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Are you looking to adopt a new feathered friend?
Are you committed to adding a long-term member to your family?
Can you provide a safe and healthy environment for your new companion?
If you are thinking adopting a bird for the first time,
here are the 10 things you should know before adopting a bird.
10 Things You Need to Know Before Adopting a Bird
1. Birds are not domesticated animals. Domestic animals are animals that have been bred for hundreds of years to live in the care of humans and are distinct from their wild ancestors. Birds commonly kept as pets are no different than their wild relatives - they are the native species of other countries.
2. Chlamydiosis (psittacosis) and avian tuberculosis can be transmitted through the air from birds to humans. These diseases can cause significant illness, especially for people with compromised immune systems. Birds also continually shed "feather dust" - particles of feathers, which may aggravate asthma in some people. Many homes with pet birds have HEPA-type air filters in rooms with birds to control allergies from bird dander.
3. Parrots, including lovebirds, parakeets, and cockatiels, are noisy and messy, and can be destructive. Vocalizing (squawking, chirping, talking) is an important part of any parrot's social communication. Birds eat continually throughout the day, dropping and discarding bits of food everywhere. Birds are instinctively programmed to chew and shred wood, whether it is a perch, toy, picture frame, or furniture. Birds will also chew electrical cords, paper, and curtains.
4. All parrots have long life spans. Depending on species, they may live 20 to 50 years or more. Caring for a bird is often a life-long responsibility.
5. Parrots are extremely social animals, and have been compared to human toddlers in the needs of their emotional and social lives but, unlike children, they never grow up.
6. Birds are active and inquisitive and must be provided with ample room to move about and play. An indoor or sheltered outdoor aviary or a flight safe room (windows covered, no cats/dogs, no ceiling fans, etc.) that will allow the bird(s) to fly is good for exercise. Birds with clipped wings can get exercise by climbing, swinging, and flapping, if provided with ample space, toys, and climbing structures.
7. All birds need a varied diet, not just seeds or pellets, but grains, beans, fruits and vegetables too.
8. Light exposure and sleep are very important to birds. Birds need at least 4 hours exposure to UVA and UVB rays from sunlight or full-spectrum lighting to provide them with vitamin D, which promotes vitamin A absorption, critical for upper respiratory health. Birds must have a minimum of 10 hours of sleep each night.
9. Birds are very sensitive to air quality. Unlike humans, a bird replaces nearly all the air in its lungs with each breath. Because no residual air is left in the lungs during the ventilation cycle of birds, they transfer more oxygen and more pollutants during each breath. Birds should never be exposed to tobacco smoke, chemical fumes (hairspray, cleaners, etc.), or Teflon coated materials. Exposure to some toxic inhalants can cause immediate death; chronic exposure to other toxic can lead to premature death.
10. Birds need veterinary care from a veterinarian that specializes in birds. Proper vet care for birds can be expensive. Your vet will probably recommend a complete examination and diagnostic tests when you first acquire your bird; in addition, she/he will probably recommend annual well-bird examinations. Smaller birds require the same vet care and regular examinations.
This text was prepared by Monica Engebretson, Grassroots Coordinator, Animal Protection Institute. Please copy, distribute and utilize this document in its entirety for the benefit of all companion birds in your care.
See a bird you are interested in meeting on our website?
Send an application to our adoption email - Roniesadoptions@gmail.com
We will set up an one on one meeting to see if there is a connection with you and the bird you are interested in.
If your meet and greet goes well, we will schedule more appointments for you to come back and visit.
We DO NOT do same day bird sales.
Here, we let the bird pick their human. We will never force a bird to go with someone that we can see the bird does not feel comfortable with.
Please be aware that our adoption process can take a few weeks.
Adoption fee is bird species specific and includes Cage, food, toys and everything you need to make your adoption successful.
Please do not call the store to inquire about birds.
We reply to emails in order that they are received. If multiple people email about a specific bird, we add your name to a list and if the original person is not a match, we go to the next name on the list.
Please be patient.
Please be aware that we do not sell birds.
We do not ship birds.
We do not adopt to breeders or bird flippers.
We do not adopt to minors.
We are looking for committed forever homes.
The conure Trio- Edith is a 8 yr old Female SunSky. Poppy is 9 yr old female sun conure. Gizmo is a 13 yr old male Sun conure. We do not have a lot of history on these 3 but when we have seperated them, they will break out of their cages to be together. This is NOT a breeding trio. No eggs or breeding has been witnessed. We will not break them up. They need to be adopted together.
If you are interested in meeting this trio, please email an application to the email address listed above.