Essential Guide to Choose and Buy a Pet Parrot

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Essential Guide to Choose and Buy a Pet Parrot
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• There are over 9000 species in the world. And out
  of which the parrot group itself consists of
  about 330 species.
• They can range from tiny little cuddly birds that
  can be held in the palm of one's hand to quite
  large birds almost a foot and a half in length.
• Finding the right parrot from various species can
  be a bit of a daunting exercise for you and your
  family.

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• One must consider cost, food requirements,
  maintenance, available space, and level of
  socialization, interaction with the bird and
  owners expectations before buying a pet parrot.
• In this article you will get all the details for
  selecting the suitable parrot for yourself and
  for your family.

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• Buy a young parrot
• Rearing a new parrot from young helps to
  facilitate taming. Now the question arises that
  how to determine the age of the parrot.
• By looking some basic things like color of the
  eye, color of the body and scales on its legs you
  can easily determine any bird's age.
• The scales of young parrots are much smoother
  than that of mature birds. The body color of
  young one appears much duller than the matured.
• The best option is to buy one which is newly
  born which is independent of its parent.

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• Choose the right species of parrot
• Know the characteristics of the parrot you are
  interested in before buying?
• Do they make tremendously loud voices which can
  cause huge disturbance to the neighbors?
• Do they have powerful beaks that can damage your
  personal belongings if let free in the house?
• Do they need special nutritional foods? Some
  birds need special foods since they feed on
  nectar. This also relates to cost.

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• Check the condition of the parrot
• The parrot feathers should be tidy and clean.
• Ensures all claws are there.
• Ask for a certified health certificate by the
  veterinary so that you have assurance of buying a
  healthy parrot home.

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• Parrot Buying
• Always buy your family parrot from
  well-established and reputable pet shops.