Linus

Hello there, my name is Linus, and I`m a handsome little cockatiel looking for my forever home. I was a stray found in the Santa Cruz area, so nobody knows that much about me. I came to live with my foster mom in October of 2023, and while I enjoy my time with the foster flock of cockatiels here, my foster is always looking to offer new cockatiels in need a safe place to land, and I`m ready for a new family to call my own.

I`m a cinnamon normal grey cockatiel, and you may find that I`m a bit sweeter than your average `tiel. I`m a fully flighted bird, so I`m not used to being handled, but my foster mom says that with lots of patience and love, I could learn to trust you. I`m also quite a good singer, although I`m a little shy about performing when people are around.

When I`m not serenading the room, I love being a "wet chicken" on our weekly shower day. My foster mom mists all of us, and I really get into it! A good misting is followed by a good mealâ€”I eat Roudybush crumbles, a quality seed mix with oat groats, and fresh dark greens every day. I also have plenty of soft wood toys, like palm leaf shredders and willow balls, to keep my beak busy. I`m a great chewer, so it`s important to keep me stocked with toys so I don`t get into trouble!

My foster mom thinks I would make a great companion, either as part of a pair or in a larger flock. If you`re interested in giving me a forever home, please reach out to the cockatiel coordinator!

In nature, cockatiels 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 cockatiel to a household if there is already at least one cockatiel living there. Otherwise, cockatiels must be adopted in groups of two or more.

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