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The Pet Macaw Is Spending Life With A Toddler

By: Ryleigh Cantrell

If you are considering keeping a Macaw parrot understand their beauty is one of gods traps. There is so much to know before acquiring such a large bird.

One thing most people never consider about owning a macaw. If, when you buy your bird you are in your later teens there is, assuming good care every chance your macaw will accompany you into the golden years. These birds do live from 30 to 50.

This means there is a probability that your macaw could out live you. So you can see the older a person is when they buy their bird the more likely that becomes.

There is nothing sadder than to see a bird thrust into situations with those who are unknown to the bird especially a well socialized bird that has bonded to one individual totally and completely.

So please as life goes along make sure for your macaw that should anything happen to you that the bird has a loving home to go to. A home with someone very familiar with the bird. Hopefully with someone the bird has a loving bond with.

Macaws can form relationships with more than one person so. Simply by doing the proper training and socialization for the bird finding someone with whom the bird has a bond shouldn't be difficult. I will thankyou, more importantly the bird will too.

Some basic in general characteristics for two of the more popular Macaw parrots.

The Blue and gold Macaw:

1. A large bird the Blue and Gold is from the tip of tail to head normally around 33 inches.

2. The blue and gold can be trained to talk but are not good mimickers.

3. Is it a boy or girl. Hard to determine without DNA testing although some say that in the female the head is slimmer.

4. If you live in an apartment a macaw is not a good pet. Macaws are often very vocal and exceptionally loud.

5. As can any large bird they can deliver a serious bite. As with all birds they are messy.

6. All parrots need training and the larger the bird the more critical proper training is. For best results a young hand fed bird will deliver the best results. They will adapt to your family much easier as a chick.

7. They talk and are extremely affectionate. They are playfull, curious, and mischievous if properly trained and socialized. The colorfull beauty is obvious.

The scarlet macaw:

1.Many people consider the scarlet to be the most strikingly colorfull of all the macaws.

2.Psychologically the scarlet macaw has very different make up than the blue and gold.

3.By nature scarlets are considered to be just a bit nippier than the other macaws.

4.Scarlets seem to react more to faster movements around them.

5.As opposed to other macaws they tend to be a little tighter strung.

6.As with all the large parrots the well socialized scarlet is very intelligent and extremely affectionate. Once again it is often the training and socialization that are the determining factors.

For the bird lover you just cannot go wrong with macaw parrots. They in all cases are intelligent, curious, funloving, playfull, loud, messy and and all are very capable of demonstrating deep affection and love.

These large birds have long lifespans. The intelligence level of these birds is estimated to be between that of 2 and 3 year old child.

Please consider the following before investing!

If you are not ready willing and longing to spend the majority of your life training, playing and caring for and about a totally dependent loud, messy and sometimes destructive 2-3 year old child. Owning a large macaw may not be the right choice for you.

On the other hand if you are ready to accept the responsibility of such an endeavor. The rewards of doing so can not be measured. Caring and loving your bird can be a very rich life for the two of you. I wouldn't change a thing.

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Ryleigh Cantrell got his blue and gold in 1978 and ever since they have been inseperable. Visit Ryleighs site to learn more about macaws

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