What Birds Can Be Housed With Eclectus?

Eclectus parrots can make beautiful pets.green parrot image by Ritu Jethani from Fotolia.com

Eclectus parrots are intelligent and sociable birds. Given the right care and attention, they make good companions and are notable for their beautiful coloring. They can live for around 50 years, so taking on an eclectus is a serious commitment. Although they can be housed with other parrots, eclectus should not be put in the same cage with smaller birds because they could injure the smaller birds. Therefore, larger species of parrots are more suitable as companions.

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Other parrots can be housed with an eclectus parrot. However, it is important to introduce them in the correct way to ensure they develop a good relationship. Spending a lot of individual time with the original bird and ensuring that its daily routine stays as much the same as possible will make it more likely to accept its new companion.

If you are keeping an eclectus parrot with a macaw, it is important to remember that the eclectus has a longer digestive tract than other species of parrot. According to pet information website Pet Heart Prints, you should not feed the eclectus parrots too much fortified food, such as pasta. Instead, fruits like pomegranate as well as vegetables are better suited to the parrot's digestive tract.

Eclectus can also be housed with amazon parrots if introduced properly. Giving the parrots time to bond and ensuring you have a spare cage so they can be separated if they start fighting is crucial. According to parrot information site Parrot Passions UK, although eclectus parrots are sociable animals, they have a higher sensitivity to their environment than other breeds of parrots so may need more fresh food to keep their immune systems healthy.