This is Marco

This is what we know about him:

Hatched in 2009, Marco is 15 years old. He originally belonged to a man whom loved him so very much. He passed away. Marco loves pretty much everyone. He’s one of those rare birds who typically enjoys just about everyone.

He’s always plucked (which we here at the rescue believe is a learned activity linked to both diet and boredom).

Marco needs a mostly fresh food diet. Fruits, vegetables, greens, tree nuts in moderation, no seed or peanuts. Those wishing to be considered for adoption for Marco will need to look into Eclectus diets.

Age: 16

Sex: Male

Prefers: Males or Females? Both

Other Bird Aggressive? No.

Cage Aggressive? No.

Adoption Fee: $1300

Cage Available: Yes, included in his adoption fee

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:
He has a specialized diet - straight pellet is not enough for an eclectus. He’s fully flighted and loves to fly around the house, and the home he goes to will need to be able to accommodate that.

***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.