Sweetheart

Meet Sweetheart

Sweetheart is a charming Quaker parrot who lives up to her name. She absolutely loves being with people and will try to join you any time her door is open. She’s happiest when she can be on you, sharing in your day and soaking up attention.

Sweetheart enjoys a healthy diet of fresh fruits and vegetables, sometimes with whole grain rice. Her favorite pastimes include dancing to fun 50’s and 60’s music, chewing on wood, and playing with child-safe squeaky toys. She is especially fond of women and bonds most easily with them.

Sweetheart was dropped off on her previous owner’s doorstep about a year ago, and no other information about her past is known.

While Sweetheart has a gentle, loving personality, she does get startled by loud sounds, especially motorcycles and revving cars. With a little patience and understanding, she quickly settles back into being her affectionate self.

Now she’s ready to find her forever home with someone who will appreciate her sweet spirit, enjoy her love of music and play, and give her the companionship she craves.

Age: Unknown

Sex: Unknown

Prefers: Female

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

Cage Aggressive? No.

Adoption Fee: $550

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

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: Quaker parrots are illegal to possess in some states. Make sure your state is not one of them before applying for him.

***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.