Veeger

Hello there! My name is Veeger, and I`m a gentle and quiet cockatiel looking for a special forever home. I was surrendered to the rescue in January and am now living with a foster mom who says I`m named after a character from the first *Star Trek* movie.

I`m a little bit shy and tend to be territorial in my cageâ€”which is a bit too small for me right nowâ€”but my foster mom says she`s working on getting me a new, larger one so I can have more room to move around. I`m not a big fan of hands, but I will step up if I happen to end up on the floor. I can`t fly like the other cockatiels because one of my wings is missing some flight feathers, so I spend most of my time in my cage. Because I`m not the best flyer, I have a soft pad on the bottom of my cage to keep me safe in case I lose my grip and fall.

While I may be quiet, I`m a big fan of whistlingâ€”especially to my reflection in the mirror! I also love to shred soft toys, which came as a surprise to my foster mom because she was told I don`t like toys. I enjoy a variety of foods, but my favorite is carrot tops.

My foster mom thinks I would be happiest living with another bird in a nice, big cage. I`ll need a new family with lots of patience to help me become more comfortable with being handled. I think there`s hope for me, too!

If you`d be 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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