PETER

Meet Peter

Congo African Grey • Hatched 2001 • Sunshine-Loving Sweetheart

Peter is a 2001 Congo African Grey with a gentle soul and a unique quirk—he’s believed to be deaf, or at least significantly hard of hearing. He seems to respond best to deeper voices, which makes sense given what we’ve observed. Despite that, Peter is friendly, easygoing, and genuinely enjoys interaction—on his terms, at his volume.

He came to us after his human passed away, and the family didn’t have much history to share—but they did say one thing clearly: out of all the birds they surrendered, Peter is the one they’re going to miss the most.

He loves basking in the sun, soaking up the warmth and watching the world quietly go by. Peter would do wonderfully in a calm home with someone who respects his sensory needs and is willing to speak his language—whatever that ends up being.

Age: 24

Sex: M

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? No. He’s more nervous.

Adoption Fee: $1000

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

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:
He is partially deaf, and can only hear deep voices.

***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.