Thank you so much! Best of luck to you and your new companion, they are truly awesome birds. Hope that future content will help you :)

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Are your pionus cuddly or enjoy their scratches? I’ve had quakers my whole life and debating between a green cheek, Quaker or pionus. The pionus look so calm and relaxed. I like that about them as my Quaker was crazy and hormonal alot. Curious on what you like /dislike about them! It’s so hard to find info on them so I am asking as many people as I can ! Thank you ☺️☺️

@@Goodwishes67 No, they are not cuddly. Best I can do is get a kiss thru the wire.

There is always more info to be found, but ask away!

@@stellaandcharlie So how long can you leave if you go on vacation? I assume friends/family can care for him while you’re gone? Do they generally get along with dogs? How often does Charlie need to go to the Vet?

@@stellaandcharlie Thank you btw lol. Are you available via WhatsApp?

Your local bird store has pionus? That's cool. I've never seen one in person. I just discovered a breeder here called Pat's Pets who isn't 'too' far away, and has all types of pionus. But other than Pat's, I assumed pionus were quite rare in The US.

Thank you so much :D And yes pure papillon, tho they mostly look like long haired Chihuahuas some times

​@@stellaandcharlie Very cool. I have a papillon too. She's a descendant of Kirby: a papillon from the 90's who won the Westminster. I don't know too much about that. I don't show her. She's just my buddy. And my green cheek conure is legit one of my best friends. I've been wanting an additional, larger bird too, but NOT one who can lop off a finger, like a macaw or cockatoo. A Pionus seems like the largest bird size I'd go.

Thank you so much, I really hope he/she will be everything you hope for

Thanks! I personally don't have experience with housing Pionus with other birds, but I know a few people who have other species with them, as well as other pionus, and there are no problems there. I would say they are very tolerant and chill with other birds in general and it would be great to give them companionship :) Every bird is different tho, so be careful since it really depends on the personality of the individual :)

Hi Lisa!! Thank you so much, I'm glad you like the videos - Charlies cage is ordered from Germany: www.parrotshop.de/en/bird/cages-aviaries/parakeet-cages-more/12161/birdcage-madeira-single-antik-by-montana-cages They have some very cool cages and not too expensive. Delivery took a bit of time, but nothing too spectacular. The cage is in great condition though. I hope it helped :)

Completely agree on the house danger thing! The conversion for Charlie was actually also quite difficult, since she in the beginning would wait for me to serve Harrisons, even though she was hungry... She just waited at the food bowl, and when I served TOPs I got the "what the f*** is this" look, but I think I made the mistake of then serving her Harrisons later, so she literally got what she wanted. When I then completely stopped with Harrisons, she would (after giving me the look and waiting for a couple if hours) eat the TOPs pellets, and I haven't given her Harrisons since. I also sometime like to put some of the pellet powder onto her veggies, since it doesn't hurt and she literally likes the TOPs better than veggies at this point. Try just serving it and wait for a couple of hours, I know it's hard cause they seem hungry and everything, but it worked for me. You can also try to serve some pellets with the chop or the Harrisons and see if she eats them. Then the powder is another option, try putting some over the veggies, the pellets brake very easily. Now normally we Danes do like to mess with Swedes, but I must admit I am kinda jealous, because no god dam shop in the entire country sells TOPs, so I actually am very thankful that I managed to find a swedish shop, that delivers to Denmark. And I am of course happy to help and so glad that you like the video - more coming this week :))

@@stellaandcharlie My budgies give me the exact same look lmao! I will try that and see if I get anywhere, thank you! Haha yes I had to refrain from making a joke about you Danes too 😆. Yes I noticed they're really hard to find! I found ONE shop to order mine from it's called Zooingvar... The only one I know that sells Top's. It seems that Denmark is just like here in Sweden, bird shops/stuff isn't very common (popular?) unfortunately. I look forward to it!

Hi Lina! Depends on where you live really, since I ordered Charlies cage from Germany from this page: www.parrotshop.de/en/bird/cages-aviaries/parakeet-cages-more/12161/birdcage-madeira-single-antik-by-montana-cages They have loads of good flight cages, which I would really recommend you get for your new friend. If you are on a bit of a budget, then checking out craigslist (or what you have similar to that) for some used cages, could also be an option. Good luck with your cockatiel buddy :)

@@stellaandcharlie thank you!

They aren't as dusty as the cockatoo family no, so it's just your normal (bit dusty) bird companion😉 Skål!

I would say most birds are somewhat dusty, but with a good air purifier and regular cleaning, I don't think i'ts a big problem. Pionus arent known for being particularly dusty like cockatiels and cockatoos, but expect some dust and the need too clean more regularly :)

Hi Barbara! Charlies cage is 90cm tall, 80cm wide and 55cm deep (hope cm is ok).

@stellaandcharlie yes thank you so much great job with Charlie she's actually native to my home country Brazil 🇧🇷

That's so cool! I'm also really glad you enjoyed it, and hope you find your Pionus one day

As long as it stays somewhat the same temperature inside it shouldn't be a problem. Below 10 degrees (celcius) and over 28 degrees I would not take them outside. Pionus are quite hardy when it comes to temperatures, but with most birds, it's more a sudden change in temperature that's bad for them. So not the season changing, but more if you take them from a 11 degrees room to a 23 degrees room if that makes sense :)

@@stellaandcharlie Thank you soo much ma’am … I’m worried abt… incase power surge and unable to keep the room warmer or for some other reason … how well pionus will cope up for cold weather.???!! Any advice on that Ma’am

Yes it is :D

@@stellaandcharlie Thank You 😍

I originally wanted a bronze wing male, but the cirkumstances were just perfekt for getting a bird at that time, and then I visited the breeder anyway. She was so sweet and curious, so I decided to bring her hol rad blue headed was my second favorite and personality had a bigger role in my opinion. She is 1,5 years old at the moment, so no hormones yet, but I'll for sure talk about it when I see a change :))

true!!!!!

Aw I love sun conures, they are so beautiful and silly, but the noice was the thing that threw me off😅

@@stellaandcharlie dont get me wrong i love her so much that the noise doesnt bother me

I would be more likely to say 30 now a days, but 40 is a REALLY old Pi - yes they CAN be that old, but I would say the average lifespan including the possibility of them getting sick is around the 30's :) I do agree that 20 is a bit low, tho again, some might only live till their 20's

It'll last you three times as long and be waaayyy more fun to have on your shoulder though ;p

She gained a lot of credibility when she did, as she seems more transparent. If you dont like someone just because they have a more creative language than you, then you have some problems, or you're just old. The younger audience doesn't care.