MIKO

This is Miko.

This is what we know about him:

Miko is a disabled Solomon Island Eclectus and his age is unknown. His injury was an attack by a dog in his past life, which resulted in the amputation of his wing. His last caretaker had him for 5-6 years and had adopted him from a now closed rescue, who didn’t have a history on him.

His mama of the past 5-6 years has a terminal diagnosis, and is entering hospice, and her veterinarian called us and asked us to take him on.

Miko is an absolute doll of a bird. He is so sweet, and docile and just really wants to be part of whatever you’re doing. We think he’ll do best with a female caretaker, and we would give preference to someone with a sweet, doting type of personality that pays close attention to detail.

His plumage is a mess, which we believe is mostly dietary. He needs a varied diet of fresh vegetables, measured pellets, and regular baths, and we think that, coupled with regular handling and time out of his cage will result in better plumage and overall health.

Age: Unknown

Sex: Male

Prefers: Males or Females? Females

Other Bird Aggressive? We haven’t let him interact with other birds.

Cage Aggressive? No.

Adoption Fee: $1000

Cage Available: Affordable used cages available to purchase starting at $100.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:
Eclectus diets are different from other birds, and you’ll want to research that, and hormonal behavior in Eclectus parrots to be considered.

***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.