A Rescue

[applesauce]

Hi,
Well I was snooping around on craigslist yesterday to see if anyone had some good cages I could use as a roost cage. I found a woman who wants to rehome her IRN (i just searched for parrot beause that brings up all the cages). She said she has cats now so she needs to rehome her. It comes with no vet papers...I don't know the 'fee' yet... but that combo is usually bad. Apparently it's a female and she says its a one person bird and very loud, and that she may be scared until she warms up. Does this sound normal or does this sound like an outright wild/ignored IRN? Would this be a bad idea or does it sound like a possible health problem cropped up hence the rehome? I'm all for adoption when possible as I've rescued many of my other animals from shelters, people or the outside, but not sure what to think of this. I'd appreciate input.

[bec]

well i dont understand why she has to get rid of her bird over the cats ive had cats all the time ive owned ringnecks
i never let them be unsupervised but anyway
yes an irn will be scared when rehomed & will take time to warm up to you
this is normal & to be expected for ome thing they arre in a new enviroment & for another the have lost they "flock"
by which i mean familiar people
i would suggest not alot of toys in her cage at first unless they come with her
plenty of food & water put her cage near where you spend the most time doing things eg tv computor reading
it will give her an opportunity to get to know you while your not totally focused on her
let her be the main instigator of interaction & whenever possible eat infront of her with things that are safe to share this will make her feel safe and encourage the bond between you
i have a georgeous irn from a rescue situation she has actually calmed down with us quicker than a baby i bought from a petshop

[ringneck]

Wow Bec! What a a great post!

IMRAN

[bec]

aawwww shuck imran thanks (blushes)