How much time and attention to green cheeks need?
One of the first mistakes beginning bird owners may make, is to get a bird because they don’t think a bird will require as much time or attention as a cat or dog would. WRONG. Parrots are highly social creatures… at least as social as a human or a dog, and much moreso than a cat. In the wild, they would never leave the company of their flockmates. In a captive pet situation, a hand-fed green cheek transfers these loyalties from other green cheeks, to humans – toyou. You become his friend, his companion, even his entertainment!If you are gone all day, and almost never spend more than a few minutes at home except for sleep, than I do not recommend a parrot. I would recommend that there be people at home, with the bird, for at least several hours every day or the majority of days. For many people, the solution here is to keep the cage where the center of activity is, often the living room, and have the cage door open or put the bird on a playpen whenever anybody’s at home.
One of the first mistakes beginning bird owners may make, is to get a bird because they don’t think a bird will require as much time or attention as a cat or dog would. WRONG. Parrots are highly social creatures… at least as social as a human or a dog, and much moreso than a cat. In the wild, they would never leave the company of their flockmates. In a captive pet situation, a hand-fed green cheek transfers these loyalties from other green cheeks, to humans – to you. You become his friend, his companion, even his entertainment! If you are gone all day, and almost never spend more than a few minutes at home except for sleep, than I do not recommend a parrot. I would recommend that there be people at home, with the bird, for at least several hours every day or the majority of days. For many people, the solution here is to keep the cage where the center of activity is, often the living room, and have the cage door open or put the bird on a playpen whenever anybody’s at home. This is “fl
