Bob

Bird ID: 7709
Species: Cockatiel
Sex: Male
Sub-Species: Whiteface Grey
Adopted on 2026-05-06
Bob
Hello everyone! My foster mom said it`s time to update my bio so I can get adopted!! We went to the avian vet to get a checkup and the band on my leg says that I am probably 26 years old - wow! But I don`t need any medications, so that`s good! I enjoy getting gentle scritches when my foster mom scoops me up out of my cage. I`ll hang out with you if I have a toy to chew on. I`ve been eating Roudybush (nibles size) and a seed mix with greens - I really enjoy the spinach mix from Trader Joe`s. And of course, I get my millet treat in the evening before bed :) I`m pretty vocal, but not like some annoying creatures! I whistle to communicate with my mirror or the birds in the other room. I love to chew on millet stalks and willow toys. My wing feathers have come in kind of wonky, so I cannot fly, though I can flutter if I need to from a small height. Because I cannot fly, my cage is a specially set up flight cage (30" long x 21" deep with 1/2" bar spacing) with an elevated floor so that I won`t fall if I decide to get on a perch. Short version: I`m a sweet older guy who will sing and nibble and enjoy occasional scritches if you`ll take me as I am for the rest of my life!
In nature, cockatiels live in large flocks. A single bird in a cage spends much of his/her life being lonely because humans have things they must do that take them away. We therefore will only adopt a single cockatiel to a household if there is already at least one cockatiel living there. Otherwise, cockatiels must be adopted in groups of two or more.