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I feel like I've been going insane over the past two weeks. I've been poring over cockatoo threads, reading about behavioral issues, heck I've been looking into the finite details of my financial future. All because I did the one thing I should never do. I looked up "cockatoo" on craigslist. And I found these two boys, Mickey and Houdini, two long-billed corellas. Both with no toys and in awful cages, one in a cage that's hardly twice his size and covered in rust.
Now I know it's idiotic to adopt these two, me not even in college, living with my parents, and having never owned a parrot before. But I feel I have to do something for these two, their conditions are simply too horrible. I wanted to go on here to ask an opinion of everyone about what I should do. If I should take them to a rescue, ask around for anyone who could adopt them, or something else I haven't thought of. I was thinking of trying to ask my parents to take them in so we could surrender them to a rescue, because I doubt their current owners will. If I can convince my parents to do so, how would I go about doing this? I know I should of course contact the rescue about surrendering them first but I doubt they'll be able to take them in immediately. So what would I do in the time being? Should I even try? If anyone wants to see the ad or wants to adopt them I could also add a link or message it to you (if that's allowed, I apologize if it's not).
I never should've looked, now I feel obligated to do something for them. As much as I'd love to take them in myself, I know that'd be a disaster waiting to happen. I need some advice and I felt it would be best to consult the forum here and see what I can do to get these birds safe.
These are pictures of the two poor guys, by the way:
Now I know it's idiotic to adopt these two, me not even in college, living with my parents, and having never owned a parrot before. But I feel I have to do something for these two, their conditions are simply too horrible. I wanted to go on here to ask an opinion of everyone about what I should do. If I should take them to a rescue, ask around for anyone who could adopt them, or something else I haven't thought of. I was thinking of trying to ask my parents to take them in so we could surrender them to a rescue, because I doubt their current owners will. If I can convince my parents to do so, how would I go about doing this? I know I should of course contact the rescue about surrendering them first but I doubt they'll be able to take them in immediately. So what would I do in the time being? Should I even try? If anyone wants to see the ad or wants to adopt them I could also add a link or message it to you (if that's allowed, I apologize if it's not).
I never should've looked, now I feel obligated to do something for them. As much as I'd love to take them in myself, I know that'd be a disaster waiting to happen. I need some advice and I felt it would be best to consult the forum here and see what I can do to get these birds safe.
These are pictures of the two poor guys, by the way:
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