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Posted by PHXue on February 24, 2003 at 18:02:33:

In Reply to: New Parrotlet: Diet/ Behavior(training)/ Bird Supply Shops posted by koma on February 23, 2003 at 04:30:44:

Hi, and Welcome to you and Koma! What a cute name :)
Parrotlets are nippy, some more than others, but, hey! they're little, they gotta do SOMETHING to let you know they're tough! LOL, feisty little boogers. I just love that attitude. They do tend to calm down with training and 'maturity'. Mine are 2 and a half now, still somewhat nippy, but not as much, and usually, it's my fault. If I let them know first that I'm gonna get them, I don't have as much of a problem. Approach them head on, not from the side or above. That seems to help.
I posted a couple of links below that may help.
Another one is http://lmkandtux.homestead.com/Rbook4U.html
she has some great info there.
Hope this helps.
Good to see other parrotlet owners posting

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