Oliver & Oakley

Meet Oliver (Oli) & Oakley

Green Cheek Conures • Ages: 12 & 8 • Bonded Pair Looking for Joy Again

Oliver and Oakley are a sweet, strongly bonded pair of Green Cheek Conures who’ve been deeply loved and well-cared for their entire lives. Oli, a normal green cheek, is 12 years old, and Oakley, a cinnamon turquoise, is 8. They’ve been together since Oakley was a baby, and their bond is non-negotiable—they must be adopted as a pair.

These two have always been active, curious, and full of personality. They enjoy car rides, sunbathing, and their all-time favorite: outside time. They love shreddable toys with aglets and rubber pieces, and they sleep together every night in Oli’s lifelong snuggle hut.

They’ve been fed a high-quality diet of Harrison’s pellets, Nutri-Berries, fresh fruits, veggies, and the occasional almond.

While they were once very easy to handle, the last year has been hard. Life changes have made it difficult for their person to keep up the level of interaction and enrichment they were used to. Now, they’re less trusting and more withdrawn—but it’s clear that with time, attention, and consistency, they could thrive again. They have done some stick training and are still very intelligent and emotionally aware birds.

They don’t care for other birds and aren’t big fans of vacuums. They’re okay around dogs and haven’t shown a preference for men or women. They do love sunshine, enrichment, and routine—and they deserve a home where those things are front and center.

This surrender comes with a lot of heartbreak and guilt. Their person has done everything possible to make it work but knows that Oliver and Oakley deserve a calmer, more consistent environment where they can be happy again.

If you’re someone who values the emotional depth of parrots and can commit the time and love they’ve been missing, Oliver and Oakley are ready to start their next chapter—with you.

Age: 5/8

Sex: Unknown

Prefers: Males or Females? Not sure it matters

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

Cage Aggressive? They can be, but it fades after they’re away from the cage.

Adoption Fee: $450

Cage Available: Affordable used cages available to purchase starting at $100-to 250 up to 1000.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:

***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.