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Interview mit dem Papageien- und Sittichjournal
Gezwitscher auf Instagram – Interview mit einer Forpus-Halterin von Marit Wolff-Timm @marit_wellis.und.mehr mit Melanie Henschel @forpus_fakten Dieser Artikel erschien im Papageien- und Sittichjournal (Ausgabe 2/2024, Juli 2024) Melanie, vor knapp zwei Jahren sind bei dir die Sperlingspapageien „Milo“ und „Sunny“ eingezogen. Wie kamst du auf die „frechen Südamerikaner“ – wie
Overview: Basic information before, during and after getting your first parrotlets
Before your birds move in What are arguments against parrotlets as pets? First, a word of warning. Parrots, including parrotlets, are very sensitive, intelligent animals. This makes them very demanding pets that are only suitable for few people. So please think very, very carefully about whether parrot(let)s are the right pets for you!
Häkel-Papageien
Sperlis kreativ verewigt Weil ich absolut verrückt nach meinen Sperlis bin, habe ich meine beiden schon auf zig verschiedene Arten verewigt: aus Lego, geknüpft, mit Polymer-Ton, in UV-Harz, als Deko, Schlüsselanhänger oder Schmuck. Aus Hobby wird Business Eine meiner kreativen Fangirl-Ergüsse fand dabei besonders viel Anklang bei anderen Haustierhaltenden und
The right diet for parrotlets
Considering how long parrots have been kept and bred in captivity, one might think that an article about proper nutrition is just a dry treatise of basic information. But the topic of the right diet was and is a difficult and emotional journey for me and my birds, as well as for the pet bird hobby as a whole.
About ForpusFacts
About ForpusFakten Who's behind this website? My name is Melanie and I'm the woman behind ForpusFakten. Although I've had a special interest in birds since I was a child, it took surprisingly long for me to consider them as pets. Zunächst bin ich durch meinen Beruf auf den Papagei gekommen. At first, I came to know parrots through my work. I'm a psychologist
Foraging enrichment
Next to the question of what to feed, the question of how often comes up short. However, the presentation of food is just as important as its composition. The basic goal of species-appropriate feeding is (apart from the type and composition of the feed) a presentation that is as close to nature as possible. Wild parrots spend