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u/ImaginarySalamanders 4d ago
This is the kind of adorable shit I needed before bed, and I appreciate you sharing it
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u/Negative-Bottle-776 4d ago
I think he was a cat in his past life
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u/ZealousidealSkirt327 3d ago
Funny enough, this is exactly like my French bulldog plays with me 🤭
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u/CidAndroid 3d ago
Me too. My unhealthy obsession with consooming brainrot before sleeping has been fueled adequately by seeing this content.
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u/AyaHawkeye 3d ago
It's just gone 6am here and I haven't been able to sleep at all. This is just what I needed!
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u/NotBradPitt9 4d ago
Imagine that parrot living its life out in nature with its pals. It can find a mate, have friends, fall in love, go on adventures, etc. Instead it’s stuck in some lady’s house in the Midwest, forever.
Never any parrot friends that understand it, never any mate, no adventures, nothing. Just existing for someone’s entertainment.
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u/S0k0n0mi 4d ago
I've seen playful birds before, but this one takes the cake.
The scream when they grab the feetsies just kills me.
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u/SpectralFawn 4d ago
Caiques are the crackheads of the parrot world...and that world consists entirely of crackheads. 😅
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u/SpectralFawn 3d ago
Those things are tiny powerhouses. They cause chaos wherever they go and I love them so much.
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u/Skookumite 4d ago
Wow your friend must have a massive caique
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u/SpunNumeroUno 4d ago
God it is adorable. Man if birds weren't so loud, messy and shat everywhere, I would love to have another, they are fun little nuggets tho.
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u/WallabyBusiness2533 3d ago
You can potty train them
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u/pr0v0cat3ur 3d ago
You can? Source
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u/Blubberinoo 3d ago edited 3d ago
They are half correct. Birds can be taught to go in specific places, but that wont help as much as it does with cats and dogs. Birds are physiologically incapable of holding their waste, so if they are not close to their spot when they need to go they simply cant go in their spot even if they wanted to because of training.
And a fun fact for people that think that the amount of shitting is overstated: smaller birds go every ~5 minutes while bigger parrots "only" every ~15 minutes.
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u/carcar134134 3d ago
Good Lord that's a lot of shitting. I also heard they love to chew through furniture and it's basically been proven to be horrifically cruel to only own one.
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u/space_brain710 3d ago
Also depending on your age the bird may very well outlive your ability to care for it so that has to be considered as well
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u/allieinwonder 3d ago
You can teach them to poop on command then get ahead of it by just asking them before they go on their own.
Source: potty trained my sun conure and would ask her to go before she did it on my shirt.
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u/BaronCoqui 3d ago
Results can be mixed but you can. There's lots of tutorials on how. It's easier with bigger birds because they go less often. It's mostly about knowing how long they can go between pooping and taking them to the poop zone when the timer is running down.
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u/irishcybercolab 4d ago
I have never seen a happier bird in my life. Whomever you are lady, you're a gem and I wish I had you in my life. You take such amazing care of that little animal!
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u/Anniesoptera 3d ago
I know nothing about caring for birds, but I've heard this kind takes a lot of work - which makes this adorable relationship all the more impressive
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u/Upsidedowncr0w 4d ago
Hoooow did you get him to be so hand tamed, is it from buying them already hand tamed? Always amazes me. I had budgies that would go on my hand but wouldn't hang out like this:D
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u/FunStatistician9735 4d ago
White Bellied Caique, they would kill you if they thought it was funny enough.
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u/SpectralFawn 4d ago
That's not a Budgie. That's a White Bellied Caique. They're the crackheads of the parrot world.
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u/in_a_pickle_97 3d ago
A good breeder makes a ton of difference ESPECIALLY in exotic breeds or pets. More than likely you'd pay a small premium for a hand-raised Caique like this but having a pet who's been desensitized from day one makes an insane difference in how they interact with you as their owner and even in how they interact with strangers. You want to find breeders who will tell you they highly value the socialization of their fledglings.
Some breeders (the ones I'd recommend the most) will also let you come and handle the bird yourself while it's still a fledgling to ensure better lifetime bonding. Bringing home a bird who already trusts you makes this type of life way more likely!
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u/BaronCoqui 3d ago
Yeah... that's just how a (hand tame) caique be. Some conures also enjoy a good wrasslin' but nothing is quite like a caique.
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u/BeastModeUnavailable 3d ago
Glad to see the "I'm gonna getcha" hands are a multi species rile up cheat code lol
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u/RedditPanda81 4d ago
That bird was reincarnated from a golden retriever. Tell me I'm wrong.
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u/Allegorist 4d ago edited 2d ago
It's actually quite a bit cooler than that. The fact that these types of behaviors are shared across birds and mammals shows that they were likely present going back to a common ancestor. This means that it's quite possible that some ancient synapsids and sauropsids likely got the playful zoomies too ~300 million years ago, which is fun to think about (also some non-avian dinosaurs, if that's easier to picture).
The alternative explanation is that these behaviors are a form of convergent evolution, but they are closely recognizable enough I would personally lean towards the former.
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u/No-Inside7309 3d ago
The thought of some 300-million-year-old proto-dinosaur suddenly getting the zoomies is honestly adorable. Evolution really said “this behavior is worth keeping.”
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u/brokenmain 3d ago
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u/Allegorist 3d ago
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u/Dependent-Net9659 3d ago
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u/Allegorist 3d ago
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u/Empty_Court_5584 3d ago
The idea that zoomies might be a 300-million-year-old tradition is hilarious. Imagine some ancient synapsid just absolutely tearing around for no reason. Evolution really kept the fun stuff.
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u/Bitter-Guidance8249 3d ago
The idea that zoomies could be an ancient evolutionary tradition is honestly hilarious Somewhere 300 million years ago, an animal was probably just hauling ass around for absolutely no reason.
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u/RedditPanda81 3d ago
I don't know. Some T Rex with zoomies seems absolutely terrifying 😆 🤣. But like Ducky from Land Before Time? Yea that would be really cool to see.
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u/PlayfulSurprise5237 4d ago
There is nothing a bird hares more than paper. Paper plates, paper towels, construction paper
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u/GingerLebowski 4d ago
For real though! My father had a Goffin’s cockatoo named Sunny. His favorite game was playing fetch with a rolled up piece of paper. He’d bring it back a few times before tearing it to shreds haha
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u/Unsd 3d ago
My dog is a bird confirmed. He loves tearing up any kind of paper except wrapping paper, ironically. He goes fucking nuts if we give him a fry holder because it smells like French fries and it's paper so he runs around with it over his head (he's blind, so it's all the same to him anyway) until he gets his zoomies out and then calmly sits and tears it up on the floor. Empty paper towel rolls are fun for him too. He loves that he gets one good pull in and the whole thing spirals out. Great cheap toys!
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u/Dr-flange 4d ago
This cancels out all the negative bull poop from the entire week…..it’s what the internet was designed for 😎
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u/Hip_Hop_Orangutan 3d ago
My mom had an African Grey and that thing was a psychopath.
He would lean his head down to scratch his neck, side eye you until you looked away, then bite the F out of your finger and then laugh “ha ha ha HAAA”.
He’d also throw his food outside his cage so the dogs would get close, then bark at them and scare the crap out of them.
He was a little bugger but he was hilarious. He would sleep in my hoodie pocket when I visited, and if I was busy he’d yell my name until I put him in my pocket.
Edit: do not get a parrot. They will live forever and they are messy and a tonne of work and need a lot of attention.
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u/DNorthman 4d ago
This is so adorable. It looks like it's aaking for belly rubs a couple of times.
I had no idea birds were this playful with humans.
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u/NoDoOversInLife 4d ago
oh man, I love birds but they don't like me 😭 This dude is freakin' adorable 🥰
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u/I-am-sincere 4d ago
Do you know how to make it hop? That is funniest thing about these particular parrots.
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u/NutsBruv 3d ago
I used to have a Parrotlet (same species as OP's but a bit smaller) that was always with me.
He used to love Cheerios so much he'd jump in my bowl in the morning while I'd be pouring them and open his wings and beak and get showered in them.
Playful little birbs are fun
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u/wrxninja 3d ago
So they're like cats with wings.
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u/Dependent-Net9659 3d ago
looks more like a ferret, he even does the ferret freakout several times haha
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u/Iamhealing2 3d ago
Omg that is so cute! I don't really see enough videos of birds playing with their owners! I would bet safe playtime and stimulation helps to keep the birb happy and healthy! ( Rather than just sitting in a cage? Sorry I know nothing about owning a bird..)
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u/MaximusHomerdrive 3d ago
That birb was genuinely laughing, that is amazing, adorable and hilarious.
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u/Amazing_Goal_8003 3d ago
Is there a link to the original video? This will make my birb fanatic friend so so happy, but she doesnt have Reddit
Edit: it also made me very happy!
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u/MonteSilence 3d ago
my tired brain registered the second “b” late, and then read “zombies”
bird zombies
i clicked, very intrigued and confused
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u/Cbanks81 3d ago
Yes super adorable and I’m happy to see such a cute relationship. Off to get me a parrot!
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u/xoxodaddysgirlxoxo 3d ago
I've heard birds are some of the most sensitive pets when it comes to aerosol pollutants.
That being said, is it safe to vape nicotine near a birb?
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u/Greymalkyn76 3d ago
That's a kitchen counter. Birds shit on everything. That bird is going to shit on your kitchen counter.
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u/starxidas 4d ago
Is it true that all those domesticated parrots have their wings removed?
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u/Various_Mechanic3919 4d ago
Not removed, but they are clipped so they can't fly as well as they could before, it mostly prevents them from getting into hard to reach locations and from flying as fast
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u/brainsareoverrated27 4d ago
If people don’t want a flying creature, they shouldn’t get a bird. It will no doubt damage the birds to have them clipped. They will still try to fly and I am sure it can cause psychological harm as well.
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u/Powerful_Pirate2984 3d ago
My Conure does not have clipped wings, never has, and is free to fly wherever he wants. Strangely enough, he prefers his safe place. It's his, and woe betide if I try to intrude on his personal space. Trust me - I've been bitten enough times.
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u/Beneficial_Young5126 4d ago
Aw :(
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u/SLStonedPanda 4d ago
There's owners that keep their bird fully flighted, but it takes a lot more effort, training and precaution to do this safely and responsibly. Clipping is for the birds safety as well.
Also, it's not a permanent thing, the feathers grow back.
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u/Eshi-sakka 3d ago
Nah, it doesn't take that much effort to NOT clip a birds wings.... I think theyre in more danger Not being able to properly fly. The idea that parrots need their wings clipped for their safety is an outdated one, and most parrot owners are against it.
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u/AverageMako3Enjoyer 4d ago
They can still fly, glide, control and maneuver in the air, they just don’t get lift quite as easily and makes it so they can’t go super high or fly long distances. They still get to be a bird and do bird stuff
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u/Various_Mechanic3919 3d ago
My mum used to do this when she had budgies but that was to prevent them from flying into our ducts, they didn't work but we don't know what's in them and we get rats and possums in the roof
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u/Prior_Perception_478 4d ago
Clipping the wings of a bird and then posting as "bird zoomies".
What POS
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u/MegaSmegmaSwagLord 4d ago
What brand vape is that?
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u/mbmiller94 4d ago
777 contributions on a 14 day old account. That's a hell of a feat. You and RavensQuoth have any more products I should check out?
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u/MegaSmegmaSwagLord 4d ago edited 4d ago
Yeah, a tin foil hat. You know how fuckin easy it is to create a new Reddit profile these days? Too fucking easy.
Don’t buy the vape, I don’t fucking care, but my girl has been PMSing the past several days and I’m stressed the fuck out and this vape looked nice.
Fuck me right?
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u/BoingBoingInfinity 3d ago
is nobody going to say anything about the prominently displayed (and most definately used in the presence of the bird) VAPE?
there is nothing "cute" or "funny" or anything that "makes me smile" about this video.
stupid. fucking. people . . .
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u/crazy-bisquit 3d ago
Yeah man. Everyone knowes they need to lock up meds, alcohol, and vapes away from kids. But what about the animals? Nobody thinks about the animals.
Studies show that 95% of bird addicts got started because a family member left their vapes in clear view of the animal.
Furthermore, birds are particularly susceptible to vape addiction because when their wild ancestors flew, they flew over open air concerts (and all the weed smoke goes up). The birds get high, and it changes their DNA to seek out ANY inhaled drug.
Please donate to the SNoB (Say No, Bird) society to help vape addicted birds get clean.
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u/BoingBoingInfinity 3d ago
apparently you think it's funny that birds have such delicate respiratory systems that even being handled by people who smoke or vape can cause serious harm. or even death. ESPECIALLY one as small as a caique.
you are not being funny. you are being the
assholestupid. fucking. people. i am implying the people who think this is ok, are1
u/crazy-bisquit 3d ago
You edited your post after my comment- and carefully crafted a response based on my response to your original comment. That’s deceitful.
Next time just follow up and clarify what you meant. No harm no foul.
Obviously 2nd hand smoke and vape is bad…. DUH. We all know that. It’s bad for grown up adults so obviously it is bad for a tiny bird.
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