Reply #2: We had cockatiels in the past (before the kids) [View All]

[JCMach1]

and know something of what to expect.

Some things are difficult to check out here in the UAE, but the health ministry is pretty good at checking for disease in the bird market.

I also probably should check if these are mature captured, or hand reared.

One plus, they are very inexpensive here-- around $20... as are cages.

These are from Pakistan and are suposedly quite fond of eating green chili peppers