Eli

Meet Eli

Eli is a soulful medium Sulphur Crested cockatoo, approximately 25 years young, who is ready to find the right person to help him flourish. He has beautiful white feathers with a bright yellow crest, excellent plumage, and a calm, quiet presence when he feels safe. Eli loves his toys, especially acrylic and chew toys, and has a soft spot for fat bagel cardboard rings and crunchy dry snacks. He is not a fan of wet foods and fruits, and new things can make him nervous.

Eli’s life has had a lot of change. He needs a patient, experienced caregiver who understands that trust takes time. In the past he stepped up and accepted handling, but he has not been regularly handled in several years and will need someone willing to gently rebuild that bond through consistent, calm interaction and positive reinforcement. He tolerates gentle head scratches through the cage bars and will accept treats from people he begins to trust. Eli has not shown signs of feather plucking and has been generally healthy.

The ideal home for Eli is one person or a calm household that can give him daily attention, predictable routine, and plenty of enrichment. He does best without sudden change, lots of visitors, dogs, or young children, and would thrive with someone experienced in cockatoo behavior who can offer reassurance, short training sessions, and lots of safe chewing options. A quiet, consistent human who understands the slow work of rebuilding confidence will give Eli the best life for his next chapter.

If you are ready to give Eli time, patience, and the kind of companionship only a dedicated person can offer, he will repay you with his quirky personality, soft words, and the comforting presence only a cockatoo like Eli can provide.

Age: 26

Sex: DNA Male

Prefers: Female, But he may do well with a male he likes.

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.