PITTSBURGH PARROTLETS

Providing hand fed, well socialized, baby birds to Pittsburgh and the surrounding area..

PACIFIC PARROTLET (FEMALE)

GREEN RUMPED PARROTLET (MALE)

PRIVATE BREEDER OF PARROTLETS ( ONE OF THE SMALLEST TRUE PARROTS). OVER TEN YEARS OF EXPERIENCE PROVIDING HANDFED BABIES .

MY MISSION IS TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY IN THE CARE AND COMPANIONSHIP OF PARROTLETS AND OTHER SMALL SPECIES OF PET BIRDS....

ALL BABIES ARE CLOSED BANDED AND COME WITH A HATCH CERTIFICATE... AND HEALTH GUARANTEE..

I GUARANTEE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF MY BABIES.....

                                      PLEASE REFER TO THE TOP OF THIS PAGE AND  CLICK ON THE ICON "HEALTH GUARANTEE"

                        ALL PARROTLET BABIES PURCHASED AFTER MAY 1, 2013 WILL COME WITH A HEALTH CERTIFICATE AND VET CHECK..

I DO NOT BREED VISUAL COLOR MUTATION TO VISUAL COLOR MUTATION:

Please refer to the example picture listed below..

EXAMPLE OF A PROPER PAIRING: VISUAL YELLOW AND VISUAL GREEN SPLIT TO YELLOW..

EXAMPLE OF AN IMPROPER PAIRING: VISUAL BLUE TO VISUAL BLUE.

            WHY SHOULD YOU BE CONCERNED REGARDING PROPER PAIRING OF PARROTLETS?

Parrotlets have been actively bred in this country for a little more than 30 years. They can no longer be legally imported into the United States. Because of this, the gene pool is becoming thinner. Therefore, these birds must be responsibly bred in captivity.

Considering the fact that the gene pool is becoming thinner.. And that most of these birds are related, either closely or at a distance genetically, it is imperative that pairing birds for breeding be taken seriously..

Breeding visual mutation to visual mutation (ie. blue to blue, blue to dilute blue, dilute to dilute, and dilute to dilute blue) will only amplify the risk of babies being born with congenital defects. Some defects may include physical defects such as missing limbs.. Others may include issues such as cardiac , respiratory, and orthopedic issues. Continued linebreeding of mutation to mutation can produce genetically ,and physically, inferior babies. BREEDING VISUAL MUTATION TO VISUAL MUTATION ALSO LESSENS THE LIFE EXPECTENCY OF THE BABY PARROTLET.

But most importantly....  Breeding visual mutation to visual mutation lessens Parrotlets genetically as a species .....

THE NURSERY.....

ALL BABIES ARE PULLED AT TWO WEEKS OF AGE. THIS INSURES THAT THEY BOND WITH PEOPLE. THUS, MAKING SWEET AND LOVING PETS.....

PACIFIC PARROTLET BABY: 3 1/2 WEEKS OF AGE.

(click on the picture to the left and activate the nursery slide show)
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                                    PACIFIC PARROTLETS (Forpus coelestis)

BREEDING VARIOUS COLOR MUTATIONS:

           GREEN                                               BLUE
           DILUTE (AMERICAN YELLOW)             DILUTE BLUE (AMERICAN WHITE)
           TURQUOISE                                      PIED   (BOTH BLUE AND GREEN)
           FALLOW (BOTH BLUE AND GREEN)     "TRUE" PASTELS (BOTH BLUE AND GREEN)

CLICK ON THE PACIFIC PARROTLET PAGE AT THE TOP TO LEARN MORE...

                                                          GREEN RUMPED PARROTLETS

CURRENTLY BREEDING GREEN RUMPED PARROTLETS. THESE LITTLE GUYS ARE DIFFICULT TO FIND IN THE PET INDUSTRY.  THEY ARE APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES TALL. HANDFED BABIES ARE CONSIDERED ONE OF THE SWEETEST OF HANDFED BIRDS . VERY DOCILE. CAN BE SHY AND TIMID..
MANY FEEL THAT THIS LITTLE JEWEL WILL BECOME NON-EXISTENT AS PETS IN THE NEXT TEN YEARS.

CLICK ON THE GREEN RUMPED PAGE TO LEARN MORE..

AND DON'T FORGET TO CHECK FOR AVAILABILITY!!!

NEW PAGES TO THE PITTSBURGH PARROTLET WEBSITE:

I HAVE RECENTLY ADDED A FEW NEW PAGES TO THE WEBSITE TO ASSIST FAMILIES WITH TRANSITIONING PARROTLET BABIES INTO THEIR NEW HOMES. CLICK ON THE "MORE " ICON AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE.

PAGES INCLUDE:
BRINGING HOME BABY, HOUSING AND DIET, ALSO
TRAINING AND DEALING WITH BEHAVIORAL ISSUES...