About Our Rescued Residents

About Our Rescued Residents

Meet Our Rescued Residents

All of the Parrots and animals have come to live with us, so that they would have a safe haven filled with love that they can call their forever home. Our parrots and animals get daily interaction from volunteers and visitors as well as their full time caretakers, as well as regular medical checkups with our veterinarian teams.

Redonkulous & Nick

Redonkulous & Nick

Redonkulous came to us via a local rescue that had received him from the Peaceful Valley Donkey Ranch in Texas. Their organization rescues donkeys and puts them through a program where they are acquainted with people. They are given all of the necessary shots, they get fixed, their hooves are trimmed, and their teeth are floated. Then they are sent to local rescues across the country to be adopted.

Since living at the Sarasota Parrot Conservatory, Redonkulous has become best friends with Nick, our horse. Together they have done a wonderful job keeping all of the predators away from the rest of our rescued animals.

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A drawing of an animal with the name wallace warthog
Honkers & Mama

Honkers & Mama

Honkers our male goose and his mate Mama Goose came to the Sarasota Parrot Conservatory from a homeowner who had purchased land and indicated the geese had been living in a pond on their property with the previous owners for 8 years and were left there. The new owner's dogs would chase them so they asked if we could take them in. They now perform guard duty letting us know whenever anyone comes to our gate. Honkers follows me everywhere and loves to sit on my lap and be petted.

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Sheldon

Sheldon

Sheldon is our male African Sulcata Tortoise. We took in a group of parrots from a couple and Sheldon became part of the package. He was raised with dogs and parrots so is comfortable walking about and engaging with them. Sheldon comes when you call his name, and he wiggles his butt when you rub the back of his shell.

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Walter the Pig

Walter the Pig

Walter the Pig, a longtime friend of the Conservatory, came to live with us when his owner was relocated to a new city and she couldn’t bring him with. Since living with us Walter has become best friends with Wallace the Warthog. They eat, play and rest together and Walter is enjoying the interaction he receives with all of the animals. His owner gets regular videos and photos and she believes Walter is living his best life here with us.

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Mort

Mort

Mort and Macon were both born in October. Mort came to us in 2019 and Macon in 2020. While Mort is a male Juliana mix Macon is a potbelly and both have found a way to reach 300 pounds. There is plenty of natural food like grass, roots, tubulars, and palm nuts at the sanctuary that they only get a total half cup of protein feed a day. Both are house trained and once in a while come in from the heat or when it is very cold otherwise they enjoy their sanctuary.

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Macon

Macon

Mort and Macon were both born in October. Mort came to us in 2019 and Macon in 2020. While Mort is a male Juliana mix Macon is a potbelly and both have found a way to reach 300 pounds. There is plenty of natural food like grass, roots, tubulars, and palm nuts at the sanctuary that they only get a total half cup of protein feed a day. Both are house trained and once in a while come in from the heat or when it is very cold otherwise they enjoy their sanctuary.

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Meet Some Of Our Parrots

CASEY

CASEY

Casey is our 26-year-old Blue & Gold Macaw who has had one owner since birth. Due to serious health issues Casey's owner rehomed him. She said that despite the best veterinary care he has been a plucker his whole life. However, he is happy as can be and loves to be with the flock and be held by people.

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PINKY

PINKY

Pinky is our rose breasted cockatoo, age unknown, who came to us with Ouiji, our male eclectus. She has one eye but has adjusted quite well in the lanai aviary with a dozen other parrots. We aren't sure what happened to her eye as there wasn't much history given to us.

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NAPOLEON & OPERA

NAPOLEON & OPERA

Napoleon a male military macaw and his female mate Opera, a blue and gold macaw, came to us from an owner in Texas who needed a secure place for his beloved parrots. Both parrots are in their 20's. The owner originally placed them in two different sanctuaries in Texas and when conducting unannounced visits found them in dirty conditions and being given seed and chicken feed. He found us on the web and drove 32 hours straight to rehome them at our sanctuary. We send frequent updates via Facebook messenger, and they provide monthly support for their parrots. Once they are in a position to have a home they are welcome to have their babies back otherwise the pair will be here in their forever

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RUBY

RUBY

Ruby, our female eclectus, originally came to us for boarding because her owner had a stroke and needed to recover in a rehabilitation center. When we were contacted by the owner about the cost for boarding we were told of the circumstances, and we offered to board Ruby for free. Unfortunately, the owner ended up passing away and she was the only owner Ruby had ever had for 35 years.

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