So You Want A Macaw A Great Choice

There are so many things to consider before anyone should buy a Macaw Parrot.

There is this one thing few people consider. If, when you buy your bird you are in your later teens there is, assuming good care every chance your macaw will accompany you into the golden years. The birds can live between 30 and 50 years.

What this means is there is a reasonable chance your bird could bury you. The older a person is when the relationship begins the more likely that becomes.

There is nothing sadder than to see a bird thrust into situations with those who are unknown to the bird especially a well socialized bird that has bonded to one individual totally and completely.

So please as life goes along make sure for your macaw that should anything happen to you that the bird has a loving home to go to. A home with someone very familiar with the bird. Hopefully with someone the bird has a loving bond with.

Macaws can form relationships with more than one person so. Simply by doing the proper training and socialization for the bird finding someone with whom the bird has a bond shouldn't be difficult. The bird will thankyou and I will too.

Some basic in general characteristics for two of the more popular Macaw parrots.

The Blue and gold Macaw:

1. A large bird the Blue and Gold is from the tip of tail to head normally around 33 inches.

2. The blue and gold can be trained to talk but are not good mimickers.

3. Is it a boy or girl. Hard to determine without DNA testing although some say that in the female the head is slimmer.

4. If you live in an apartment a macaw is not a good pet. Macaws are often very vocal and exceptionally loud.

5. As can any large bird they can deliver a serious bite. As with all birds they are messy.

6. All parrots need training and the larger the bird the more critical proper training is. For best results a young hand fed bird will deliver the best results. They will adapt to your family much easier as a chick.

7. They can talk, they are affectionate, playfull, mischievous if socialized properly. The colorfull beauty is obvious.

The scarlet macaw:

1.The scarlet is thought to be the most colorfully striking of all the Macaws.

2.The scarlet has a very different psychological make up than the blue and gold.

3.They can be a bit nippier than the others mcaws.

4.They do react to faster movements around them.

5.As opposed to other macaws they tend to be a little tighter strung.

6.As with all the large parrots the well socialized scarlet is very intelligent and extremely affectionate. Once again it is often the training and socialization that are the determining factors.

For the bird lover you just cannot go wrong with macaw parrots. They in all cases are intelligent, curious, funloving, playfull, loud, messy and and all are very capable of demonstrating deep affection and love.

The birds are blessed with long lifespans. Their overall intelligence is estimated to be somewhere between that of a 2 and 3 year old human.

So take the following into consideration before you buy!

If you are not ready willing and longing to spend the majority of your life training, playing and caring for and about a totally dependent loud, messy and sometimes destructive 2-3 year old child. It's possible that owning a large macaw or any large parrot may not be the best choice for you.

On the other hand if you are ready to accept the responsibility of such an endeavor. The rewards of doing so can not be measured. Doing so can be a very rich life for both the bird and its owner. I wouldn't change a thing.