Senagal Parrakeet

[guppy_man]

my uncle has had sweepy for 2 years but sadly doesnt want it anymore, he offered to give sweepy to me for free, he put an add up in the paper for £260 with a cage.
but because he knows i have alot of animals including a cockateil he said i can have sweepy for free.
sooooooo........ sweepy is arriving the day after boxing day.

anyone had experience with these type of parrots?, any info would be very appreciated

 

[Kiarra]

I believe the Senegal parrot is of the poicephalus genus, which my only experience with that has been a similar species, the Red-Bellied parrot. We've had one at work for several months now. Not the overall flashiest and bright-colored of birds, but generally very sweet and our Red-Bellied is very quiet and an excellent talker (but he talks only to me, so people haven't tended to be willing to shell out $650 for a bird they think is in love with a store employee).

They're extremely intelligent and clever birds generally, and quieter than a lot of birds of a similar size (like the Aratinga conures, such as the Sun or Jenday). Definitely some serious pet potential.

 

[donna123]

hi,
my friend has one, hes great with all the members of the family except the wife.
to the hubby hes very tame and loving, its all about trust and time, my parrot needs her sleep at night about 10 hrs if not shes grumpy but never bites.

 

[fenwoman]

They are very active little birds which can be nippy. I used to have them but now have a related species, the meyers. As with any parrot, they need lots of attention. You must not smoke near them or in the same room. Don't use scented candles or plug in air fresheners. Avoid cheap sunflower laden parrot seedmixes as sunflowers are bad for them. Buy the best you can find. I recommend johnston and jeff fruity parrot mix. Make sure it has vegetables daily with fruit a couple of times a week.I recommend that you get yourself a copy of 'Guide to a well behaved parrot' by Mattie Sue Athan. It's only around £7 and I used to provide one free with every parrot I rehomed.
Here are some useful links for you.

senegal info

parrot diet

I run a bird rescue so if you need further info, please contact me.

You can also sprout sunflower seeds which change from being a fat laden bad food, to a good food with complex carbohydrates.
Also try sprouting wheat.

 

[guppy_man]

thanks for all the help, my uncles bringing sweepy down tomorrow, cant wait my uncle is giving me a book that he bought for £20, tells you all about them.

is there any type of fruit or vedge that these birds prefer?


thanks again

 

[fenwoman]

thanks for all the help, my uncles bringing sweepy down tomorrow, cant wait my uncle is giving me a book that he bought for £20, tells you all about them.

is there any type of fruit or vedge that these birds prefer?


thanks again

Well if you clicked on the links I provided you with you would learn about all the fruits veggies etc which are good for them. BTW they are not parakeets, they are parrots.
Not being funny or anything but you asked for advice, I provided you with a couple of good links including the 'land of vos' one which is the best diet related site I have ever found, yet you ignored that and are wanting someone to drip feed you all you need to know without bothering to research for yourself after I took the trouble to find the links and post them for you.
I don't mind offering anyone help or advice if they ask for it but I get fed up when people ignore the advice or cannot be bothered to do a little reading and expect people to sit her for half an hour listing every single thing the parrot should eat or not eat. Proper feeding regimes cannot be simply looked at and taken in in 5 minutes.
Most of my parrots were given to me in various states of health because people didn't think they had to offer more than a pot of seed and a bit of apple or a grape once or twice a week. Then when the bird gets sick or plucks itself bald, I get them given to me and it takes me months to get them right again.
The person who gave me 'Pandora' the umbrella cockatoo in my picture, wanted her back once I'd got her right. Needless to say the only thing he got was a flea in his ear.

 

[TigerIssey]

I had a pair of these about 15 years ago, the price has gone up considerably, I paid 60 for the female and 45 for the male. They can definately be nippy, I have had a fair few bites from these however they are beautiful birds and do respond to attention very well. I presume it is hand tame already, it took me a long time to get mine tame. The male was quite skittish when I first got him and put him in with the female, although they bonded very quickly.

Would be happy to answer any questions you may have.

 

[guppy_man]

fenwoman, i did read a few paragraphs from one of the links, so i wasnt completly ignoring you
anyway, sweepy is doing fine, he is a bit nippy, but im sure i can train him not to bite, he likes everyone in my family, mostly my dad he likes landing on his bald head he likes salt and vinegar crisps ALOT!, i also feed him sunflower seeds and other dried fruit and vedge.
sweepy steps up onto anyones hand, he can whistle a song that my uncle taught him " lor and ardy" or something
im trying to teach him the haribo song and to say hello and goodbye, nothing too hard to start off with
fenwoman my uncle rang me the other day to see how sweepy was doing, and he said that he bought an unbrella cockatoo, so i am going up there tomorrow to see it, they are lovely birds, cost a bit much though

 

[fenwoman]

fenwoman, i did read a few paragraphs from one of the links, so i wasnt completly ignoring you
anyway, sweepy is doing fine, he is a bit nippy, but im sure i can train him not to bite, he likes everyone in my family, mostly my dad he likes landing on his bald head he likes salt and vinegar crisps ALOT!, i also feed him sunflower seeds and other dried fruit and vedge.
sweepy steps up onto anyones hand, he can whistle a song that my uncle taught him " lor and ardy" or something
im trying to teach him the haribo song and to say hello and goodbye, nothing too hard to start off with
fenwoman my uncle rang me the other day to see how sweepy was doing, and he said that he bought an unbrella cockatoo, so i am going up there tomorrow to see it, they are lovely birds, cost a bit much though

You must not give him crisps of any kind!!!!!!!! You are going to kill him for goodness sake. Didn't you do ANY research?
The amount of salt and fat on a bit of crisp to a small bird is like you eating a coffee mug full of salt and litre of fat. Sunflower seeds are bad food. High in fat and likely to give him fatty liver disease and calcium deficiency.
Am could weep. I do bird rescue and see so much neglect and cruelty based on ignorance and the worst owners are those who simply get rid of oone bird, then go out and get another. I give this umbrella cockatoo a couple of years before it is rehomed. They scream very very loudly. It's what cockatoos do. They do it when they are happy, or sad, the do it because it is summer or winter or when there is a 'y' in the day of the week. Take a look here and turn your speakers up loud for the full effect.
cockatoo screams of joy
When my pandora yells here song of happiness, she can be heard in the road outside my home with my double glazed windos closed. With them open, she can be heard 1/4 mile away in the village. They are prone to feather plucking and cockatoo mutilation syndrome where they bite holes into their flesh.
Pandora was given to me by her previous owner who simply couldn't stand the noise and in the lasy 2 years I have been given 3 cockatoos in total for the sasme reason and one because she mutilated herself to the point that she almost bled to death several time. Cockatoos do not make good pets and they are a terrible choice for the inexperienced bird owner.
If you think anything at all of the senegal and want to look after it properly, please please please do research into what is safe for it to eat.
You must not smoke anywhere near it, or any other parrot. If you smoke you must wash your hands before touching it. You must not use scented candles, plug in air fresheners, joss sticks, aerosol sprays of any kind anywhere near it.
I took in a little budgie just before xmas who was only with the owner for 3 weeks. When it became ill they didn't want it any more and brought it to me. It was on its last legs and they admitted that they had a plug in air freshener in every room in their home. It died 3 days after I got it. My avian vet said that it's little air sacs were full of the essential oils released into the air from these things.
Parrots are exotic pets, and need specialist care. You wouldn't dream of putting fish into a brand new tank or feeding them with crisps would you?

 

[t.ropical_m.istx3]

1. You must not give him crisps of any kind!!!!!!!!

   
   
   hmm. i had a parakeet i got when i was three (not the same kind of bird but...) and i was almost thirteen when he died and he ate anything except turkey. fritos, potato chips, pizza, anything. he also liked to play with the tiny magnetic mice i had

 

[fenwoman]

1. You must not give him crisps of any kind!!!!!!!!

   
   
   hmm. i had a parakeet i got when i was three (not the same kind of bird but...) and i was almost thirteen when he died and he ate anything except turkey. fritos, potato chips, pizza, anything. he also liked to play with the tiny magnetic mice i had

That proves my point exactly. He died when he was the equivalent of a 16 year old human thanks to the terrible diet you inflicted on him.
Would you feed your fish the same diet? If not, why not?