Have you ever gone to the zoo yourself and / or with your children? Were in the corner for the birds? Have you seen a macaw parrot? Most likely, your children at the sight of this parrot immediately began to ask to buy them the same. And you yourself, probably, were fired up with the idea of acquiring such a parrot. So, you, firmly convinced of your decision, and your children, full of joyful hopes and anticipating the appearance of a beautiful colored bird in their room, return home, call your friend parrot breeder with a question about how much the macaw parrot costs, and ...
The ending of this story may be different. Or you, bulging your eyes and listening to the price of $ 20,000 in horror, tell yourself and your children that there can be no question of buying such a parrot. Or, briefly asking about the cost and hearing the answer, joyfully rub your hands and grab the phone, dial the number of Ara Parrots nursery blinking on the screen. It all depends on your financial situation. But it is worth remembering that a parrot needs an expensive forged cage or even an aviary (of course, without plastic parts), special food, vitamins, etc. But if you are ready for such costs ... Okay, let’s lower the financial part.
If you still decide to have such a pet, then first of all you need to take care of the cage. Birds such as macaw parrots also require special housing. They need a forged cage. Never take a plastic cage! With its powerful beak, the parrot instantly breaks it into pieces. It should be completely metal. The best housing option for a macaw parrot is an aviary with a cage adjacent to it, so that the pet can fly in it, because if he flies around the house, he will become interested in surrounding objects and try them on the tooth, that is, on the beak (for example, your desk). The dimensions of the cage, more precisely, of the aviary + cage design, should be approximately as follows:
| Parts of the home | Length | Width | Height |
| Aviary | 8 m | 3m | 2 m |
| Adjoining cage | 3m | 2 m | 2 m |
"Why are the enclosures and cages so big?" - you ask. How else? If you take a macaw parrot chick home, be prepared that it will grow 1 meter long from head to tip of tail. In the apartment, such a cage and such a parrot are unlikely to fit, therefore, in addition to zoos, in captivity birds in such "rooms" can only be found in country houses. But relatively small cages measuring about 1.5x1x2 m are also sold in stores. Sellers in specialized departments know what kind of birds these are macaw parrots. Therefore, any of them will help you with the selection of a suitable cell. It looks something like this:
So, you bought a cage. Now you need to take care of the feed for your parrot. Basically, their diet is cereal. Now many large pet stores sell special feed for large parrots. It’s in large ones, because in kiosks with pet products you cannot find normal food. If you tell the merchant that you have macaw parrots, he will reply that he will not be able to help you. In addition to grain feed, juicy fruits (pears, apples, bananas), vegetables (cucumbers, carrots), berries (rose hips, raspberries, blackberries) can also be given to such birds. Fatty foods (nuts, seeds) should be no more than a quarter of the diet. You can give the parrot some vitamins, but only as directed by the veterinarian.
Finally, feed and cages are bought and stand, waiting in the wings. It remains only to buy the one who will use them - the parrot itself. It is recommended to buy these birds, as well as dogs with cats, in a specialized nursery along with documents and a veterinary passport in order to avoid unwanted diseases. There are several types of macaw parrots. The most common ones are:
1. Green-Winged / Red-Green Macaw
2. Red-shouldered / Chestnut-faced Macaw
3. Red Macaw / Macau
4. Lesser Soldier Macaw
5. Blue-throated Macaw
6. Blue and Yellow Macaw
It is not surprising that many want to have a talking parrot. So that all guests will be touched and admired by the way your macaw is living. After all, such birds remember many words, they have an excellent memory. But it depends only on the owners whether the parrot will speak. It is necessary not only to teach him words, but also to provide him with normal conditions for living in the house. If you were a parrot, you would talk, sitting in a cage without food, water and a bath, where you can swim and clean feathers? Surely not. And parrots do the same. Take care of your pet, pay more attention to it - and it will delight you with its bright plumage, sonorous voice and cheerful character for decades to come.