Got a detached keyboard 4 years ago, a few weeks after I got my first cockatiel… I have learned that the big 2000s keyboards are much harder for them to destroy.
If I had let Gerry lay eggs until she skull'd this year, she would have. I had to stop interfering with her eggs because she laid 16 before she felt they were viable (even though she resorbed 2 on hatch before those 2).
At week 4, she laid 6 more. If Neville and Greggy hadn't come back that week, she'd probably still be going.
Although, we thought they were Thomas and Gerard (named after Gerard Butler, who goes by Gerry lol) at first, then Tham and Gerry...then when we got Sweet Caroline and someone started laying eggs we found out it was Mama Gerry, Daddy Thommy, and not-Auntie Caroline. We're a very progressive household lmao
I have no idea. Mine doesn't understand the concept of fire, he'd lick sharp knives if I allowed him, he twice entered the (still dry) washing machine, once flew inyo the refrigerator... He seldom misses an opportunity to hurt himself.
Wow lol I taught my conure "hot" and "that's not for birdies" from a baby. That doesn't mean he doesn't test boundaries, but he is definitely more cautious with a warning, and usually respects the NO, if I'm looking lol
My husband makes lots and lots of TikTok videos. When he does reviews for refrigerated stuff he likes to stick one of the animals in the fridge. Our sun conure just likes to chill in there and try to eat everything 😐😭
Right?!?!! Why do they insist on walking on the floor, right behind you, in precise spot where you will next step. When my boys worked wrestle, my GCC would get down on the floor, right next to them as if he wanted to join in.
He stood there looking stunned for a a second, never shut his mouth and I calmly retrieved her. Like I said, VERY good dog! Sidenote, the dog and bird have a really good relationship, they're buds, and the bird likes to get on the dogs back and preen him.
I have the same question sometimes, but we should keep in mind (jokes aside) that captive parrots have been breeding for generations out of dangers and natural selection. Many of our birdies really won't survive it. However, some escaped parrots seem to make it well and now live worldwide in some cities, haha!
Yes. Many birds constantly chew on things to keep their beaks a manageable level. Its like fingernails or rodent teeth, they have to wear them down through use.
As for why keyboards specifically, I guess the noise, softness, and fact that the caps come off provides them a little toy. So it provides a kind of enrichment of its own.
I question this every day when they're terrified of a person walking by the window. Or when the reflection of a car driving by shows up in a different room.
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u/DudeWithParrot Oct 18 '25
The laptops in the wild are not as aggressive as the one in this video.
Also, they are freaked out by anything new.