I have considered letting Rio go I dont think theres any room in my house for an aggressive bird looking for trouble he never once bothered Loki put is always annoying Rocko and chasing feet and annoying Tiko and he was on Tiko's cage today both pecking each others beak I got him away and he flies back so I put him back in his cage the tiels are in their cage minding their own business he flies over and tries to pull Rocko's crest so I locked his cage Rocko then flies around the room and lands on his cage Rio races for his feet but misses as Rocko flew back to his own cage.I think he needs to go but its hard because hes so cute and great with people but hes an accident waiting to happen I think he will one day seriously hurt one of the tiels or get killed himself by Tiko and luckily Tiko is not too aggressive to snap at him right away but I know she will one day.What are your thoughts?

When you say "let him go", I assume you mean finding a new home for him not letting him fly out the door. The wording is a little ambiguous but I know you're not the type that would do that.

It's hard trying to mix lovebirds with other species (and parrotlets too) because they're so aggressive. They DO hurt and kill other birds pretty often, and get hurt or killed themselves because they picked a fight with a bird that was too tough for them. The basic choices are to either rehome him, or keep him away from the other birds. This mostly means not having them out of the cage at the same time, which probably means less freedom for everybody since they can't have as much out of cage time. When Rio is out you might need to cover Tiko's cage to keep him from harassing Tiko through the bars and maybe getting a toe bitten off.

You could try using hormone control techniques to see if it makes him less aggressive. There' more info on that here: http://www.littlefeatheredbuddies.com/i ... mones.html

Thanks ill check that link.The tiels are let out of their cage in the morning and stay out until night and they are in my bedroom and so is Rio and Tiko is in the kitchen it will be easy to keep him away from the kitchen.He dosent just fly off me to attack anyone if hes alone on his cage he sometimes flies over to the cockatiels and then gets closer and starts opening his beak and Rocko hisses at him.I have yet to see a aggressive parrotlet any parrotlet that has been in my home was great with everybody and Wasabi my Aunts parrotlet is friends with Rio and Rio dosent hurt him.Oh and I would never let him fly away lol.I have one problem if I did give him away how many homes would he be in before a loving person takes him because of his beak some people would probably keep selling and selling him.

I don't know how to answer your post really!
Why didn't you stop and think, before adding another bird to your flock?
How can you part with the bird... you wanted the bird, so you should find a way around the problem...not just pass the bird on!
Parrotlets..... are aggressive birds.... your knowledge of them little....
I don't intend this post to upset anyone... but every bird owner should research and think well before adding to their flock...

Excuse me I did research and Rio is not a parrotlet you seem to be always calling him a parrotlet and yes I do have experience with parrotlets and they werent aggressive at all and I never said I was passing him on I am gonna find away to make him less aggressive like what Carolyn suggested.And I know my knowledge of parrotlets is not little because my Aunt has one and I see it every Saturday and hes Rio's friend and by the way Rio is a lovebird.

I just sent a message to the trainer I talked about on the Facebook group. She's yet to reply, but I'll inform you on what she says as soon as she does.

Thank you.There is no reason to give him away because all problems can be fixed right like you have a choice to clip a birds wings or not clipping them is the wrong choice because if the bird has problems flying and gets hurt you can work with it and teach it how to fly better rathe than clipping.

Well, i think it depends on situation, whether to or not to clip. Actually, Dudley can't fly, so clipping would not help the situation whatsoever for him.

There are different ways to solve the same problem. As every bird is an individual, we have to come up with an individual system to help that bird. What to do first, and what you're trying to achieve. For example: I'm using a different type of approach to gain Joey's trust, than I did with Lucy, because the two are very different.

I know it's stressful dealing with issues with ones birds. I'm going through some behavior issues with mine right now, so I speak from current experience. I hope you will find a good solution.

Seeing a parrotlet once a week is a very different experience than having one in your flock all the time. A visiting bird isn't part of your flock and doesn't consider any part of your house to be his territory. He's basically the intruder in someone else's territory, so he's more likely to be on his good behavior and not cause problems. Different individuals have different personalities, so what you see with one bird might not be a good example of what the average member of that species is like.