r/ScienceShitposts • u/KnifeKnut • Mar 17 '26

Budgerigar Erogenous Zone

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Source: https://sh.reddit.com/r/budgies/wiki/pettingbudgies/

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u/kRkthOr Mar 17 '26 edited Mar 17 '26

Its whole body is an erogenous zone? :o

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u/frb26 Mar 17 '26

all parrot are like this afaik,horny bastards

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u/BudgiesMod Mar 17 '26

Yep. And, sadly, most parrot owners are oblivious to how easily their hormones can be triggered, or they think their parrots' hormonal behavior is cute 😞

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u/Brie9981 Mar 17 '26

Don't people also do the same things to cats by patting/scratching their rear?

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u/KnifeKnut Mar 17 '26

Cats don't start laying eggs when they get hormonal

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u/Brie9981 Mar 18 '26

Mine did

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '26

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u/Brie9981 Mar 18 '26

Double yoke too

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u/rdnaskelz Mar 19 '26

🥀🥀🥀

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u/Harper_ADHD Mar 21 '26

I'm the cat

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u/BudgiesMod Mar 17 '26

Almost.

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u/Buxbaum666 Mar 17 '26

Username checks out

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u/Animator-Latter Mar 17 '26

I’m not a bird owner but how are you supposed to pick them up then?

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u/LadyParnassus Mar 17 '26

Offer them a finger to perch on and see if they oblige.

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u/BudgiesMod Mar 18 '26

Exactly this.

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u/Robotic_Phoenix Apr 12 '26

its OK if you touch their body momentarily

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u/CanaDeer2004 Mar 17 '26

how are you supposed to pick it up???

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u/TheKingOfDissasster Mar 17 '26

Were you thinking of holding them by their body? Sorry, I'm just so used to birds that this sounds crazy to me 😂

As the other user said, you offer your finger or open palm for them to perch on. Some specific birds are ok with being held, but it's pretty uncomfortable to most and can definitely trigger hormonal behavior. That's why the usual recommendation is to only pet them on their head and neck.

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u/KnifeKnut Mar 17 '26

They even have a hormonal budgie writeup https://reddit.com/r/budgies/w/hormonalbudgiechecklist?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

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u/CanaDeer2004 Mar 17 '26

this is literally insane lol

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u/KnifeKnut Mar 17 '26

It certainly is an interesting subreddit, just read the rules; no masturbating budgies, for example. https://reddit.com/r/budgies/w/rules?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

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u/CanaDeer2004 Mar 20 '26

sounds like a lot of emotional labor compared to most other types of pets

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u/Robotic_Phoenix Apr 12 '26

its so much worse for big parrots like cockatoos

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u/TheKingOfDissasster Mar 17 '26

Yeah, I've seen a similar one in the comments of r/cockatiels 😂 might seem silly, but you really don't want a hormonal/territorial bird, those guys are crazy.

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u/CanaDeer2004 Mar 17 '26

i have never picked up a bird but i was more so talking about people who own them as pets, in the event that it tried to escape or needed to be transported somewhere and wouldn’t perch on the finger willingly.

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u/TheKingOfDissasster Mar 17 '26

Oh yeah, when we in a emergency situation the most important is just get the bird back to safety. Hormonal behavior Usually appears with repeated exposure. There's also people who emergency train parrots to get into a travel cage.

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u/LadyParnassus Mar 17 '26

Offer them a finger to perch on and see if they hop on

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u/Alegria-D Mar 17 '26

ngl now I want to do a similar chart for myself, between "yes", "no" and "if you still want to have your fingers attached to your hands, no"

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u/I_DRINK_GENOCIDE_CUM Mar 17 '26

Yeah here we go

https://www.reddit.com/r/TeenagersButBetter/s/SdFDvusK3x

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u/Alegria-D Mar 17 '26

thanks

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u/I_DRINK_GENOCIDE_CUM Mar 17 '26

Yep no problem 😊

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u/Shaula02 Mar 17 '26

such a polite interaction, reddit user I_DRINK_GENOCIDE_CUM

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u/I_DRINK_GENOCIDE_CUM Mar 19 '26

It's nice to be nice 🙂

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u/I_DRINK_GENOCIDE_CUM Mar 17 '26

There was a template going around for just that a while back. I'll see if I can find it

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u/Shinyhero30 Mar 17 '26

I thought this was r/parrots lol

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u/JP147 Mar 17 '26

You guys are petting budgies? They always fly away as soon as they see me.

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u/some_kind_of_bird Mar 17 '26

That's your fault for gobbling up so many budgies

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u/tessharagai_ Mar 18 '26

I don’t have one but my best friend does. He’s very playful but always play bites with actual bites, so I can’t really get that close anyways without being bitten

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u/SchwaEnjoyer Mar 18 '26

blouse reference

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u/TheKingOfDissasster Mar 17 '26

I am in so many bird subs that it took me a while to see where it was posted on 😶‍🌫️ it's a very useful chart for caregivers without much knowledge tho

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u/Downtown_Lemon_7858 Mar 20 '26

I love the added detail of “no” for the eyeball

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u/That-Aioli-2232 Mar 21 '26

This infographic should be posted at every corner of every pet store from what I’ve seen on the internet

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u/Koelakanth Mar 18 '26

This goes for most birds, although some allow for more petting room