PARROTLETS
 
 
Parrotlets are very small, green, active and intelligent birds.
They are one of the world's smallest parrots and have the ability to talk.
To learn more about parrotlets, you may want to review the following web sites:
 
 
Basic Facts about Parrotlets
Parrotlet Article
The Parrotlet Ranch
Parrotlet Web Ring
 
 
 
  
 
"FRISCO"
 

Frisco is a pacific parrotlet (forpus coelestis). He hatched on July 10, 1998 at the Parrotlet Ranch in Santa Cruz, California. 

Here are some other pictures of parrotlets like Frisco.
 

It's a boy! Pacific parrotlets can easily be identified as male or female by their coloration. Frisco is green with a bright blue streak near his eyes which makes him a male.
 



A LITTLE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR BIRD

Frisco is a very tame bird who loves to play on his swing. He loves to have his head feathers preened and is getting used to playing on a play gym located outside of his cage. His favorite food is millet which is not unusual for a parrotlet. He also likes to eat his vegetables and fruits from a kabob type feeder/toy. At night, we cover his cage. He prefers to sleep on a perch next to a plush "birdie buddy" vertical bed.
 

 
 



Here is a list of the basic items we purchased for him based on the breeder's recommendations.
 
 
BASIC NEEDS
 
Diet
 Hagan Tropican pellets for cockatiels 
Hagan Seed/Dried Fruit/Vegetable Mix 
Fresh fruits and vegetables 
Millet spray 
Mineral block and cuttlebone 
 
Toys
 Swings, ladders, bells, plastic slinky, 
wooden toys to chew, rope ring toy 
 
 Water
 Glass water tubes with a plastic fountain head  OR 
Water bottle and another fresh source of water 
 
Housing
 		 18" X 18" cage, 1/2" bar spacing
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
  
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