Parakeets are loved by many persons, especially the ones that can domesticated as pets. The ring-necked parakeets are the ones that many people have as pets and this species can be found both in Asia as well as in Africa and Australia. When you have decided to pet a parakeet or a pair of parakeets as pets, it is very important that you know both how to house and to feed them.

They love to fly as well as to climb and as such, their bird cage should be big enough to accommodate their activities both in length and well as in height.

Albeit these birds do eat wild bird seeds, it is best for you to feed them with pet-grade bird seeds and preferably the organic type if you can find it. In addition to the pet-grade bird seeds, you will also need to add fruits and vegetables to their diet as this is very important especially when you are planning to breed them.

When persons are breeding parakeets they usually prefer to have them in pairs so that they can know who parents the baby chicks. However, parakeets prefer to be in larger groups as they thrive much better that way. Parakeets can be very playful birds albeit the ones in the wild can be not as friendly as the domesticated ones which is quite understandable.

If you buy them when they are young, you will need to have some interaction with them when every day until they become accustomed to you. Many persons love parakeets due to the fact that they can have a beautiful pet that can also talk if they train them to do so.