How much does a monk parakeet cost? Market price reference

Monk parakeets inhabit dry open woodlands below 1000 m in elevation, tropical savannas with thorny scrub and cacti, palm groves, agricultural cultivation areas and other such regions. Their food includes the seeds, buds and flowers of various grasses, trees and other plants, as well as fruit and berries, and occasionally insects. Let's take a look below at how much a monk parakeet costs!

Monk parakeet price

At present, the price of an ordinary green monk parakeet in China is around 1500 yuan. The actual price mainly depends on the region, the monk parakeet's physical condition and how tame it is. If you are lucky, you might find one with very good value for money. Another common type is the blue monk parakeet, priced between 1000 yuan/bird and 1500 yuan/bird, while a pair of monk parakeets on the market costs between 2500 yuan/pair and 3500 yuan/pair.

Monk parakeet living habits

Monk parakeets often forage among trees and on the ground, frequently mixing with other birds, and will forage together with pigeons and other kinds of birds. They are social, and their food includes the seeds, buds and flowers of various grasses, trees and other plants, as well as fruit and berries, and occasionally insects. Because they eat cultivated fruit, seeds and vegetables, they are a serious crop pest. They generally forage in trees and on the ground, and in winter they enter gardens where people live to forage.

Monk parakeet breeding habits

Monk parakeets are an easy species to breed and are suitable for beginners to breed. They can breed throughout the year, and breeding them in groups also gives good results. Since they can build their own nests, if you do not use a nest box for breeding you must prepare a large number of branches for them to build with; however, not using a nest box is rather troublesome, and the young birds are also not easy to take out for hand-feeding. A clutch is about 4 to 8 eggs, the incubation period is 23 to 26 days, and the feathers are fully grown in 8 to 10 weeks.

Monk parakeet keeping methods

Monk parakeets mostly build their nests densely close to one another. The branches needed for nesting usually come from scrub, and they make the nests very large. After entering the nest there are about 3 nest chambers, with the innermost one being the chamber where eggs are laid and the young are raised, while the male bird patrols the outermost chamber to guard their nest. The breeding season is from October to December, and they usually lay 4 to 6 eggs, though there are records of 1 to 11. They often go to farmland to forage and cause agricultural losses. Cage-kept monk parakeets are very tough and hardy, love bathing, and are sometimes very noisy. They can be kept in groups. Because their biting power is strong, fresh branches must be provided for them to chew, and the edges of the nest box should preferably be fitted with hard metal to prevent damage from chewing.