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George & Tevye

Cockatiel

Meet

George & Tevye

Hand tame and will hang out with you. Sweet and funny. Like to sing and dance. Usually get along and can be caged together, but need to be separated during hormone season due to George getting aggressive with Tevye.

About

George & Tevye

None

Age or hatch date:

Around 7 years

Gender:

Both Possible Males

Best qualities:

Tevye is a sweetheart - very gentle, loves to boop (dance), cuddle, groom his brother, and give kisses. He is a funny guy who loves to go underneath furniture and stress his brother out by remaining out of sight. He is sometimes brave, but also fairly meek. He is a very polite boy and almost never bites hard. Instead he will maybe touch you with his beak as if he were going to bite, but it's never hard. He will also put his head down so his feet are not accessible if he does not want to Step Up, which is a very polite way to refuse. Tevye loves to Boop and dance. George loves his brother and he can be very sweet, but is not always. He knows what he likes and is not afraid to ask for it. He respects his personal space, but loves perching on people's heads. He likes to boop as well. Both are very loyal to each other and love grooming and cuddling. They love to hang out perched on you, grooming each other and me. Very playful and mischievous and love having the radio on.

Favorite food:

Popcorn, millet

Favorite toys:

bells, shreddable/destructible toys

Dowel or step-up trained:

Yes, to hand or arm

Challenges:

Tevye can be stubborn, submissive, and a bit antagonistic. George is dominant and has seasonal aggression, in the spring. He sometimes bites (hard) and can be territorial over his cage, sometimes with food. It can be good to keep them in separate cages during aggressive phases, with separate food bowls. Both are very codependent and do not tolerate being apart well - if they are not visible to each other, they will scream.
Need time to get used to things that are unfamiliar to them.

Vocabulary:

Boopee Boopee boopee boopee song and dance (headbobbing, they love it when they are on your arm and you sing and dance with them). They know certain whistles they have heard a lot. They know Step up but don't say this. Tevye seems to know what "Can I have a Kiss?" means and sometimes lowers his head so you can kiss him or will gently peck at your lips when you kiss him (not hard)

Health issues:

None

Gets along with birds:

Yes

Gets along with dogs:

Comfortable

Gets along with cats:

Comfortable

Gets along with kids:

Unknown, or has not been around

Foster home has expressed interest in adopting this bird:

6/28/26, 5:55 PM

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