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While the vibrant plumage and charismatic nature of parrots can be incredibly alluring, it's essential to understand that welcoming a parrot into your life comes with a profound and lifelong responsibility. Parrots are not just pets; they are wild, intelligent, long-lived companions that require dedicated care, patience, and commitment.
On their best day, they are beautiful, comical, endearing, and entertaining, but on their worst days, they can pluck their feathers, bite you in the face, scream for hours on end, poop on your walls from across the room, and chew up your floorboards. That's not an exaggeration, in fact, it's probably an understatement. A baby bird may be easier to handle in the beginning, but they eventually grow up and become adults and also bite, scream and destroy your things on their bad days.
Our adoption application process helps us and you figure out whether a parrot and specifically which parrot, is the right fit for you (and your family).
Adoption Approval Process
*** PLEASE NOTE: After completing an adoption application, you'll need to complete a parrot care class to continue the adoption process. Link to booking the class is in the application. We will only contact you AFTER both the application and class are completed. Any questions you have about adoptions not answered on this page will be answed after you've completed the class. See Adoption FAQs below. We will contact you to schedule an interview WITHIN 30 DAYS after the class is completed.
Adoption F.A.Q.s
How do I adopt a parrot?
Start by completing our adoption application, then complete the required parrot care class. After the class is completed you will be contacted to schedule an interview and home visit.
Do you charge an adoption fee?
Yes. Adoption fees vary by species and help to offset the cost of feeding, housing and providing medical care for the birds in our care.
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Budgies & Finches - $55.00
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Lovebirds, cockatiels, lineolated, and other small parakeets - $100
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Parrotlets, Quakers, Lories/Lorikeet, Ringnecks, Alexandrine - $300
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Conures (excluding Golden Conures), Senegals, Meyers, Caiques & Pionus - $400
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Amazons, Jardines, Mini Macaw, Golfin & Sulfur Crested - $600
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Eclectus - $800
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Umbrella Cockatoo - $1000
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African Grey, Large Macaw, Moluccan, Greater Sulfur Rose Breasted, Hawk Head, Golden Conure & Cape Parrot - $1500
Adoption fee includes a Well Bird Exam from ABC Animal & Bird Clinic. If any additional tests are requested, the cost will be added to the adoption fee.
Do you adopt outside of Texas?
We prefer local adoptions but will consider out-of-state placements on a case-by-case basis if travel arrangements are safe and suitable for the bird.
*Please keep in mind that we require potential adopters to visit a bird at least twice (in person) before adoption.
I want to adopt a specific species. Which species do you have available for adoption?
We do not provide specific information about any of the birds in our care until you have submitted an adoption application and completed the required parrot care class.
