Reply With QuoteWell my African Grey (hates water) doesnt seem to care when the vacuum's on, but my other (not a grey) bird tries to take a bath in the dish and even acts like hes getting sprayed, he flaps around the cage and shreiks.
Does anyones African Grey take a bath when they hear a vacuum cleaner?
My wife's Grey loves to ride on her shoulder when she vacuums the house. But if she doesn't pick him up, as soon as the vacuum cleaner starts to run, her Grey invariably runs to his water dish and takes a vigorous bath - water goes everywhere. A friend of my wife's also reported this unusual behavior with her bird.
Well my African Grey (hates water) doesnt seem to care when the vacuum's on, but my other (not a grey) bird tries to take a bath in the dish and even acts like hes getting sprayed, he flaps around the cage and shreiks.
My Grey doesn't do this, but my other four parrots do. It is actually somewhat common from what I've heard among many different types of parrots.
My CAG goes nuts when she sees anything being pushed.
My grey doesn't but all of my pionus parrots "assume the position" when I start the vacuum. None of my other birds do it though.
My Grey starts to talk and whistle as soon as the vacuum cleaner goes on. He absolutely loves it ... wish I could teach him how to do the vacuuming!
my parrot never talks when i go in the room but soon as im out starts whistling and gibbering. any idea how to get it to talk when i am present in the house
My umbrella cockatoo does that.. and when he manages to get all of the water all over the floor and none on him, he starts showering himself with his food...
I had a male Eclectus and if you wanted him to take a bath ...you would prepare the bath, whether a dish of just a puddle on the benchtop ...start the vacuume and away it all goes bird comes down all fluffed and determined and whether there is enough water or not you will be treated to the most spectacular bath performance. I just thought that was perculiar to my parrot. I have not idea as to what prompts that action??
Cheers ...Rick
I have never heard this or seen it - 8 out of my nine parrots it doesn't faze them - I do have one ekkie that hates it and she will crawl up onto the top of her cage and spred her wings so I try to make sure she goes into another room
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