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Sevita is an eight year old confirmed female Congo African Grey parrot looking for a new home in the Seattle area. Sevita has lived in Seattle with her mom for seven years. Sevita's mom feels that she can no longer provide the time and attention that Sevita requires to properly care for her.
Sevita's wings are clipped. All of her vet care has been with Dr. Onorati, DVM - Des Moines Veterinary Hospital. Sevita's mom wishes to continue Sevita's care with Dr. Onorati. Sevita boards there frequently and is well bonded with his staff.
Sevita has a distinct preference for women and has always been an only pet. Sevita comes with her cage, perch, and toys. Anyone wishing to adopt Sevita must have prior parrot experience. African Grey parrots are not starter pets. Understand also that African Grey parrots can live fifty years or more. If you live in the Seattle area and are interested in adopting Sevita, please read the Northwest Parrots Fund Adoption Procedures page, and contact Northwest Parrots Fund for screening.
Arua
Our first Congo African grey parrot was a crusty male rescue parrot named Corky who spoke little in the way of understandable English. However, one of his few phrases was: Don't Break That Door! He liked to slam his cage door shut, so he probably heard that quite abit in his short life. After Corky died from cardiac arrest in 2006, we acquired another Congo African grey. This one a female named Arua.
Arua Upside Down
Arua also likes to slam her cage door shut. However, she didn't say Don't Break That Door! So, as homage to our beloved Corky, we decided to train Arua to say: Don't Break That Door!
Arua easily picks up the words and phrases she wants to pick up. You Done Yet? I Want Apple! Watch Your Tail. I love YOU! Go poop. Come here missy. Tara, Tara, Tara, TARA! But year after year she refused to say Don't Break That Door! Even though we constantly repeated that phrase to her.
Recently, we heard a couple of garbled words that sounded strangely like Don't Break! Although at first it sounded more like What Break.
As we listened, and as Arua practiced the words, Don't Break became more and more apparent. Success! Now we just need to get her to complete the phrase.
Corky
