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African Grey
Color
Gray/Red
Age
Adult
Sex
Male
Pet ID
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Ditto is a DNA sexed, 12 year old male Congo African Grey Parrot. He came into rescue after his owner became very sick with a severe medical issue. Ditto is currently on milk thistle as he does have slight hepatic disease from a previous improper diet – he also has low calcium, high cholesterol and high phosphorus – all issues that we will attempt to correct through diet under the supervision of an avian vet. Ditto has now been converted to a pelleted diet and is eating chop and trying new foods everyday! As you can see, Ditto came into rescue plucked from the neck down – most likely from a combination of incorrect diet, stress and not receiving the proper socialization. He is a bit of a nervous bird and is startled easily by loud noises. He does not like to step up from inside of his cage, he will run from you, but if he comes out on his own with the door left open, he will then beg to be picked up. While has never previously seen children or other birds or dogs, he is doing very well in his foster home where all of these stimulants are present. HOWEVER - Ditto DOES NOT like men - he will bite men to draw blood, but adult and children females, he is absolutely fine with. He communicates with the other birds from across the house through beeps and whistles (he will be moved into the bird room once cleared by the vet) and has no fear of dogs – their presence and noises do not startle him. He even steps up for the children in the foster home (ages 7-13). He loves being scritched on the back of his neck and will push his head under your hand to be scritched, he would be content letting you scritch him all day, every day! His favorite toys involve leather and bird safe fabric that he can break and he also really loves cash register tape. He has shown no aggression in his foster home other than not liking men, however, because he is timid and loud noises frighten him, he needs a gentle, patient hand to continue to bring him out of his shell.
Adoption Fee $350 or $550 with cage
Interested in adopting? The first step is to go to our website at www.floridaparrotrescue.com to fill out the adoption application. Once completed, e-mail it to us at flparrotrescue@aol.com and our adoption coordinator will contact you. Adoption requirements and adoption fees can be found on the website as well as a listing of all of the Florida Parrot Rescue birds available for adoption. Please e-mail us for any questions.
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