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This is a brief guide to African parrots, parrots make great pets, are intelligent and playful, but to get the best out of them you need to interact with them. Do not buy a parrot just in the hopes of it talking, a lot do, but some don't, you need to give it your attention, by doing so it will be a friend for life. African Parrots. The parrots from Africa include the Senegal, Ruppell's, Jardines, and the Meyers, this group are on the small side, and are not expensive to buy. African parrots are also more sedate than most other parrots, and much prefer a calmer environment. Strangely, Africa is by far the largest continent where parrots are found, yet species wise has the least numbers, with only four genera Parrot Cages Cages for Senegals need not be overly big, they like the security of smaller cages, a good adequate cage for a Senegal is around 19 by 19 inches.Do not fill the cage with lots of furniture and cramp the movement of your bird. As to placement of your cage and African parrots, never put the cage near or in your kitchen, or where fumes from cooking etc can reach your parrot, keep out of direct sunlight as your parrot may overheat. Placing near doors and windows gives a risk of droughts. Pet Parrots. The African parrots are very popular as pets, being intelligent, and with continual obedience training by a devoted owner, they are an easy parrot to train and teach to talk. Being more on the quiet side, they are not ideal pets for children. Caring For African Parrots. Before you go and purchase your parrot, there are a few important things you need to consider, what is the cost to you, theres the cost of the parrot and cage, the on going costs of food and the vet checks, the cost of toys for the parrot, and importantly the time you can give to the parrot. By examining all those, you will have a better idea on the type of parrot best suited to your means. Remember keeping African parrots is not short term, their life span in captivity can reach 30 to 50 years. Feeding African Parrots. African parrots food is varied, there is still much to learn about their full feeding habits though. a varied diet would be oats, pine nuts, millet, safflower, beans, sunflower seeds, chick peas, mung, butter beans, split peas, cabbage, sprouts, pear and apple. You might want to add vitamin or mineral supplements to the diet, but if you are meeting the nutritional needs then that wont be necessary.
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Get to learn more on your Parrots?, be sure to check out Dave Stozzer's excellent articles on Parrot Breeding and also on African Parrots
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