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Meet Rosie! My 30 year old foster tiel

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What a sweetie. Bebe is not a big mover either. But I think it more being crammed into a little cage for so long.
 

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He is so adorable! :heart: :heart: :heart:
I love that you can take him in and give him a good home. (Umm..Temporarily of course). His owner must have been heartbroken to part with him, but luckily for him he ended up with you. For now, of course.:lol:
 

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I think I remember someone had a tiel that lived until 32? Does anyone remember that? I think that's the oldest I have heard of.
I think Mónica has or had a very elderly Tiel
 

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Oh wow 30! He’s a handsome little guy! ;) And a very lucky tiel to have such a wonderful “foster” family
 

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:welcometrain: to handsome Rosie! :heart:
 

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Awesome. You always make me smile.
 

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Quite the handsome boy for 30! While it may have been sad for the owner .... peace of mind knowing he'll be in great care makes the heart hurt a little less.
 

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Wait. If she's just fostering, could the old owner take her back?
 

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The oldest cockatiels I've heard of lived to 35 and 36 years old....

Casey, my cockatiel is only 18 1/2 years old.

Pistachio may have been 19 or more when he passed on.

I have Beau, age unknown but I imagine "older". I don't know if older or younger than Casey unfortunately....
 

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I didn't know you had one tiel before.
And now Rosie. ❤

I have always thought of you as a tiel person so it's awesome that you can "foster" two.
Now I have to search for your latest threads. :)

I wonder if you can contact Rosie's old owner just to let her now that he is safe and will be really good taken care of.
Or perhaps you already have?
30 years is a long time, really happy that he is with you now. ❤
I adopted Scooter, who a 20 year old tiel, not long ago but I had been fostering him for awhile. I don't have Rosie's owner's info but the rescue where he was relinquished does. I know the adoption coordinator is very good about giving updates to anyone who wants them. Scooter's former owner recently inquired about him. I told the adoption coordinator that I'd be happy to send updates directly if the former owner wanted me to and would do the same for Rosie.
 

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Wait. If she's just fostering, could the old owner take her back?
No. The owner relinquished him to the rescue. So the rescue is now his owner. I guess theoretically the owner could apply to adopt him. But my understanding is her health condition wouldn't permit that anyway.
 
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