Tinkerbelle

Meet Tinkerbelle, Our Spirited Military Macaw

Tinkerbelle is a lively and curious military macaw who loves to explore and interact with everyone she meets. She is happiest when she can come out and spend time with people, and she delights in dancing to 50's and 60's music. She enjoys chewing on child proof squeaky toys and wood, keeping her mind and beak active.

Tinkerbelle thrives on a pelletized diet supplemented with fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grain rice, and plant-based cheese. She has been with one family her entire life and is used to a calm, loving home environment.

While she prefers women, Tinkerbelle is a friendly and engaging companion. She does not enjoy loud noises such as motorcycles or revving cars, so a quieter household is ideal. Tinkerbelle has always plucked, which is simply part of her personality, and she is otherwise healthy and well cared for.

She is comfortable being handled occasionally, especially by familiar people, but she likes to do things on her own terms. Tinkerbelle has been loved deeply and is looking for someone who will continue to prioritize her health, happiness, and enrichment.

Age: 23

Sex: Female

Prefers: Female

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

Cage Aggressive? No.

Adoption Fee: $1000

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.