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Very! She loves to go on people's hands, and if not outside they are allowed to scritch her aswell. She is 3 years old :D

You can send it to stelloandcharlie@gmail.com

I must admit I don't know a lot about eclectus parrots, but taking on any parrot during college is tough and a big commitment. I love and adore Charlie, but parrots are less than optimal when trying to study for an exam and they start to scream for attention... Really do consider everything and maybe find someone with eclectus knowledge that could maybe give better advice, cause I'm afraid I don't qualify :) But hey, best of luck with your studies! I really hope it's everything you wish for, and how cool that you got in, I know it can be quite tough many places, so very well done :D

Don't sweat it Jay, I'm happy you enjoy them :D Thank you so much for the feedback, it could be such an interesting topic aswell, so I will write it down for a future video no doubt :)

Awesome brands in terms of material and such, but at least for planet pleasure Charlie hasn't been interested in the toys I bought once, as in not at all unfortunately :( Northern parrots seem ok, but material wise they don't hit Charlies preferences that much, and I'm not a total fan since they still have some unsafe elements in some of the toys. But compared to most brands, they are absolutely fine :)

It does sound weird that he/she is still doesn't have the "white crown" at two years old. It could be a possibility that you have a hybrid of some sort, but I of course can't be sure just from description alone. Feel free to send a picture via the email on the channel, and I'll be glad to take a look :) Have a great day!

@@stellaandcharlie Hola. Gracias por constestarme Hay quien me ha dicho que lel plumaje definitivo es a los tres años. No se …….. Gracias

Cuuuuute <3

Not at all! It's pretty unheard of in Denmark that bigger birds get that close or would even atack, but I would be cautious if I lived somewhere else or was free flying in the middle of nowhere :)

@@stellaandcharlie it’s the same in the Netherlands, but all the crows walking around in the park still scare me like crazy😂😂 I guess I just have to get over it haha

Thank yooou! And what an interesting question. I haven't really heard of ticks being a problem for parrot owners, and I think as long as they don't play in tall grass when you are out you will be fine... As far as I can tell most of the ticks they get they do remove during preening, but can risk getting some on their head they can't remove themselves, but ticks aren't dangerous for them if it's only a few. I would never use cat or dog products on them, it sounds super toxic, but always ask a vet if in doubt :) Hope that helped, best of luck with your BH <3

Thanks!

Aw thank you so much Jay! And also for the good luck🍀 Means a lot :)

My mom is. My next video will be on setting up her vacation cage, aswell as going over everything else I prepare :)

Me too! It's so nice to see more birds getting to experience the outside world in a safe way, and I can't wait to try out free flying later down the line <3 No doubt all your posts and lovely vlogs as played a part aswell, but it always means a lot coming from you :D And YES Livestream! Hope you don't mind me stealing a bit ;)

@stellaandcharlie of course I don't mind. I saw someone else do it too 🤣

Thank yooou, I'm glad you enjoy them! Charlies is a size small, but feel free to try out a medium, since Pi's do have that awkward size where it can differ :)

So close right!!!

Go get those cookies Joe! :)

We happen to have some oh boy there yummy

Thank you for the tip! I also love that there is wood in your name... Tells me you are a valid source :)

You are too kind Sayu, thank you so much <3

Thank you so muuuuch <3

We ADORE BirdTricks ;)

What an amazing idea and way to satisfy her need for wood beads. And lol, not only does she demand you work fast, but I think I can guess who cleans up after her ;)

Thank you so much! All finger crossed, and love to Vancouver, such an amazing city :D

Thank you :D Best of luck with your search!

@stellaandcharlie thank you! The breeder thinks it will be a few months out till they have any avaliable which gives me time. I do suppose the biggest concern for me is the terrible 2s and that hormonal change you're experiencing with Charli. I was lucky enough none of my other parrots seemed to have much chance in personality. So I'll definitely be watching your videos closey for how things go! Thanks for the great content!

You are very welcome, thank you so much :) And of course I will! It's a Montana cage called "Montana Madeira" and it's approx 56d x 86w x 158h in cm. Then it's 85 cm high without the stand. I bought it from a german site, where you can read a bit more: www.parrotshop.de/en/bird/cages-aviaries/parakeet-cages-more/12161/birdcage-madeira-single-antik-by-montana-cages But the model name should get you to other pages where you can buy it. Hope it helped :D

@@stellaandcharlie that only so much Stella, much appreciated. If I may, have you traveled with Charlie day trips, long weekend or longer let's say a week or 2? Could you please share your experiences? Thank you

@@NishaanSinghPanday I'm actually looking to take her with me on a roadtrip holiday if possible this summer, where I will document the whole thing :D But other than that I have had her on weekend trips, where I bring her backpack carrier as "cage" and mostly have her out in her harness if the place dosen't allow for her to be "free". I must admit it has either been friends places or my parents place, so there has always been a place for me to put her in her carrier to chill, which she usually does and just sleeps until I come get her to fly and activate her a bit. Then I of course bring food (often pellets), offer water regularly, and other than that just hang with her, until she gets tied and goes in the carrier for chill time. So I'm hoping to make a "trip video" where I can show the whole thing and what I bring, but it will only be possible at the end of summer, so I hope you can use this infomation until then :)

Thank you Stella, it will be for sure a delight to watch. For me the information will be at time. If possible could I send you a private message outside of here?

@@NishaanSinghPanday You can always dm me on intagram. I really don't use it very often, but it's the same name with like... one post :)) instagram.com/stello_and_charlie/

Also, how and how often do you clean Charlie's cage?

They can indeed be potty trained! Figuring out when they poop, and then placing them where you want them to followed by a treat can do wonders, but it is a hard process. I clean Charlies cage every other to third day, but clean up whenever she poops outside the cage to keep my space clean :) Hope it helped!

Charlie is a girl ;)

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Thank you so incredibly much Ashley, and also for the amazing advice regarding all of this :D Feel free to make your own perch for the girls, Charlie has been loving it so far! I think it really had been bad timing... And yes! Almost at 1000 subs, it's unbelievable :D

love both of your channels! so nice to see you supporting each other ❤

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Oh so Quaffle did turn into a velociraptor during his firsts hormone seasons but can now stay relatively calm ? I've found a 3yo male maximilian pionus not far away from where I live and I've really been considering getting him for months. I last saw him 2 weeks ago and he might have been a bit more chatty than usual but his behaviour still seemed pretty solid. I'm trying to gather as much infos as possible since I know it's a commitment, but pionus being often overlooked and apparently quite rare depending on the country, it's not always easy to find people who had them for years. I guess for that reason hormones wasn't something I've really paid attention to so far... How hard does it hit them ? Does it significantly get better the next times (like half as bad for example ?) or does it remain a challenging time period ?

@vuri3798 yes Quaffle was a grumpy little so and so the first 2 years we had her. Her cage aggression at bed time and in the morning was the worst 🙈 she was so territorial and got stupidly horny, and did the horny honks for hours a day. It drove us insane because the hotny noise is just as high pitched, bit like a squeaky toy going non stop. But last year (4 years old) and this year (turning 5 in May) shes SO MUCH BETTER! It definitely improves with age. And you as the owner know them better by then too, you can predict when it strikes, how they change slightly, what they're going to get angry about and how to manage them. Quaffle for example used to go full attack mode when we cleaned her cage. Now she gets angry but restrains herself. Between 18 months and 3.5 years it hits them HARD! Depending on when it hits them. As just like humans some people start puberty late, and some early. And from my experience each year gets easier and they get less grouchy/mood swingy every time. Hormones are always a challenging time depending on the individual bird, but you learn how to handle it better, how they change and what triggers their anger and territorial behavior, and learn how to adapt to that. So each year as they calm down and you get better at predicting it, it gets easier each time. Puberty is by far the hardest part of any parrot owners life. Because they have such a dramatic personality change, and its the time when pionus are the most screamy

I don't have specific experience with males, but from what I read, I would say this is "normal" hormone behavior for both males and females. Females can get nesting problems, where they start ti build a nest and get very territorial over it and may start producing eggs, which males won't. Then I hear some people say that males are more aggressive during hormone season, but that it's very different from bird to bird how hard it hits :)

I have a male blue headed pionus. He does a lot of cavity seeking/hormonal things that Charlie does. He also does get aggressive and screams. He does the infamous pionus strut too.

Aahhhh...yes he is that. Getting very protective of his cage...let the adventure begin! 😉

Thank you Pete! I hope it helped, and I'm so glad to hear you're doing reseach before getting one :D And thanks for the sub aswell, it's much appreciated :)

Steal away :D I just looked up the name and it is actually in the epipermnum family, but thankfully it is at a place where Charlie shouldn't go anyway and will be told of is she does. The spider plant was the most important one in terms of "pet friendlyness", but thank you so much for the info, I don't know why Danish sources said otherwise :)

That's definitely something we can try, thank you so much for sharing :D I'm glad you and your husband found a way to work it out, cause these things can be abselout beasts.

Hey how old is your eclectus ? Did the hormonal season get easier after some years or does it always hit hard just maybe not as much as the first year ?

@@vuri3798 my girl skittles is 7-10 yrs per the vets guess. She was a rescue found outside with ALL her feathers cut (not just wings her tail and belly feathers as well. I have had her for 2yrs (so maybe 5 when found) so did not go through puberty with her. Although she has a hormonal period every yr around February or March it’s really bad for 3-4 weeks and then back to normal. It’s a rough few weeks where my husband can barely look at her and then we are a happy family again lol

@@vuri3798 she is fully bonded to me and I am her person but she is a female and sees him as her mate (mostly during hormone season) and is SO easily triggered!

@@lilangelfarm174 Oh damn it's always sad to hear about feathers... I knew eclectus could be challenging but I didn't realize female would get that hormonal too, I've heard they could be a bit more aggressive so I guess that makes sense now. So that happens only once a year in your case ?

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