This is what we know about him:

Cappy, also known as Captain Gremlin, is an 11 year old Opaline black capped conure with a big heart and a lot of charm. He may have a deformed foot and beak from a past injury, but it doesn’t slow him down one bit. He flies well, moves around his cage with ease, and his beak difference is only cosmetic.

Cappy is clicker and touch trained, knows how to “flip,” and is working on flight recall. He steps up readily, loves to chatter with you, and while he doesn’t talk, he makes up for it with his playful personality. Some of his favorite things include raisins, head scratches, and cozy afternoon naps cuddled up with his favorite toy pineapple.

He’s recently been to the vet, received a clean bill of health, and is on a healthy diet of fresh foods in the morning and organic pellets at night. Cappy would thrive in a loving home that will continue to encourage his training, celebrate his quirks, and give him plenty of enrichment.

Age: 11

Sex: Male

Prefers: Males or Females

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

Cage Aggressive? No.

Adoption Fee: $350

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 experience 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.