Like hard-working catchers of the MLB, we get questions tossed to us day in and day out.
Questions are my favorite part of words.
Indian ringnecks are marvelous birds and I’ve had the great fortune to live with the species in two different households.
They’re not big birds they weigh an average of 115 g about the body size of a Senegal or a fat cockatiel but the long tail gives the impression that it’s a much larger bird.
The overall length of the bird must be taken into consideration when choosing the right birdcage and especially the travel carrier.
They can be quite tame and are a relatively good talker.
Below you will find three curated questions about Indian ringnecks that found us one way or another and we felt sharing solutions would be helpful.
From Ria,
I’m probably going to type a lot, but I figure the more details the better when asking for advice.
This was most recent answer to that question on Quora:
“So, I did something that, again, I do not recommend for anyone else.
I got myself comfortable against the cage, and put my left hand into a balled fist, and let him hit me. Again. And again. And again.
Eventually blood ran down my elbow. He hit me 40+ times while I looked at him with my eyes half-lidded, calm & relaxed, glancing away as if bored from time to time.
After around ten minutes, Sammie stopped striking at me. He had a long pause, looking at me sideways, then with his head upside down.
Then he put a foot on my bloodied hand.”
Image above – Female Eclectus r. vosmaeri at North Carolina Zoo, no other subspecies combines a purple abdomen and clear yellow undertail coverts.
Hi Mitch,
I just read your piece on eclectus, and I have a question.
If the elongated digestive tract is urban myth, then why does my bird develop the eclectus toe-tapping and wing-flipping if he has been given regular pellets and/or too many vitamins?
What would cause this?
Thanks,
Barbara
Let’s start with the toe tapping wings flapping things.
We focus on bird and parrot nutrition a lot here because of the complexity of a bird’s anatomy.
Birds require far more energy than their ground-based counterparts.
Migratory birds fly at high altitudes where the air is thin.
You and I would require supplemental oxygen at those altitudes.
Updated 4/2/19
Carol P. replied
How can you get rid of the little brown bugs that come around the bird food without hurting the birds? Is there a spray or something I can order?
Thanks for your help, Carol in Tennessee
Hi Carol
Knowing what kind of bugs they are is half the battle.
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