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haylees grandma
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Help!!!!My mom has a parrot that enjoys chewing on electrical wired (when they are plugged in. My stepfather will not allow my mom to keep her in a cage. In otherwords she has run of the house, except at night. They buy her toys, and chew things, but she prefers wires. Does anyone know why she does this. I would appreciate any input.  [/b] |
Thursday January 19, 2006 10:31 pm |
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wystearya
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Joined: 19 Sep 2005
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I'm not an expert, but I think she needs a cage. Or at least one "safe" room to put her in when noone is around and at night.
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Friday January 20, 2006 12:14 am |
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Cheeta
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What kind of parrot is it?
unfortunately parrots love to explore and chew on things that it finds interesting. My cockatoo cannot be left on it's own without the fear of it chewing on things he's not suppose to. So when i'm not around, he needs to be in his cage.
like Wysterya has mentioned, he'll either need a cage or you need to bird proof the room. i don't think there's other ways unless somehow you can train it to not chew on things. Which is just about impossible really. Sorry i can be of more help. good luck |
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Friday January 20, 2006 1:27 am |
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Cathy
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Oh, I very much agree with Wysteria & Cheeta! Please try to talk your stepdad into either bird proofing a room (with NO live wires to chew on!) Or getting a cage Zak can be in when no one is around to closely supervise!
Myself, I would suggest a cage, I just don't think I'd feel comfortable about leaving the bird out with no supervision, unless it was a proven foolproof room!
I can understand him not WANTING to have a cage, I wish my fids could live without a cage too, but I just don't think it's very safe or feasable in most circumstances. And ctually, some parrots actually like the relative feeling of security of a cage at times. |
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Friday January 20, 2006 2:31 am |
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haylees grandma
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Thanks for the advice. He is so used to being out of the cage and riding on my mom's shoulder. He also talks when my mom is cooking (whatcha doing zak?) until he gets some human food. I know this is probably not good for him, but he knows nothing else. Thanks again Wendi 
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Friday January 20, 2006 3:23 am |
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Cathy
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I don't think any of us is saying that Zak should live in a cage, not at all! I think the less time they spend in a cage, & of course the more time they spend with people, the better! But it's my opinion that a cage is just an absolutely necessity. |
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Friday January 20, 2006 3:33 am |
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Cheeta
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Wendi, may be Zak likes to texture and the feel of it... May be you can look for toys with similar feel? just a thought. |
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Friday January 20, 2006 6:05 am |
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haylees grandma
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Thanks I'll let my mom know. Maybe wires that aren't hooked up? LOL
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Friday January 20, 2006 7:06 am |
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haylees grandma
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Also after about 5 years we found out Zak is a female. Do you think this makes a difference?
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Friday January 20, 2006 7:07 am |
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shells picasso
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Joined: 29 May 2005
Posts: 900
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I bird proofed all my electrical wires by ensuring they are first out of reach behind furnature, and the ones that are exposed I put conuit from the hardware around them (it comes as two pieces that snap together as a length of about 2 mteres, it's hard plastic and you cut it to size with a sharp knife) there is also the stuff they put around hoses in the bathroom that is flexable if the wires have to go around corners. |
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Friday January 20, 2006 7:08 am |
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Josephine
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Joined: 01 Sep 2005
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One of my tiels used to like bitting all kinds of things. I manage to keep him away from doing that by clapping my hands (like a short aplause) whenever he tried to chew on wires and stuff. But he was young, so he learned fast. I guess it was just a phase of exploring new things not a habit, so I manage to handle it.
I think Shell's suggestion is very good.
Bird proof the room  sorry but it sounds so funny to me, the word, haha I like it |
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Friday January 20, 2006 9:46 am |
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Cheeta
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Hi Wendi, do you know what type of parrot Zak is? Just curious. |
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Friday January 20, 2006 12:08 pm |
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Cathy
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quote:
Bird proof the room sorry but it sounds so funny to me, the word, haha I like it
For as long as I can remember, I've been either
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Friday January 20, 2006 12:16 pm |
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shirin
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Originally posted by haylees grandma
Thanks for the advice. He is so used to being out of the cage and riding on my mom's shoulder. He also talks when my mom is cooking (whatcha doing zak?) until he gets some human food. I know this is probably not good for him, but he knows nothing else. Thanks again Wendi
Hi Wendi! Welcome to fluffies!
My birds attempted to chew electrical wires too. My African Grey knows what "be careful" means, so if she ever tired, I would say "be careful!" and she would step away But there's no way I could stop my lovebirds from trying, so I had to bird proof my home, exactly like Shells said.
I think it's great that your bird is out of her cage all the time. I think if your Mom is with her than there's nothing wrong with her being out of the cage all day. All my birds are out of their cage too when there's someone there to supervise them. If I'm home all day, then they only go in their cage at night to sleep. So I don't think you should put her in a cage to keep her from chewing the wires, just try to cover up all the electrical wires, and make sure there's always someone there to supervise her  Only if there's no one home with her, than I would recommend putting her in her cage, otherwise, I'm with your stepfather on this one  |
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Friday January 20, 2006 2:15 pm |
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haylees grandma
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She's a cockatiel
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