Breakfast With Our Parrotlet

[@BudgetBunny]

This is an older video but I have the same questions pop up again and again so I'm addressing them here. First off, not all birds should be housed together. It is extremely irresponsible and dangerous to house parrotlets together as they are incredibly territorial. There are very few exceptions to this. We also don't know anything about Ella's past as we adopted her when she was already almost a year old, she had many behavioural issues including being territorial and aggressive that took us many years of working with her to curb. As for the microwave - first of all we rarely used it and it was always unplugged when not in use. Secondly we of course moved the cage away from the space when it was in use. This was a short term solution, we renovated our kitchen shortly after that and those videos show that she is no where near the microwave.

[@tom4005]

Why is it so common for people in the us to keep birds alone in Germany (where I live) it even is illegal to keep them alone every good breeder will only sell you two birds and it is possible to keep parrotlets in pairs they mostly do way bether in pairs they will only get territorial to other parrotlets if they arent used to living with a mate I keep a pair of parrotlets myself and they are inseparable they even freak out if they dont see each other and yes they are handtame

[@anjachan]

@@tom4005 yay they should be ok with each other sins they live in big swarms in the nature ... exceptions are always there. Maybe it's one of them.

[@Amanda-vs1lg]

What’s wrong with being near a microwave?

[@awalker91180]

I love her! I could watch her eat breakfast nonstop. Too adorable!

[@patriciapechtold1544]

...this is one of the beloved birds i wish every one who like to share this life with birds.

[@endorpha]

Awwe, she's so precious!

[@scoochas84]

I love seeing someone spoil their parrots like I do...

[@evimlck4579]

+loveparrots sherry Love your words!

[@BudgetBunny]

Thank you! :) I just believe all animals deserve to have the absolute best life possible!

[@evimlck4579]

Yup, our Retriever-Lab is so spoiled, we cater to him. He gets people food cause his own is boring alone. Lol. We never give him fatal foods such as chocolate, walnuts, grapes, or onions.

[@arkdrawingandstuff5512]

@@BudgetBunny yep

[@TinyNinjaCarrot]

Bird: it's about time Human: go check the other side Bird stop talking to me like a baby 1 min later Bird:OHHHH RASBERRYS

[@happypumpkinneverdiegrrr4620]

Lol. So true.

[@BudgetBunny]

AHAHAHAHA life with Ella!

[@dominicstrain3447]

WildTinyNinja so true lmao

[@arkdrawingandstuff5512]

Lol

[@heatherway25]

She’s so beautiful. Thank you for sharing!

[@Alice-hk9hn]

She’s so smart, she understood what you were telling her to do when you said go around the other side of the bowl.

[@sineadcleary4082]

Your bird is so cute...(:

[@brucewhittington5420]

She is the cutest thing,I've ever seen and I've seen a dog cuddle a kitten

[@PsYcoPink]

She's absolutely adorable 😘 🐦 🐥 🐥 🐤 🐥 🐥 🐦

[@WVLuker]

Nice mommy to cutie pie Ella, buying her healthy treats; she looks a lot like my little one too. Adorable!

[@leefrankel4191]

Enjoying her food so much. She’s adorable.

[@MsPreciousParrot]

How sweet!!!!! I smiled the whole time - watching your video. Makes my heart feel good to see loving, intelligent parrot "parents". 😊😍

[@BudgetBunny]

Thank you so much!

[@MsPreciousParrot]

There went my smile 😢 ... I'm guessing that Ella passed away; that hurts my heart. So sorry to hear of your loss. I had a parrot (Precious) ... and she is no longer with me. It has been close to ten years and my heart is still broken; I'll always love and miss her so much.

[@Boba_And_Scusi]

I love how they always look like they’re wearing eyeshadow lol!!!

[@paulakreinberg1448]

mine loves raspberries too, and makes a giant bloody mess!!

[@avianlover1]

Precious little thing.

[@tammymcpherson9982]

Ella is precious! I just adopted my baby, Ziggy, and he looks a lot like Ella. They have such big personalities for such little birds. Thanks for sharing, I really enjoyed watching your video.

[@Lynxika]

Cuteness overload!

[@frostpaw728]

Awww! Such a cutie!

[@BudgetBunny]

Thank you!

[@caseyjones75]

so cute i love how she looked when she first seen the berries priceless

[@spinnaker5514]

OMG!! I love the birdie buffet or course it's bigger than the bird is. You could feed a flock of parrolettes with all that food! Good for you! Very cute video! Thanks for sharing! Bill

[@greysunscreatives]

watching bird videos is so addicting :D

[@anastasiapurr7691]

I had a bad day and your little birdy made me cry! She is so adorable and vulnerable, I hope she’s doing okay

[@banana2510]

Both Ella and your voice are absolutely adorable! What a joy to watch, thanks for posting! :)

[@Thily1234]

AWWWW she's soo cute!!! She's so messy which is so cute!

[@BudgetBunny]

She is definitely a 'she'. She lays eggs occasionally. Female pacifics still have blue, she also has some small amounts of blue under her wings. The male pacifics actually have almost all vibrant blue under her wings. That's how you can easily tell the difference :)

[@lostinoc3528]

parrotlets are the best!

[@BudgetBunny]

@trainme100 From what I understood there are two types of bands - those that are clamped around the foot of a bird that's been shipped here (so many birds in the 80s etc. that were smuggled from the Amazon have these kinds of clamps) and those from breeders that are slipped on before the birds foot forms. These kinds are a solid, safe plastic thats larger than the bird's foot. Ella's is pretty loose around her leg and she won't grow any larger. Our vet also hasn't indicated we should remove it.

[@FriendM2010]

She’s a “flinger-flanger” 😂. Where is all that food going 🥴. Cute little piggy 🥳.

[@pattypoehls6346]

She is soooo pretty! How are they with other birds?

[@shulechen5581]

You have parrotlets !! I thought you only had bunnies! Wow, subscribed!

[@SpockLover27]

Such a sweet little thing... Makes me miss my Parrotlet so much... :'(

[@joywright7297]

Mine died last week 😢 it’s hard to find another one.

[@hamsterloverforever1]

awww what a little messy birdy how do u not have her like flying all around

[@mybobbieblue]

Oh she's adorable!! Love how their beaks get so messy - always makes me laugh - 'food beards'!!lol : )

[@PrincessJessieKate]

She was hyped lol

[@BudgetBunny]

Haha once she fell in to Hubby's cereal bowl and was covered in corn flakes still trying to eat!

[@arkdrawingandstuff5512]

🤣

[@arkdrawingandstuff5512]

Lol just wow

[@dominicstrain3447]

SO CUTE

[@jasminewang5849]

So cute!!!

[@AmandaCrochets]

soooo cute!!!!

[@cherbear4564]

So cute. What kind of parrotlet is Ella?

[@Gyarren]

Pacific parrotlet, I think.

[@cherbear4564]

I just got a Spectacled Parrotlet yesterday. He is a baby...7-8 weeks old.

[@Gyarren]

@@cherbear4564 He sounds adorable!

[@Fennily]

That bird eats better than I do

[@H0SANNA]

Seeing Ella eat those raspberries reminds me of this animal documentary I watched about finches that suck blood from other birds! I'm weird I know. XD

[@BudgetBunny]

Hahaha ewwww really? That's.....different lol!

[@MiniMochaLop]

She's sooo adorable....Has she ever flown outside?

[@BudgetBunny]

Have you been limiting their pellets/seeds when feeding other foods? Ella gets a big dish of fresh food in the morning and her seed dish at night (unfortunately we have never been able to get her on to pellets). It took a few weeks before she tried anything as well, they can be very picky! Also make sure to cook up a few things that may entice them like hard boiled egg, whole wheat pasta and brown rice. :)

[@2220office]

Beautiful Birdie

[@genericchannel126]

Small birb

[@BudgetBunny]

It's very rare that she'll fly out of the kitchen because she doesn't like loosing sight of her cage so as long as we aren't cooking and we're home her cage door is open. :)

[@chakatsnowfire888]

awwwwww shes so cute

[@genericchannel126]

I love how u talk to her like a baby HAHAHA SAME

[@BudgetBunny]

@Mathilde Tripathy I actually just googled this as I didn't know the answer but apparently they have taste buds just very few of them - explains why they love hot peppers so much! I suppose for them it's more about the texture of what they're eating and perhaps with the raspberry as they're so flavorful Ella can taste it! Thanks for teaching me something new!

[@NightmareJuggalette5]

When you said “I thought you guys would want to watch breakfast with Ella,” I was like “of fucking course I want to watch breakfast with Ella”

[@elaoldeol4582]

Oh, thank you for this video. Now I am even more sure that I want parrotlet. I will have to try really hard to find one, because they are very rare in my country. I am going to call my parrotlet Ella, because I your parrotlet is amazing, I love her :D

[@Canım_Kızım_Kivim]

Did you have a pacific parrotlet? If so how is he/she now?

[@fudjhgjififhgi9844]

I love Ella

[@BudgetBunny]

Oh no! Too dangerous! She would fly off and never come back I'm sure and I'd have no way to get her. I do occasionally bring her outside in her cage though so she can enjoy the fresh air, sunshine and noises (like bird's chirping).

[@chrisgordon3481]

Omg Ella is so adorable

[@helperclass8710]

parrots are my favorite

[@hamsterloverforever1]

aw ella is so cute and messy he he lol i have always wanted a bird but it will never come true

[@BudgetBunny]

Yes she is quite messy! There are some larger birds that I would just love to have but I can't imagine the mess they would make! lol

[@sunnytheparrotlet3835]

Oh my goodness you look so much like me! :3

[@Canım_Kızım_Kivim]

💚🦜

[@satanismiscancer7589]

Each time, I eat my raspberries. I do the same thing. XD

[@coolpeople8374]

Adorable

[@yunokirio617]

Is this a microwave under its cage?? I think it's not good... Sorry if I hurt your feeling. Your parrotlet is so sweet!

[@BudgetBunny]

We rarely used the microwave and it was always unplugged when not in use. Secondly we of course moved the cage away from the space when it was in use. This was a short term solution, we renovated our kitchen shortly after that.

[@BudgetBunny]

She's a Pacific Parrotlet. :)

[@Darkmoor9]

OK, thanks for the reply. Always great to learn something. :)

[@meiko_chan]

Does she eat all of it? :O I sometimes feel like it's a lot, and my birds waste a lot too.

[@iSqu3aKs]

Can I ask you for some advice and how to get 2 parrotlets to bond to me and each other? I know separate cages at night and play time together outside the cage

[@MrTr3D]

I still need to teach my baby parrotlet (14 wks old) to eat other foods. He's scared when I try to hand feed him. I might just put the food on the table/floor and see if he'll eat it.

[@SAMnELLA-1]

I have a Kakariki parrot & his favourite fruits are raspberries & kiwis. For both of them, he is only interested in the little seed inside. So when you slice a kiwi it has all the black seeds around the middle. My guy picks them all out & leaves all the green fruit. With raspberries, there is a tiny seed inside each little round piece & he will take that little piece off & get the seed out from the middle. He then has all the red fruit stuck on his beak. So what's a bird to do? Why they shake their head so that all the bright red fruit goes flying. What a mess. I only give him those fruits when he is in his cage. That helps contain some of the mess. And I put some towels or paper down around the cage or it ends up all over my taupe carpet. He grinds the tiny seeds in his beak. I think with Ella you can hear the same grinding when she eats the raspberry seed. She is lovely. I enjoy watching my 2 birds & other's videos of birds eating & getting it all over their face. They look like they enjoyed themselves. Cheers.

[@SWEETPWINCESS93]

She's beautiful ❤ How did you introduce food to her/ find out what she likes? The only thing my parrotlet eats/likes other than seeds is "egg food". He runs away from any healthy food we give him :(

[@SpockLover27]

This is just my advice, but I've had both budgies and a parrotlet. Whenever they're scared of something it's good to leave it somewhere they can see it until they get used to it. I know you might not have meant actually runs away so you might try mixing stuff your boy likes with stuff he isn't so sure of, that way he will likely get some of the other stuff while he's eating. Making 'birdie bread' could be a good way to do it too~ There are lots of recipes or you could just try as I said before the mixing idea.

[@SWEETPWINCESS93]

Onism I'll try it. Thanks :)

[@Hamzak786]

The bird is eating better than me...

[@MariaThompson_sodiumglow]

my parrotlet, oskar's, absolute favorites are raspberries (and blackberries), too! i'll have to try red leaf lettuce--thanks!

[@AutumnHaunts]

I'm going to be getting a parotlet soon :) Thanks for the video, so cute! What kind of seeds do you give them?

[@paulalalala8933]

So cute

[@SyedNaimat]

Hi New friend here join ur birds is beautiful stay connected

[@fuducker2]

this is too cute

[@BudgetBunny]

Thanks! She was a very cheeky lady!

[@pspjerry]

Im getting 2 parrotlets in near future. Im going to let them be lose in balkony on the days so they have lot of space and be in cage only in the nights. Im gonna fix balkony fence that you use for cats so they wont fall. But do they poop alot? Is it good idea to get bird diapers?

[@katejenkins8303]

Is that cauliflower cooked I have a 4 month old male and he only likes seEds sunflower and millet spray how old is Ella and how long have you had her. Mine is a new pet

[@rarehuman]

Eversince since I got mine, or must I say he got me, I have been unable to eat crisps in particular coz he'll start biting me if I touched the packet, he likes it all for himself lol :p

[@happypumpkinneverdiegrrr4620]

Lol

[@kimh8558]

LeonineFeline/InkWitch/ParadoxicalVoidArtist lmao shut up

[@dystrukta9385]

You probably shouldn't keep a microwave under a bird cage

[@BudgetBunny]

We rarely used the microwave and it was always unplugged when not in use. Secondly we of course moved the cage away from the space when it was in use. This was a short term solution, we renovated our kitchen shortly after that.

[@rabihcpu2210]

I didn't know parrots ate brown rice.

[@BudgetBunny]

Hahaha thanks! We call it the Ella Shuffle ;)

[@megsutube1815]

How old is Ella? Where did you get her from? How old was she when you got her?

[@foquslab8229]

The more he ate, the bigger he got hahahaha

[@dralberthofmann]

I'm getting one!

[@Canım_Kızım_Kivim]

She is so cute 😄💚🦜

[@pookie6269]

where did you find your window perch?

[@cathedral94]

She can be my umbrella Ella Ella.

[@WonderfulWorldofAwesomeness]

I heard that rice expands in their stomachs and that’s why they no longer allow people to throw rice at weddings, because it actually is really bad for birds. Is that true?

[@paneetbrar8648]

Coming out its my bird eating with me

[@happyearthmomma]

What size is your vision cage?

[@x.frostyy.x]

I have the same bird but her name is Ivy

[@BudgetBunny]

Hahahah well done! :)

[@angie7265]

Does she finish the plate?

[@jdi1009]

What kind of Parrot is that? What's the name exactly? Looks cute and fancy. And how can u tell if their male or female?

[@Canım_Kızım_Kivim]

Pacific parrotlet. The distinction between female and male is fairly easy. Males have a dark blue back, dark blue wings and a blue eye area. However, there are female pacific parrotlets whose eye rims are as blue as those of the males. My lovely daughter's is also very blue. When she was only 3 - 4 months old, her blueness occurred. It increased in the following months. I think it will increase a little more when she reaches full adulthood. Her has a few dark blue shiny feathers on its back, as in male pacific parrotlets. Her remaining back feathers are glossy/phosphorus green, as in all green female pacific parrotlets. These blueness are caused by the amount of testosterone hormone. Despite this, my dear daughter did not bite me even once. It is not uncommon for female pacific parrotlets to have blueness around the eyes. That's why when looking at the gender of an adult pacific parrotlet, the back and wing feathers are looked at. Not around the eyes.

[@fredrock1082]

I watch our videos very interesting among others given today what other treats you give our parrotlet? my Blue Teal color w/ little darker wings of blue he love cockatea seeds especially the White shells. he does notpay action to clip of Remain lettuce. ordark grapes or green grapes no interest in banns or shaved carrots . Any Ideas how get him to try say half of list of fruits? And bed or week take foldout night time and in morning put in his cops apple slice up 4 small sections AMD grapes cut in half. Banns in another cup & so boiled egg whites and cooked yellow egg York. for 2 hers if neat cover up try a couple days latter ?? What's your advise.????

[@victoriazamora1179]

😂😂😂cutie pie 😊

[@andrewdeery1152]

I noticed the blue markings on its head and it can can talk. Do you think its a boy?

[@BudgetBunny]

No she is most definnitely a girl. Males have solid blue under their wings and Ella has dark green. She occasionally also laid eggs.

[@JR-zf2yl]

I have 3 parrotlets I have 1 green 1 yellow and 1 white the white one is Alice the yellow one is winter and the green one is tweety

[@mathildetripathy]

my mom once said that birds cannot taste, is that true?

[@Canım_Kızım_Kivim]

False. They are too picky in food. Only bitter food does not bitter them. Like pepper.