Caeser

This is what we know:

Caesar is a twenty six year old African Gray who has spent her life surrounded by a family that loved and understood her. She came from a pet store where she had lived for about a year before being adopted, and her current family has been her only home ever since. Caesar is a standard-colored Gray who has a long history of plucking, something she has done for many years. Despite this, she remains a bright and interactive bird with a gentle presence.

Caesar has laid eggs in the past, though it has been at least a year since the last time. She enjoys a diet of pellets, fruity pellets, nutriberries, and she typically received fresh or frozen vegetables with her evening routine. She usually prefers the radio and finds comfort in familiar sounds and familiar items. Caesar can be nervous around new toys or new objects, so her current family has always introduced changes slowly.

She does not have a strong preference for men or women and appreciates calm, patient interaction from anyone who takes the time to earn her trust. Caesar used to spend time out of her cage in the evenings, especially during vegetable time, and she has even traveled with her family to Michigan in her own travel cage for extended visits.

Caesar is being surrendered due to significant changes in the home and the family’s need to focus on caring for an elderly family member. They want Caesar to have the time, attention, and reassurance she needs. She will do best with someone who understands African Grays, who can go slowly with her, and who can help her feel safe while giving her the consistent care she deserves.

Age: 26

Sex: Female, egg verified

Prefers: Doesn’t have a preference

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

Cage Aggressive? No.

Adoption Fee: $1000

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.