Dorothy U

Bird ID: 7290
Species: Parakeet
Sex: Male
Sub-Species: Standard Budgie
Died on 2022-08-16

Hi, I`m Dorothy, a special needs budgie of indeterminate gender who came to Mickaboo from an aviary rescue in March 2022. I am missing all the toes on my left foot, which makes me a special needs bird.

I need to live in a cage with a raised floor so that if I fall, I won`t go far and hurt myself. In addition to a regular perch, I have a flat platform perch. I like to sit on the swing as well. Once the food is in and cage door closed, I don`t care what my foster parent does in the room. I am still not a veggie eater, but my foster parent keeps trying!

I`m not a much of a flyer, but I do like to scramble around the cage most of the time. I need daily misting to help clean out my nose and sinuses.

Could you find it in your heart to give me a forever home? I`d appreciate it!
In nature, parakeets (budgerigars) live in large flocks. A single bird in a cage spends much of his/her life being lonely because humans have things they must do that take them away. We therefore will only adopt a single parakeet to a household if there is already at least one parakeet living there. Otherwise, parakeets must be adopted in groups of two or more.