Not Every Parrot Wishes to be Our Companion

Not every bird needs to be a companion to us. I said it, and I meant it. Just because you purchase, adopt, or any other method of acquiring a parrot for companionship does not automatically mean the bird will want to fill your needs.

It’s really difficult to see online people with birds who do fill though companionship desires when you have a bird that doesn’t. I have gotten MANY messages of people asking how to get their bird to act like Munchkin does with me, or Alfie, or Merlin, or anyone of my other companion parrots.

There is training to build a bond with your bird, but ultimately, some birds just don’t want to be cuddly with us, let us pet them, sit on our shoulders, or other behaviors. That doesn’t mean they’re a lost cause, or they don’t deserve attention still.

All it means is we change the way we interact and build a relationship with them that has their desires in mind too. Ringo is such a good example of this! He isn’t cuddly, he doesn’t want to be on me long unless JoJo is there, he doesn’t want me to pet him. But I still love this bird to death! We whistle together, dance, we do off-contact trick training, and we enjoy each other’s company when sharing the same room. He has his boyfriend to cuddle up with, and I have other companions that want that attention from me.

Birds never asked to be in our homes. The least we can do is give them choice in their relationships and how we interact with them. They deserve it.

If you’re looking for constant companionship, I would recommend a domesticated species of bird, or mammal like a dog or cat. Parrots just aren’t that