Kestrels as pets ?

anonymous · May 2021

Hey, so I've been begging my mum and dad for ages about having a pet kestrel. They said as long as I can prove I know enough to look after by myself I can have one. My mum used to have one when she was a kid and said they are fun but she's not getting involved because she will feel guilty when she has to leave it to go to work. So anyway, I need some info. Any sites, facts, if you have to have a licence anything like that let me know. Also, I'm having a British Kestrel if I get one, so if you have any for sale (West Midlands area) let me know. It can be any age as long as it's slighty tame. Oh and which is most likely to make a better pet, boy or girl ? Thanks, and ANY info is better than non

From Karlee, 13 yr old Wanna b vet xD

Update:

Oh and please, if you are going to say

"They aren't meant to be kept as pets get a hamster!" Or whatever then don't bother! I already have a hamster anyway, and it's quite boring. Oh and don't think that I won't be able to handle it, belive me I've been bitten by horeses! I can handle it, thanks xD

sassy-g · May 2021

people may say that they are not meant as pets but say it is okay for macaws and parrots to be kept as pets

but i say as long as it insn't wild catched then it is alright

getting enough info about them is also a must and you'll still keep on learning even if after you got it

isn't it funny how after you say pet people go on ranting but if you say work then they wont rant ?????

jason-clark_60986dd5abc9f · May 2021

Kestrels For Sale

megan · May 2021

I've long had a fascination with falcons but I know my limitations. I'm not going to tell you not to get one, you're going to do whatever you want either way. If you're serious about this there are good and bad ways to do it, asking on yahoo is probably bad. Though, I will say that animals like, preditory birds, wild cats, and reptiles are NOT pets. I myself have lizards. People keep these animals, but they do NOT tame. No matter how long you keep them they will remain wild creatures and their tollerance of you can end at any time. Thats how people get hurt and die. Falcons can be trained to do specific tasks that follow their nature, but they will only do it if they want to, sometimes a bird will fly back to nature. If you want to get into falconry, please by all means do. But its very different hearing about your moms old bird and figuring it out trial by error while managing school. You should join a falconry group and get to know some people and their birds. Bird sit for someone for a few weeks, these birds are not parrots or hamsters that you keep in their cage and watch them, they need specific flying to keep healthy, make sure that you even have somewhere you can do this without buming a ride from your mom. If you follow through you'll really have a good idea what you're getting into and doing it in a responsible and mature manner.