My basic info
Here's what the humans have to say about me:
Well Hello - glad to see you are reading about me. My name is Snickers and my foster Mommy said I am as nutty as the candy bar, although she has told me that maybe I should have been named Sneaky as I've learned to open some of my cage doors. Was she surprised the one day when she came to check on me and I was on top of my cage!! Thought I had one over on her but she got smarter!! Dang!! When I first came to live with my foster parronts I was only used to eating a seed diet - but WOW there is a lot of delicious food out there that my foster Mommy has started to feed me. I love bananas and that "chop stuff" she gives me as well as carrots and some new thing called pellets. And boy the treats I get are yummy. I'm still a little cage aggressive but that comes with my breed. When I first came to my foster Mommy I didn't know what it was like to have my head scratched and petted - I didn't like it at first but now I sure look forward to it. I still won't step up to leave my cage so my foster Mommy will stand there and do these nice scratches and petting while I sit on top of my cage. She is patiently working with me on that "step up" thing but I'm a little bit stubborn. She told me that with time, love, and patience I will get the knack of it and enjoy sitting on someones hand or shoulder. If I happen to fly from my cage and my foster Mommy has to pick me up to put me back, I do hang out on her shoulder for a bit. I heard her tell my foster Daddy that I am getting better at this. I like to listen to music and I also say a few words - like "pretty pretty bird" "what's up" and "watch out" and I know in time I will say a lot more. Ya see, we quakers are very smart and playful birds. I didn't have any toys before I came here and at first I was a little afraid of them, but now - look out - I can destroy a toy in record time! My foster Mommy just keeps replacing them - she doesn't want me to get bored. I like when she talks to me and we bounce our heads up and down together. She sure does look funny doing this - I think I have her trained!!! I also love baths - my foster Mommy went and got this special tub thing, but I like to just take my daily bath in my large water dish. Wait till you see how far I can get the water to splash!!! Hope you plan on meeting me real soon cuz my foster Mommy said I will make the family who adopts me real happy. How about us sharing our happiness?
Interested in adoption? Please go to our website to fill out an application and to read our adoption protocols at http://floridaparrotrescue.com/adopt-foster-application/
An avian veterinarian has properly vetted all birds before they are placed up for adoption. Adoption fees include the bird’s cage IF the bird has a cage - most do, but please ask!
Parakeets, Cockatiels, Lovebirds: Fee’s for these birds are optional, but please consider donating any amount you can afford – your donations allow us to help more animals in need!
Quaker Parrots: $50
Parrotlets, Indian Ringnecks: $75
Conures: $125
Senegals, Lories, Meyers, Caiques, large Asiatic species: $200
Pionus, Amazons, Miniature Macaws (Hahns, Severe, Illigers, Yellow-Collared), Small Cockatoos (Goffins, Bare-Eyes): $275
Eclectus Parrots: $325
African Greys: $400
Large Cockatoos (Moluccan, Umbrella, Sulfur Crested, etc.): $400
Large Macaws (Blue and Gold, Scarlet, Greenwing, etc.): $500
**Birds that have been in rescue for more than one year – 50% off adoption fees regardless of species**
Please e-mail us at flparrotrescue@aol.com for any questions!
