Buster

This is what we know:

Buster is a 20 year old Blue Front Amazon with a big personality and strong preferences. He has shown consistent aggression toward women, and this behavior is not something that can be trained out of him. While he does like kids, he cannot be placed with anyone who expects to change this aspect of his personality. We would consider putting him in a home with a woman if the household was fully aware of his and able to manage his aggressive behavior, but his aggression must be taken seriously. With the right person, Buster can be a lively, engaging, and loyal companion who enjoys being part of the action.

Age: 20

Sex: Male

Prefers: Males

Other Bird Aggressive? We haven’t allowed this bird to interact with other for their safety.

Cage Aggressive? Yes, with women.

Adoption Fee: $900

Cage Available: Affordable used cages available to purchase starting at $100-to 250 up to 1000.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:
None

***Information that is universal to every bird:

1) Birds are typically not family animals. They usually choose a favorite and at best you can expect them to tolerate everyone else.

2) Birds are not great with kids, dogs, other birds, and are not cuddly with everyone, nor can they really be trained to be. Birds are flock animals, who are social creatures that need to be in a communal area where they can see the rest of the family, or you may eperience serious vocalization and behavior problems. We’ve never met a bird who is great with kids, but we have met kids who are respectful of birds.

3) Birds bite. But, you shouldn’t “take the bite”. If you’re getting bit, you haven’t earned the trust of the bird, and are pushing the bird past his/her limits. You must figure out what the bird needs, and make what you’re asking of the bird more attractive than what they are already doing.

4) Birds are not “dominance” based creatures. Your only option for birds is to earn their trust. If they are, say…on top of a cage and don’t want to come down, that is where they feel safest, not a dominance thing. They are not trying to exert dominance, they just don’t want to come down. Your job as a parrot owner is to figure out what you can do to help them trust you, and whatever you are asking to be more attractive than what they are already doing.

5) NEVER send money over the internet for adoption with any individual or organization for the adoption of an animal you have not met in person. That is almost always a scam.