Introduction:

Hi! We are a bonded threesome of Eclectus parrots. We have been with our current owners for 6 and a half years.

Zanthea and Loki are the power couple of the flock, producing eggs at least 3 times a year. Zanthea is the sweetedt girl and even when hormones are raging she is still so sweet and placid. (as long as you don’t go near her eggs!) Loki on the other hand will not tolerate the main carer during the breeding periods, he will bite so we tend to remove him from the room when cleaning etc. He seems to tolerate the man in the house though when he goes in to clean. Milo is a sweetheart always.

All live freely in a large bird room with other parrots and have access to an outside aviary.

History/Background:

We were previously adopted by Problem Parrots, but due to a change of circumstances have had to return to the charity.

Training:

All will fly to you freely, but Loki can bite if hormonal, so Loki will need some work with this.

Diet:

Due to their special diets, they eat mainly fresh fruit and veg.

They eat very little seed and will choose veg and fruit ober seed which is good when living amongst other species.

Zanthea does have protein and calcium rich foods especially during and after her egg laying periods.

Enrichment:

The love nothing more than being in the outside aviary.

They do play with wooden toys and will happily swing on ropes all day long.

Zanthea and Milo love sitting on your shoulders while you go about your day. Zanthea loves daily baths r sprays and the the boys usually join in too.

Summary:

They would suit a home where they are free to go about their day, ideally a bird room or an aviary. They do get along with other birds very easily and will form friendships with them.

Zanthea does tend to lay her eggs on the ground in a box, which is out of reach of the other birds above. Providing they do not go down to her box she is happy. We do remove the eggs once she has laid and replace with false eggs, which we remove after about 20 days.

She was a fully feathered bird until she started breeding and the hormones kicked in. She also tends to over preen. All in all they are not noisy birds, just the odd calls now and then, usually from Milo as he has not got a lady.

They are easy to care for and are really no bother at all. They are not needy birds, but do love to interact with you and they would listen to you talk to them all day long. The males do talk and say ‘pretty beak’, ‘good boy’, ‘I love you’ and so much more.

If you think you can offer Zanthea, Milo and Loki a loving home please apply below!