Meet Caboose, a handsome Senegal of unknown age with a big personality. Caboose absolutely adores people, especially men, and would happily spend all day riding around on a shoulder if given the chance. He’s clicker and touch trained, and he already knows a fun list of tricks like wave, about face, spin, and big bird. Caboose also enjoys vocalizing and shredding toys, with pine nuts being one of his favorite treats.

He doesn’t fly well at this time, but he is eager to learn and could benefit from someone who is patient and encouraging with flight training. Caboose has had a recent vet check, nail and beak trims, and is in excellent health with no plucking. He thrives on a diet of fresh foods in the morning and organic pellets in the evening.

Caboose will do best in a home where he can get consistent interaction and time out of his cage. If you’re looking for a smart, affectionate companion who loves to learn and be near his person, Caboose may be the perfect match.

Age: Unknown

Sex: Unknown

Prefers: Males

Other Bird Aggressive? Haven’t had him around other birds for their own safety.

Cage Aggressive? No.

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.