Odie is a male Cockatiel of unknown age. We are assuming he is a geriatric. He has been twice rescued, that we know of. Echo was the second to rescue him. He had originally been rescued by a lady, who saved him from a neglectful state. Echo then offered to take him in when she could no longer care for him. He is currently in his foster home in Olympia, WA.
He loves to sit and watch you, usually from the side of the cage, or the top of the cage. When he decides that you are safe and worthy, he will fly to your shoulder.
When he's in the mood, he will even step up for you, even if he likes to hiss while he's doing it.
Odie also loves to spread his wings out in a heart shape as he serenades you with his song. We're still trying figure out what he's singing, but its beautiful to listen to.
He is a bonded mate with Memphis, a female Cockatiel. They must be adopted with and stay with each other. He does suffer from Cockatiel Night Frights, so there must be a soft light available where he sleeps at night or he gets scared. He is a very picky eater, no matter what we do or try, and as a result tends to have a slight nutritional deficiency (causing occasion star-gazing) even with vitamin supplements on a daily basis.
Due to us now knowing Odie's age, and deducting he is most likely geriatric due to behavior, we have reduced his adoption fee to $ 20.00 (from $ 40.00). For an additional donation fee of $ 20, SMCPR would supply an appropriate cage, feed & water dishes, perches, and a toy.
Odie came into our care on October 29. He's actually a pretty funny little guy. He hangs on the cage closest to where I am most of the time so he can watch me & sing his songs to me. He does step-up but he has to do this little bow & hissing first! But he NEVER bites! I have to physically remove him from his cage because he hasn't come out on his own yet, but he's cool with that as long as talk to him about it. Once out, he'll sit on my shoulder for as long as I allow it. I try to put him on top of the cage but he comes back to my shoulder (or my aloe vera by accident!)
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