diane.
- Re: female eclectus verses male eclectus, 12/16/07, by Dale.
- Re: female eclectus verses male eclectus, 1/11/08, by BETSY.
- Re: female eclectus verses male eclectus, 1/16/08, by Ash.
- Re: female eclectus verses male eclectus, 3/03/08, by Cody LaComb.
- Re: female eclectus verses male eclectus, 3/04/08, by Jean G..
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