Lou

This is what we know:

Lou is an 11-year-old Double Yellow-headed Amazon who came into rescue after major changes in his family made it difficult for them to continue caring for the birds.

He has spent years in a home with other parrots, is a talker, and can be handled, although it has been a while since anyone regularly worked with him. Like most Amazons, he has opinions about people and tends to decide for himself who he likes.

And then there’s the other thing.

Lou masturbates.

Loudly.

Like… full little birdy porn production on his perch. 😂

It is not subtle. It is not dignified. It is apparently one of his hobbies.

So his future home should probably have a sense of humor about normal parrot hormones and understand that redirecting some of that energy with enrichment, routine and good boundaries may be part of life with him.

Underneath all of that, he is a social, funny Amazon who has spent a long time as part of a family and is ready for someone willing to get to know him on his terms.

Age: 11

Sex: M

Prefers: Males/Females: 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: $900

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.