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This is Bandit.
He is a pineapple green cheek conure. He has been at my local PetCo for at least a year (as long as I have lived in this area). He is quite timid and shy and (behaviorally) shows signs of abuse. One of his nails has been ripped out, though it has now healed and doesn't bother him much. I have visited him every single time I've ever been in this PetCo over the entirety of my time here. He's gotten to know me really well. He'll come to the front of the cage and chirp at me and play back and forth on his toys, showing off. The best thing he does is perch on that ball and spin around - it makes me laugh so he does it frequently. I have handled him a few times and he is as sweet as can be with me. He listens to me if his exploring bites and nibbles get too hard or if he's playing with something I don't want him to (i.e. my necklace).
One of the employees has told me a bit about his time there. There are only two people who work there that are able to handle him without being severely bitten and him flying away. I am apparently the only customer who has ever handled him where he exhibits playful behavior and hasn't bitten. I'm also the only person who has shown any interest in him for months. They recently got in a pair of blue quaker parrots that over took a sun conure that had been in one of their cages. I have not heard anything of what happened to that bird and no one will say when I ask, they just look forlorn - I'm assuming that means he didn't get a home. I am scared this will happen to this little guy. The employee I have corresponded with many times has exhibited large amounts of worry for his well-being with having been there so long. Going so far as to say that I could easily get his price dropped fairly significantly if it would mean I could take him home and he'd be safe (50% discount).
I have wanted a conure for a long time and have done extensive research on them over the last 2-3 years. I would love to be able to bring this guy home, even if just to give him a safe environment and save him from whatever awaits him being stuck in this small cage for so long in this store. I see people coming in constantly looking at the parakeets and almost always one is taken home, but people walk by this little guy and the cockatiels and the quakers constantly with not so much as a glance.
I have contacted many local shelters/rescues to see if they are able to take him on. But either due to being understaffed, at maximum capacity, don't work with birds, or insufficient funds to pay to get him out (yes they would have to buy him to get him out) none within a 1.5 hour radius are able to. So, this is a last resort.
He is a pineapple green cheek conure. He has been at my local PetCo for at least a year (as long as I have lived in this area). He is quite timid and shy and (behaviorally) shows signs of abuse. One of his nails has been ripped out, though it has now healed and doesn't bother him much. I have visited him every single time I've ever been in this PetCo over the entirety of my time here. He's gotten to know me really well. He'll come to the front of the cage and chirp at me and play back and forth on his toys, showing off. The best thing he does is perch on that ball and spin around - it makes me laugh so he does it frequently. I have handled him a few times and he is as sweet as can be with me. He listens to me if his exploring bites and nibbles get too hard or if he's playing with something I don't want him to (i.e. my necklace).
One of the employees has told me a bit about his time there. There are only two people who work there that are able to handle him without being severely bitten and him flying away. I am apparently the only customer who has ever handled him where he exhibits playful behavior and hasn't bitten. I'm also the only person who has shown any interest in him for months. They recently got in a pair of blue quaker parrots that over took a sun conure that had been in one of their cages. I have not heard anything of what happened to that bird and no one will say when I ask, they just look forlorn - I'm assuming that means he didn't get a home. I am scared this will happen to this little guy. The employee I have corresponded with many times has exhibited large amounts of worry for his well-being with having been there so long. Going so far as to say that I could easily get his price dropped fairly significantly if it would mean I could take him home and he'd be safe (50% discount).
I have wanted a conure for a long time and have done extensive research on them over the last 2-3 years. I would love to be able to bring this guy home, even if just to give him a safe environment and save him from whatever awaits him being stuck in this small cage for so long in this store. I see people coming in constantly looking at the parakeets and almost always one is taken home, but people walk by this little guy and the cockatiels and the quakers constantly with not so much as a glance.
I have contacted many local shelters/rescues to see if they are able to take him on. But either due to being understaffed, at maximum capacity, don't work with birds, or insufficient funds to pay to get him out (yes they would have to buy him to get him out) none within a 1.5 hour radius are able to. So, this is a last resort.
Organizer
Hannah Wolf
Organizer
Columbia, SC