Gatsby Group

This is what we know:

Galaxy, Metro, and Runway are a trio of cockatiels, at least 12 years old, who came in with their sibling Gatsby and two others. Metro is a pied female; Galaxy is a female, Runway’s sex and age is unknown. They’ve had minimal handling aside from vet visits, and Runway was found outside before joining their group. Galaxy has some ongoing breathing issues, that she has seen the vet for a couple times before arriving here, that are being monitored.

They don’t like to be held but enjoy chattering together. They’d do best in a home that offers them patience and lets them build trust and friendship at their own pace.

Age: At least 12

Sex: 2 Females and Unknown

Prefers: Males or Females? Not sure it matters

Other Bird Aggressive? No

Cage Aggressive? No. They’re more nervous.

Adoption Fee: $275

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.