Eclectus Parrots: Everything about Purchase, Care, Feeding, and Housing

by Katy Mcelroy

Book Overview

Native to Indonesia and New Guinea, eclectus parrots require a high-fiber diet with lots of fruit and greens. This title, along with all books in the comprehensive and popular B.E.S. Complete Pet Owner's Manuals series, provides advice on feeding, health care, housing, and all other important aspects of responsible pet ownership. Each title in the series is individually written from first page to last by a pet trainer, veterinarian, or other...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764118862
• ISBN13: 9780764118869
• Release Date: February 2002
• Publisher: B.E.S. Publishing
• Length: 95 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.4" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Informative Book

I bought this book before getting my eclectus parrot and I found it to cover everything I can think of I could possibly want to know. Shows pictures of Eclectuses displaying different body languages and their explanations. Covers diets,differences between sub-species,covering a cage or not to cover and much more. Lots of pictures too.

Concise and helpful guide for the Eclectus

This is a concise and helpful guide for all those who reside with an Eclectus parrot or hope to do so soon. Eclectus are unique in important ways other than being sexually dimorphic (males and females look different). They also do not do well on seed or pellet diets fed to many parrots. The book covers care of your bird, how to provide necessary intellectual stimulation with safe toys, information about common health problems and lots of other information critical to the well-being of your feathered friend.

Excellent and Very informative for such a small book!

I personally found Katy's recommendations for the eclectus parrot to be right on. It is nice to read an "easy to read" book with so much wonderful information. Katy does a great job of clearly describing the personality characteristics of the beautiful but sometimes independent eclectus parrot. This is a book that I will give any new owner of one of my babies because it does such a great job of describing and informing about this beautiful and great companion parrot. If you are looking at getting an eclectus this book is a must - being [an inexpensive] book, but loaded with great information - what is the loss if you decide that an eclectus isn't for you. Thanks Katy for writing such a right on book!

A wonderful insight to Eclectus behavior

This little book provides more insight into Eclectus behavior than I have seen anywhere else. Eclectus are different from other parrots in many ways, and someone who isn't aware of this might purchase one for its beauty alone. The chapters on finding a reliable breeder and keeping a pet Eclectus healthy are especially useful.

wonderful eclectus reference guide

This book is really good for general information on caring for an Eclectus parrot. Gives good insight into their personalities and behaviors. Book is full of beautiful pictures and directions for preparing food for the Eclectus. For anyone who loves Eclectus parrots and would like a good reference guide for owning one, this is the perfect book for you.