What do peony parrots (lovers parrots) eat? How long is the life span? How to raise your relatives?

Nowadays more and more people keep pets, among which the more popular is the peony parrot, named for its affectionate nature. The peony parrot is not only simple to raise but also has high ornamental value. What does the macaw eat? How long does it last? How do you raise your family?

I. Introduction to Peony Parrot

Macaw, also known as lovebirds, is a very gregarious and affectionate parrot, is "peach-faced lovebirds (peach-faced lovebirds, parakeets), peonies, yellow-necked macaws, white-faced lovebirds" within the genus of parrots Peony cockatoos are about 13- 17cm in length and weigh 40- 60g. They are short and fat with a short tail and a relatively large beak. Most peony cockatoos are green in body, orange in forehead, beak and eyes, cheeks and throat, and artificial breeding and varieties make many colors appear.

Peony parrot will be inseparable from their partners, and most of them will stay together for life, so they are usually raised in pairs or groups. Peony parrot, like other parrots, can establish a friendship with people as long as they are given enough care and attention.

2. What does the parrot eat?

It is recommended that synthetic feed be used as the main diet of the parrot (accounting for about 80% or more of the grain), and that the parrot be given a variety of other foods, such as grains, fruits, vegetables, some grass and seeds.

1. Grains: millet, rice, paddy, sunflower seeds, peanuts, oat kernels, brown rice, buckwheat, seeds, corn;

2. Fruits and vegetables: rape, cabbage, Chinese cabbage, carrots, apples, orange peel, bananas, grapes;

3. Beans: soybeans and red beans (cooked and pressed into mud), broad beans (fed to nutrient-deficient parrots), green beans (fed in summer);

4, nutrients: cuttlefish bone, egg shell, used to supplement calcium.

Taboo foods: foods containing theobromine such as coffee, tea, chocolate, etc. cannot be fed to parrots, while avocados (or avocados) are highly toxic to parrots. Foods high in salt, fat, or alcohol should be avoided.

III. Life expectancy of peonies

The life span of a parrot is about 10-15 years. Most parrots have a long life span and can accompany us for a long time. As long as we give them enough care and care, they will naturally establish deep feelings with their owners.

4. How do peony parrots raise their relatives?

A few peonies can speak, but if they are trained from an early age, they may be able to imitate human voices, and their calls are noisy and sharp, but peonies are a kind of parrot that is relatively close to relatives. We need patience to teach them to establish trust. Let's see how to raise relatives together.

Method 1: Gently grasp it, gently touch its head and body with your fingers until it is not afraid in your hand, preferably for more than half an hour, every day, after a long time of stroking, the peony parrot will slowly stand on your hand;

Method 2: Put on gloves and hold the food, let the peony parrot slowly come over and eat by itself. After a period of time, even if the bird is not hand-raised, it can gradually establish trust with its owner.

In fact, the training parrot close method is similar, the most important thing is to have patience, but also long-term persistence, establish trust between birds and people, tell your parrot you will not hurt it. During the teaching period, no matter how the parrot behaves, don't lose your temper with it, beat and abuse the parrot, because the more you fight, the more difficult it is to teach.