Parrotlets are very active birds that use every inch of their cage. They love large toys, especially swings.

Most species of Parrotlets are sexually dimorphic, meaning there are visual differences between males and females, the males being more colorful and with more markings.

Parrotlets wean at about 6-7 weeks old. They hatch after 20-22 days of incubation.

Pacific Parrotlets come in a variety of colors, the most popular being the wild-type Green, and the Blue mutation that removes all red and yellow pigments, turning all green to blue and all yellow to white. There are also Yellow (American Yellow, AKA Dilute) and White (American White, AKA Dilute Blue), Fallow, Pied, and Pastel mutations.

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Housing

My Pacific Parrotlets are in a 30"L X 18"W X 16"H cage. They do not get daily out-of-cage time due to them being fully flighted and housed in my kitchen. They are very shy and normally jump into their nest box as soon as I approach the cage.