For the second time in about 10 days, a parrot with a severely overgrown beak was surrendered to CARE.
Hector is an approximately 13 year old severe macaw. We have trimmed his beak (I will try to post a new picture later this week).
Severe macaws tend to be very difficult parrots to keep successfully in a home environment. They tend to bond very strongly to one person, and even with their chosen person, they tend to be beaky.
Additionally, they love destroying wood toys, which we see as a good thing, but many owners are not willing to keep buying new toys because "it just destroys them." That's the point!
They are extremely intelligent, and funny, and they need a household who is going to work on developing their intelligence.
Hector is now in a cage with plenty of toys so he can work on keeping his beak trimmed himself!
Hector is an approximately 13 year old severe macaw. We have trimmed his beak (I will try to post a new picture later this week).
Severe macaws tend to be very difficult parrots to keep successfully in a home environment. They tend to bond very strongly to one person, and even with their chosen person, they tend to be beaky.
Additionally, they love destroying wood toys, which we see as a good thing, but many owners are not willing to keep buying new toys because "it just destroys them." That's the point!
They are extremely intelligent, and funny, and they need a household who is going to work on developing their intelligence.
Hector is now in a cage with plenty of toys so he can work on keeping his beak trimmed himself!
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