Chewy & Booboo

This is Chewy & Booboo.

This is what we know about them:

These two are super bonded to each other. We do not keep them in the same cage, but we do have their cages set up back to back.

Booboo is really a chill amazon as far as amazons go. He’s usually pretty calm, inquisitive and sweet. Chewy loves Jillian, one of our volunteers, and loves to be with her and on her.

Chewy is plucked, and could probably get his feathers back in a calm home with all his needs being met, and without so much chaos all the time.

These two are awesome birds. They take a little bit to warm up, but they’re great.

**We’ve reduced the adoption fee for these guys in an effort to get them into a good home sooner.

Sex: Both presumed male, no eggs laid

Prefers: Males or Females? Females

Other Bird Aggressive? Chewy is other bird aggressive, except to Booboo

Cage Aggressive? No.

Adoption Fee: $1200 for both **We’ve reduced the adoption fee for these guys in an effort to get them into a good home sooner. Usual adoption fee for the both of them would be $1800.

Cage Available: Macaw cages begin at $250 and are not always available, cages for amazons begin at $100 and we usually have them available. Your interviewer will let you know what we have available if you need a cage.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:
Indian Ringnecks 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.