OT: willing to take your parrot of your hands!

[clownman77]

does anyone here want to give their parrot a new home, get rid, or knows anyone trying to re-home there parrot?

[slick6669]

I think my dad might get rid of his chestnut fronted macaw...but il get back to you he might want to sell it though cus she's ready to breed but we can't find a male so he kinda gave up on the search

[clownman77]

pm'ed
thanks
anyone else?

[jcolletteiii]

Tried a local rescue? Done any research? Know what you're getting into?

http://www.parrotsociety.org/

[Jadams]

This is a great company to work with...try them.

http://www.lilysanctuary.org/

[jbrown11352]

What happened to the one you said fell in love with you?

[jcolletteiii]

Wait... is this the same person who posted a similar thread a month or so ago?

[Ian]

tried a local rescue? Done any research? Know what you're getting into?


+100,000,000

[fredendro]

i HATE parrots. I lived with a blue and gold macaw for a few years. It would curse at me and tell me to shut up all the time. They copy everything you say, i mean everything. Any time someone would knock on the door he would yell "come in!". Also screamed everytime he would knock his food bowl down which was alot, he would climb around the outside and undo the bolt holding it up. Crazy bird. Only cool thing was he would walk around the house and he thought he was one of the dogs.

[Jamie1210]

What happened to the one you said fell in love with you?

the bird didn't fall in love with him ... if I remember correctly, he fell in love with the bird. LOL

[clownman77]

that is were you are wrong the bird did fall in love with me but the day i was going to get it the owner sold it to someone else!!!!!!!!!!! i was really sad!trust me i was mad:mad2: so now i am just offering a home to birds that need one.

[jcolletteiii]

I know I've asked you this before, but do you really have any idea what you're getting into?

A few things to consider.

We've had our mollucan cockatoo for almost nine years. In that time, we've been able to take one vacation. Our bird gets separation anxiety when we are gone and will begin to feather pluck within a week. She is extremely loud and obnoxious, especially when my GF is trying to sleep (night shift). She favors me strongly over my GF and has bitten her on many occasions. All parrots are emotional, smart, and very easily bored. And oh yeah, chances are good that it may outlive you. Will you take on this responsibility for the rest of your life? There are plenty of really bad parrot owners out there who did not research their choice in pet before buying them. They simply give up and get rid of their bird, which usually adds to the birds problems as it is almost always bonded to one member of the family. Birds can suffer from anxiety, depression, etc. They are not like owning a dog, cat, ferret, snake, or ANY other kind of pet, period. You will be doing another animal a great disservice by taking on this responsibility if you are uninformed, or by buying one from a pet store. I know someone that has had their pinky ripped off by a macaw that was mad that his 'person' was away for a few days. My too ripped an earring out of my future father-in-law's ear through the back side of his earlobe becasue she was bored.

If you are truly interested in taking on this responsibility and not just because you want a 'cool' pet, then there are at least 2 bird rescues that have already been linked above right here in SoCal. You will not get a free bird from either, adoption fees are necessary to offset the costs of keeping these birds, and you will have to provide a good quality cage (another several hudred dollars). These organizations will make sure you understand what you are getting into before you adopt one of their animals. This is done not to discourage people from adopting animals that need homes, but to discourage people from later giving up on the commitment that they have made.

You should visit a rescue to see what can and all to often does happen to these animals.

Edit: Oh, and birds do not 'fall in love' with anyone in an hour. You are merely another object to interact with. Birds are not inherently trusting - and trust is a requirement than must necessarily be met before a bond can develop. Sorry for teh rant, but it is needed I think. And people think that tang police are pugnacious ;)

[Ian]

I don't think it could have been explained any better than that, if you hadn't revealed it I would have been 100% sure you own one. I did a lot of research but I just can't commit.

You're basically taking on the commitment of adopting something as time consuming as a child.