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| Personality Differences; Male and Female | |
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| Topic Started: Jul 6 2007, 03:43 AM (564 Views) | |
| Deleted User | Jul 6 2007, 03:43 AM Post #1 |
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What are the personality/ attitude difference between a male and a female Parrotlet? Someone from another forum asked me and I have no earthly idea, lol. Very good question if ya ask me, lol. Are males or females more territorial? Do they differ in attitude when they get hormonal or as they get older? I know that it does depend on the bird... but anything along those lines I suppose would help :) Thanks guys!! |
 
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| BUUZBEE | Jul 6 2007, 01:48 PM Post #2 |
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I've only had one pair, my male is very mellow, while her, well shes just a cen1 ! LOL she bullies him, and is the vocal one out of the two (she get him yelling, but she always starts it!) |
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| Deleted User | Jul 6 2007, 01:50 PM Post #3 |
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I have no clue either! LOL I have read though that there is no difference. But other people say otherwise. So I think it varies. |
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| Deleted User | Jul 6 2007, 01:52 PM Post #4 |
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hahaha, I have heard different things myself rofl2 That is So hilarious, lol I have heard that females are more mellow and she just proves THAT theory wrong, lol!!! rofl2 rofl2 |
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| BUUZBEE | Jul 6 2007, 01:54 PM Post #5 |
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who knows... maybe mines just one of a kind :) hehehe (dont tell her that!) |
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| Deleted User | Jul 6 2007, 01:55 PM Post #6 |
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He he rofl2 |
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| Deleted User | Jul 6 2007, 01:57 PM Post #7 |
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rofl2 |
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| Bonnie | Jul 6 2007, 02:17 PM Post #8 |
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I honestly don't really see a difference and it just depends upon that bird not the sex of the bird. |
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| kevinp | Jul 6 2007, 04:55 PM Post #9 |
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the only difference between bubble and squeak is that she bites (very weakly) and when i cover them at night if i say goodnight to them she will always lunge and crack her beak at me, while he sits there like a god. mine are a bit funny about their cage and will not step up for me in the cage, same for the lutinos, but once out of the cage squeak and spice will step up really well bubble and sugar only when they have to. but i think this goes for a lot of parrots, their cage is their home. even when Jake was alive he was the best trained bird i have owned and would step up from anywhere would come to me when i called him and would let me touch him almost anywhere, but even though he would step up well from his cage he was quite territorial about his home , and i would sometimes get a nip if he wasn't interested in playing with me. kev :) |
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| LauraR | Jul 6 2007, 09:10 PM Post #10 |
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We've only had Pesto a few weeks, but so far he's much more mellow than Boo. She's feisty and is totally a one-person bird. Pesto seems to like both me and Andy. When we first brought Boo home and I had her step up, she nailed me with the sharpest bite ever. It sent chills through me like a bee sting, I still don't know how she did it!! Pesto just lightly 'beaks' us. |
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| Gardengail | Jul 6 2007, 09:51 PM Post #11 |
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Ooooooo...Laura...I feel your pain! :o |
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| Bonnie | Jul 6 2007, 10:28 PM Post #12 |
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Yes those beaks sure hurt eek. |
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| Deleted User | Jul 6 2007, 10:33 PM Post #13 |
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I don't recall ever being bitten but I am sure i will get my share not too long from now..... hope it feels better |
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| Deleted User | Jul 22 2007, 10:01 AM Post #14 |
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My experience with Parrotlets began in 2003, and I feel that this male / female interaction thread is the proper place to tell my story. In the summer of 2003, my ex-wife and I decided to purchase a Parrotlet. We decided on a very sweet twelve-week old girl from Parrot’s Naturally in Los Angeles, California. This breeder has an excellent reputation, and, in my opinion, does an excellent job of socializing their birds, including the less expensive varieties such as Parrotlets. The little girl was named Sunshine, and even at that young age would actually fall asleep lying upside down in my, a stranger’s, hand. At the same time, we were introduced to an eleven-week old maimed Parrotlet who needed adoption. His left leg had been bent back nearly 180 degrees within days of hatching, and had healed in this crippled position. He was a runt, likely due to his physical disability, and his feet were at most two-thirds the size of Sunshine’s. We quickly decided to adopt him, and christened him Tiny Tim. Now we found ourselves with two Parrotlets, a male and a female, when we had only planned upon a single bird. A second cage was obtained, and for some months they were housed separately, but next to each other. They bonded despite the separate living quarters. Timmy, the little boy, despite being a runt and bonding with Sunshine, was very outgoing, and loved people. He learned to mimic in his tiny voice, especially laughter and his own name. He would groom humans within a very short time of meeting, and when alone spent an hour or so in the afternoon vocalizing sweetly. Sunshine was a different story. She bonded with Timmy strictly, and wanted nothing to do with humans, despite our efforts of affection. She was territorial, aggressive, and to my dismay, began laying eggs when little more than one year of age. She would tolerate me grudgingly, and would not tolerate anyone else, including my then wife. My wife and I split, and the Parrotlets were mine (she had, and hopefully still has, an extremely talented Eclectus named Jewel). And I had an unintentionally mated pair of Parrotlets. I went on vacation in late 2005, and left my birds in the care of animal-loving relatives who, unfortunately, had no experience with birds. I can only fault myself for this. Tiny Tim jumped to ground in the presence of a housecat, and was killed. He was by far the more outgoing of the two birds—more willing to learn tricks, speech, modes of affection from humans. Before this tragedy, Sunshine had become totally unsocialized with humans. She was downright mean, and would bite (not nip). She was, despite our efforts to the contrary, bonded to Timmy. Following the tragedy, she mourned for several weeks and then began to accept my attention more and more. Sunshine to this day is not a typical Parrotlet. She has, since Timmy’s death, become extremely sweet. She is now 4+ years old and will never be a ‘typical’ Parrotlet. She is occasionally acrobatically playful, and on very rare occasions will mimic kissy noises. But I emphasize the word ‘rare’. What she has become is sweet, and willing to accept other humans. She will ‘step up’ onto almost anyone, and often immediately begins to groom their ‘feathers’ (hair). Although she is not typical, she is a great bird and I love her deeply. She certainly has moods. She can occasionally become downright angry, at which time she grabs the string attached to her bell and shakes the hell out of it. For her, the bell is not a toy of happiness, but a signal of irritation. This upset me for quite some time, but I learned to understand her signals, and realize that because of her unique experiences, including my own mistakes, that she simply does not react in a ‘textbook’ manner. Sunshine has become very sweet (aside from occasional ‘moods’), and is social and loving. On extremely rare occasions, she will mimic. Mostly, she just loves sitting on my shoulder and grooming herself, or dozing off. She loves my Mom and Dad, and hates the family dog. She is not at all a typical Parrotlet. Since people became her flock (after the death of her mate), she has become much less playful, less acrobatic, less willful, but much sweeter. I made mistakes with her upbringing, but nonetheless, Sunshine has turned out to be a very sweet and loving companion. She was so strongly bonded to Timmy that I had no reason to expect her to recover from his death, and adapt to my attentions. I can’t overstate my gratefulness for this bird’s adaptability in the face of her own personal adversity and my own incompetence. I’ve ‘belonged’ to various parrots for eight years now, and I certainly still have a lot to learn from these awesome animals. |
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| Bonnie | Jul 22 2007, 10:19 AM Post #15 |
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Welcome to our forum, I was touched by your post. So sorry to hear about Tiny Tim but so glad that Sunshine has turned into a loving bird. |
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