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    macaws wanted

    looking to buy a couple of macaws
    i am living in the khon kean area
    looking for any breeders or pet shops selling macaws

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    Quote Originally Posted by welshtaffia
    looking to buy a couple of macaws i am living in the khon kean area looking for any breeders or pet shops selling macaws
    why?

    birds like that are best left in their own environment

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    Here's a Richie McCaw:



    Not for sale though sorry.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kingwilly View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by welshtaffia
    looking to buy a couple of macaws i am living in the khon kean area looking for any breeders or pet shops selling macaws
    why?

    birds like that are best left in their own environment

    If they have been shop-bred, then they will be KW!

    people like to have exotic pets, a bit like living with a BG

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    Quote Originally Posted by DrAndy
    If they have been shop-bred, then they will be KW! people like to have exotic pets, a bit like living with a BG
    This is thailand, we both know that thai breeders and shops are hardly reputable agencies....

    I'm not a big fan of people that feel the need to get/breed/buy exotic animals...

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    for instance...

    Captive pet macaws sometimes display difficult behavior, the most common being biting, screaming, and feather-plucking. Feather-plucking does not normally occur in the wild, strongly suggesting that it is the result of a neurosis related to life in captivity, though some sources suggest other causes such as inbreeding in captive populations, food allergies, and dry skin (most of these birds are adapted to humid climates).
    Most pet macaws had ancestors living in the wild just two to four generations ago, and are not truly domesticated by any reasonable definition. (This is unlike, for example, dogs; some estimates put the domestication of dogs as far back as 40,000 years ago.) They are, however, quite social and adaptable birds.
    All species of macaws have very powerful, large beaks and large macaws are capable of destroying household furnishings and can potentially cause considerable harm to both children and adults. They tend to be loud: in the wild their voices need to carry over long distances. This makes macaws very demanding birds to keep as a household pet. Additional complications arise from the intelligence levels of macaws and their negative responses to stimuli people may use on domestic pets, such as punishment.

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    OK KW, they are not the best species to keep

    I have seen them in the wild and they are so beautiful, it does seem a shame to keep them cooped up. In addition, they mate for life (so not like a BG at all, who mate for other reasons)

    so NO MACAWS
    I have reported your post

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    cheers mate.

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    I have seen them in Chatuckak market. Sure they may have been bred in captivity, but they are usually none too impressed with life cooped up in a cage or a confined area. At least with your dog he can be taken for a walk. You can't really take your Macaw for a fly. Go down and have a look at them and you will see what I mean.
    Also, you are buying a pet which may well outlive yourself and they are a lifelong commitment. The bird, especially a young one may bond closely to its carer and separation often leads to their death.
    Fact of the matter is that they are just too beautiful and intelligent to be kept by humans.
    Get yourself one of those battery operated ones. There is a very lifelike Macaw model. They respond to your pre-programmed voice commands and will greet you or tell your mates to piss off or get stuffed. A great talking point. Also there is no feeding, no screeching and no shitting everywhere. The perfect pet.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Johnny Longprong
    There is a very lifelike Macaw model.
    I really can't imagine them tasting the same though.

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