PACO

This is Paco.

This is what we know about him:

Paco is a bird who will need someone with a bit of experience.

He’s got tons of personality. He’s silly, likes to play, likes to have your attention and for you to goof off with him.

We were able to trace him back through his chip with our veterinarian and learned he’s 15 years old.

Paco is a typical Scarlet Macaw, a species known for their spiciness. He is unreliable for his behavior, and will need someone comfortable with earning his trust and creating boundaries for him.

He tends to bond with one person, which is macaw typical, and he has learned aggression for perceived threats to his person.

Age: 15

Sex: Assumed Male, no eggs laid.

Prefers: Males or Females? Not sure it matters

Other Bird Aggressive? No.

Cage Aggressive? No. He’s more nervous.

Adoption Fee: $1000

Cage Available: Macaw cages begin at $250 and are subject to availability. Your interviewer will let you know if we have any available for sale. The cage Paco is in is not for sale and is a permanent cage at the facility.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:
The person who adopts Paco needs to be comfortable setting boundaries, and trust building while keeping themselves safe.

***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.