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THREAD!
PROTIP:
DON'T GET A PARROT*
(Especially not a big one)
Our Sulfur-Crested Cockatoo is a 6yo male, just exiting puberty.
He's really sweet and affectionate, as cockatoos are known for
* unless you truly know what you're getting into and the commitment it requires
THREAD!
PROTIP:
DON'T GET A PARROT*
(Especially not a big one)
Our Sulfur-Crested Cockatoo is a 6yo male, just exiting puberty.
He's really sweet and affectionate, as cockatoos are known for
* unless you truly know what you're getting into and the commitment it requires
https://twitter.com/Starlakitty/status/1665404530953945100
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Around my daughter he's like a giddy prom date, and needs to show off to her by...
...attacking me.
A 350 gram bird with a beak sharper than wirecutters can make some really impressive cuts, and the crush creates painful bruising.
He KNOWS not to...but instinct!
Around my daughter he's like a giddy prom date, and needs to show off to her by...
...attacking me.
A 350 gram bird with a beak sharper than wirecutters can make some really impressive cuts, and the crush creates painful bruising.
He KNOWS not to...but instinct!
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We've learned to handle it well; he's trained now to go to his cage when I say "Inside Time!", when I sense the situation coming.
They're DEE-STRUK-TIV!
Those beaks need trimming and they instinctively gnaw wood etc.
He's chewed up the sacrificial crown molding on cabinets
We've learned to handle it well; he's trained now to go to his cage when I say "Inside Time!", when I sense the situation coming.
They're DEE-STRUK-TIV!
Those beaks need trimming and they instinctively gnaw wood etc.
He's chewed up the sacrificial crown molding on cabinets
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MORE COCKATOO TIEM!
#Cockatoos
They're intensely social.
You cannot leave them alone and go to work 8 hours; you'll wreck the bird psychologically, it's cruel...
...and they'll physically destroy themselves by plucking out their own feathers in frustration and loneliness.
MORE COCKATOO TIEM!
#Cockatoos
They're intensely social.
You cannot leave them alone and go to work 8 hours; you'll wreck the bird psychologically, it's cruel...
...and they'll physically destroy themselves by plucking out their own feathers in frustration and loneliness.
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Once a bird starts doing this, it's hard to break them of it.
Rico had started plucking--previous owner neglected him.
Took more than a year of medicine and sincere, earnest attention and training to heal him.
He's fully feathered, no permanent damage.
He's lucky.
Once a bird starts doing this, it's hard to break them of it.
Rico had started plucking--previous owner neglected him.
Took more than a year of medicine and sincere, earnest attention and training to heal him.
He's fully feathered, no permanent damage.
He's lucky.
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NO WAY we could keep them unless we homeschooled.
TLDR:
I post cute pics and funny stories.
But they're literally flying toddlers with wirecutters, affectionate, curious, funny AF;
BIG responsibility.
Lifetime+ commitment; my son will inherit them.
NO WAY we could keep them unless we homeschooled.
TLDR:
I post cute pics and funny stories.
But they're literally flying toddlers with wirecutters, affectionate, curious, funny AF;
BIG responsibility.
Lifetime+ commitment; my son will inherit them.
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Some high-intensity dog that NEEDS a lot of stimulation, like a Belgian Malinois, might be comparable.
GOOD NEWS: there are lower-maintenance parrots like Quakers and Conures; still lots of fun but if you have 2 or more, will keep each other entertained.
Mostly.
Some high-intensity dog that NEEDS a lot of stimulation, like a Belgian Malinois, might be comparable.
GOOD NEWS: there are lower-maintenance parrots like Quakers and Conures; still lots of fun but if you have 2 or more, will keep each other entertained.
Mostly.
https://twitter.com/isengrimm3/status/1665427863812681731
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Couple of people joking:
"What's parrot taste like?"
etc
Have some fucking class and empathy.
These are family members, as much or more than our most beloved dog.
Do I joke about eating your dog?
Couple of people joking:
"What's parrot taste like?"
etc
Have some fucking class and empathy.
These are family members, as much or more than our most beloved dog.
Do I joke about eating your dog?
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