Mortimer

This is what we know:

Mortimer is a stunning Catalina Macaw who has lived in three different homes and once shared his life with a Military Macaw companion who has since passed away. Being on the younger side, Mortimer is still full of energy and has a bit of that fiery macaw personality.

He is not a fan of men and will try to bite them if given the chance, so he needs a female-centered home. Mortimer is also leery of hands, though he’s made wonderful progress with his last owner. With patience and trust, he enjoyed sitting on their arm, receiving gentle head scritches, and even allowing play with his beak and feet.

Mortimer’s favorite part of the day is mealtime. He thrives on fresh chop made daily, along with pellets and almonds. His favorite treats include fruit, eggs, oatmeal, and especially sweet potatoes.

While he’s not very interested in toys, Mortimer does enjoy chewing on wood and spending time on his big swing perch. He strongly dislikes sticks and gloves, likely due to being mishandled in the past with welder’s gloves. With the right home, full of patience and love, Mortimer will continue to blossom into the amazing companion he has already shown he can be.

Age: Unknown

Sex: Unknown

Prefers: Females

Other Bird Aggressive? We haven’t allowed this bird to interact with other for their safety.

Cage Aggressive? No.

Adoption Fee: $1500

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.