Fiji

This is what we know:

Fiji is a healthy, intelligent Amazon parrot with a big personality and a deep ability to bond. He has never shown any self-harm behaviors and takes excellent care of himself.

Fiji has had a stable but emotional history. He was raised by a loving couple, and after his primary person passed away, he later came to his current home about two years ago. During his previous life, Fiji also experienced a house fire evacuation and was briefly lost overnight before being found, which may contribute to some of his sensitivities today.

In many ways, Fiji is a wonderful parrot. He is musical, vocal, and very social. He whistles familiar tunes, talks in phrases, and enjoys participating in conversations. He loves music, cardboard boxes, bright wooden toys, and long, relaxing showers.

Fiji has formed an extremely strong bond with one person and is affectionate and gentle with them. However, he is defensive and aggressive toward others and will bite if they try to handle him. This dynamic has been worked with consistently for two years but has not changed, which is why he is now being surrendered despite being deeply loved.

Fiji will do best with an experienced Amazon owner who understands one-person bonding, parrot body language, and respectful boundaries. With the right match, Fiji can be an incredibly loyal, engaging, and rewarding companion.

Age: 6

Sex: Assumed male, not 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.