Parrots For Dummies 📙 2nd Edition ✍ Nikki Moustaki

While parrots have a historical reputation for being a pirate’s best friend, in the modern-day US - where birds are the nation’s third most popular household pet- thousands of landlubbers are in on the act❕

That’s not surprising❕ 

Parrots are as affectionate, friendly, and fun to be with as a dog or cat. They are also relatively low-maintenance, with no rude 5 a.m. awakenings with demands for food or punishing walks.

Renowned avian care and behavior consultant Nikki Moustaki and her book: Parrots For Dummies (2nd Edition) are your friendly guide to the colorful world of this intelligent and chatty pet. 

P.S. If you think this book seems familiar, you’re probably right. The Dummies team updated the cover and design to give the book a fresh feel, but the content is the same as the previous release of Freshwater Aquariums For Dummies. The book you see here shouldn’t be considered a new or updated product.

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ABOUT THE BOOK

Choosing to bring home a parrot can be one of the most challenging yet rewarding decisions of your life. There's not a single dull day in the life of a parrot-parent, starting when you purchase or adopt your new companion. 

This handy book fluffs up your feathers, explaining everything you need to parrot-proof your home, feed and groom your bird, tame and train any species, and understand what your "wild child" is really thinking. Become an expert parrot guardian and discover the joy that comes with being a parrot person.

Inside this book, you’ll be introduced to the vibrant diversity of the parrot world, which covers a wide variety of Psittacidae family members, including macaws, cockatiels, and parakeets. You’ll also learn the best ways to choose, care for, and love your resplendently feathered companion.

★ Picking your perfect parrot.
★ Selecting avian accessories.
★ Making the perfect home.
★ Training, showing, and breeding.
★ Making nutritious recipes.
★ Understanding behaviors.
★ Keeping parrots entertained.
★ Remedying common illnesses.
★ Parrot-proofing your home.

Whether you’re just setting out in the parrot world or are a seasoned voyager on the parrot seas, this 2nd edition of Parrots For Dummies has something for you and your pet, and will repay the hard-won pirate gold you spent on it a thousand times over!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Avian care and behavior consultant, Nikki Moustaki, M.A., M.F.A., is the author of more than 17 books on bird care and behavior, including Parakeets For Dummies and Finches For Dummies, and is the author of a bird-themed memoir, The Bird Market of Paris. In her practice as an avian consultant, she works with clients to heal the strained relationships between themselves and their feathered friends.

Nikki has been involved with birds since 1988 when she became active in several bird clubs and began breeding and showing birds. She had several dozens of parrots at that time, many of them rescues, as her hobby grew. She worked in pet shops for seven years and eventually went on to manage an all-bird shop. 

These many years spent working in pet shops, breeding birds, and traveling to bird shows gave her unique insight into the various issues that people encounter with their avian companions. She acquired a variety of birdy mentors, including veterinarians, breeders, and rescuers, and received invaluable hands-on experience through them, as well as through her own birds, who were her best teachers. 

Nikki has kept lovebirds, cockatiels, budgies (parakeets), lories, multiple species of macaws, Amazons, conures, Brotorgeris, and poicephalus, along with an African grey, finches, and canaries. She became aware of the bird overpopulation problem around 1993, stopped breeding birds, and began helping in rescue efforts.

Book Contents

Part 1: Introducing the Parrot, Your Wild Child:

★ Chapter 1: Meeting the Parrots, Just the Basics.
★ Chapter 2: Knowing What to Expect with Your Companion Parrot.
★ Chapter 3: Choosing the Right Companion.
★ Chapter 4: Purchasing or Adopting a Parrot.

Part 2: Bringing Home Your New Parrot:

★ Chapter 5: A House to Call Home: Choosing Proper Housing.
★ Chapter 6: Going Shopping: Avian Supplies and Accessories.
★ Chapter 7: Bringing Home Birdy: Making Introductions and Parrot-Proofing Your Home.

Part 3: Caring for Your Parrot:

★ Chapter 8: Eating Like a Bird: Proper Parrot Nutrition.
★ Chapter 9: Pretty Bird! Grooming Your Companion.
★ Chapter 10: Taking Care of Your Parrot: In Sickness and in Health.

Part 4: Parrot Behavior Made Simple:

★ Chapter 11: Understanding Your Wild Child’s Instincts 213
★ Chapter 12: Recognizing Normal Companion Parrot Behaviors.
★ Chapter 13: Handling More Than One Bird: Multiple Parrot Households.

★ Chapter 14: Addressing Behavior: When Good Birds Go Bad.

Part 5: Taming, Training, and Beyond:

★ Chapter 15: Bird Brains: Understanding Parrot Intelligence.
★ Chapter 16: Taming and Training Your Parrot.
★ Chapter 17: Taking Your Training to the Next Level: Advanced Techniques.
★ Chapter 18: Breeding Parrots.
★ Chapter 19: In the Ring: Showing Your Parrot.

Part 6: The Part of Tens:

★ Chapter 20: Ten Things All Parrots Should Know 383
★ Chapter 21: Ten Ways to Entertain Your Parrot.
★ Chapter 22: Ten (or So) Tips When Traveling with Your Parrot.
★ Chapter 23: Ten Surprises for Parrot Guardians and How to Respond to Them.

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