Meet Petrie, a 6.5 year old Sun Conure with a big personality and a lot of love to give! Petrie has been with the same family since he was just a baby, so he has had a stable home but is now ready to find a new family who can give him more out of cage time and attention.

Petrie is a smart and playful guy who loves chewing on wooden toys and ringing his favorite big red ball with a bell inside. He is also a little chatterbox. He can say things like “Whatcha doing?”, “Hi,” “Come here,” “Love you, baby,” and even quacks like a duck. He laughs along with his people and loves being included in the conversation.

He tends to prefer women and responds best to slow, gentle movements and calm voices. While Petrie used to enjoy hanging out and even stepping up, he has spent more time in his cage over the past few years, so he will need a patient person willing to help him rebuild trust and confidence. He may bite if he feels unsafe, so his new family should respect his boundaries and give him time to adjust.

Petrie is a very clever boy. He knows how to open food and water doors if they are not locked, and he has been known to call out for his favorite person, Darnell. He loves Nutri Berries, wooden toys, and attention. With time and the right environment, he may very well return to enjoying head scratches and more direct interaction.

This bright and social little conure is looking for a loving home where he can be the center of attention, get plenty of out of cage time, and be talked to as much as he wants. With patience, Petrie has the potential to thrive and be a wonderful companion.

Age: born 5/4/2019

Sex: Assumed Male/Unknown

Prefers: Females

Other Bird Aggressive? Haven’t had him around other birds for their own safety.

Cage Aggressive? No

Adoption Fee: $700

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 experience 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.