A Complete Beginners Guide
A complete Beginners GuideThe purpose of this article is to provide a complete guide for the new pet parrot owner. Parrots have been in high regard ever since 1504 when the first live parrot was import into the UK, although the Roman
Cages
This is the first major purchase before selecting your new companion, there are numerous designs and styles available, at various prices, from pet shops. Whilst there are no right or wrong cages, a simple design will be easier to clean and maintain. Remember that your parrot will treat its cage as its own territory. And will happily spend large parts of the day in it. So the cage should be as spacious as possible, and should allow the bird to at least be able to spread its wings.
The bottom of the cage needs to be cover with something that can be change regularly. The best floor covering is old newspaper, this is cheap and readily available so that it can be chang daily.
Diet or polly filler
Your parrot should be fed at least once a day, with tit-bits offered as available. Most pet shops sell “parrot mix” or possibly parrot pellets, but neither of these will form a complete diet. A good selection of fresh fruit and vegetables should also be offer every day. Peanuts if offer should be those sold for human consumption, as the ones sometimes. Sale in pet stores may be infect with a fungus which will lead to aflatoxin poisoning. Anything that we eat can be offer in moderation including cook meat and bones also cook fish cheese, plain biscuit. 
however should not give also avocado which is poisonous to parrots. (Improved research in recent years has confirm that there is no ‘one size fits all’ diet for all parrots. Many companies now produce various mixes for Macaws, African parrots, Parakeets, Lories, overweight birds or breeding birds, etc.