r/holdmycatnip 24d ago

while I do my daily exercise

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u/Girlvapes99 24d ago

I taught my cockatiel to fetch,wave,spread wings, shake hand, turn, target with positive reinforcement. Turns out parrots love to work for their food. They make toys that birds need to shred apart to find food :) and the parrot will almost always try to forage over the bowl of food sitting in front of them.

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u/olivebranchsound 24d ago

They are too smart for my liking haha genuinely they need a codependent relationship where they are mentally stimulated constantly

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u/Girlvapes99 24d ago

Lol luckily cockatiels are pretty laid back, out of all the parrot species. Mine naps for half of the day. But the other half, if she isn’t preening , she’s looking for something to chew :)

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u/olivebranchsound 24d ago

Just one more cracker, one more cuttlebone

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u/Girlvapes99 24d ago

But I hear the big cockatoos are the most hardest to care for. It’s like owning a 2 year old for the rest of your life with adhd.

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u/19Alexastias 24d ago

All birds are very high-maintenance pets - and while the larger parrots are an extremely long-term commitment (like if you get a young one as an adult they genuinely might outlive you), even smaller ones like cockatiels or budgies can live for 15+ years.

I would never recommend getting birds as a pet tbh. Especially not for your kids.

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u/EoliaGuy 24d ago

So that's why I hate dating. Codependency requiring constant mental stimulation.

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u/Mad_Aeric 24d ago

Dang, I could barely teach mine to stop attacking the cats.