Nissan 370Z Forum - The 370z Useless Thread (Coors Lite version)

that's awesome.

this is probably going to sound like the dumbest question ever but oh well here it goes. Are birds soft when you touch them or like coarse? I've never touched a bird before and I can't tell from pics, I feel it could go either way.

hmmm both i guess. they aren't real big on letting you pet them per se. but he does let you scratch his head if he's mellow. you have to give them a shower once a week or so to keep their dander down, or they get dusty.

smurfblu13

07-31-2009 02:06 AM

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Originally Posted by XwChriswX (Post 131822)

Please tell me you named him Tucan Sam? lol

Does it eat froot loops cause that would be FTW.

HAHAHA that would be so clutch. good call

smurfblu13

07-31-2009 02:07 AM

how do you go about showering a bird, just toss it in and close the door? lol I'm kidding. But how do you really shower it?

Pushing_Tin

07-31-2009 02:07 AM

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Originally Posted by XwChriswX (Post 131822)

Please tell me you named him Tucan Sam? lol

Does it eat froot loops cause that would be FTW.

his name is Maile. and he was around long before Miley Cyrus FWIW. I named him that because i lived in hawaii. they eat just about anything a human can. but they can get fat quickly since they don't get that much exercise. they can live 80 years though.

smurfblu13

07-31-2009 02:09 AM

that's awesome so he's basically a friend for life. Aren't they really expensive though?

Pushing_Tin

07-31-2009 02:10 AM

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Originally Posted by smurfblu13 (Post 131828)

how do you go about showering a bird, just toss it in and close the door? lol I'm kidding. But how do you really shower it?

this time of year i spray him with the hose outside. in the cold months i use something like this. he spends a great deal of time outside with us on a big stand. he totally does his own thing most of the day.

http://www.pionusparrot.com/catalog/...howerPerch.png

Pushing_Tin

07-31-2009 02:11 AM

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Originally Posted by smurfblu13 (Post 131832)

that's awesome so he's basically a friend for life. Aren't they really expensive though?

pretty much, when we get old we will need to figure out what to do with him. many don't make it that long because they get so fat, but even at age 50 we'll be in our 80s....

smurfblu13

07-31-2009 02:12 AM

are his wings clipped or does he not fly away, can you train a bird not too? lol

Pushing_Tin

07-31-2009 02:13 AM

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Originally Posted by smurfblu13 (Post 131835)

are his wings clipped or does he not fly away, can you train a bird not too? lol

his wings are clipped. just enough to keep him from flying far away, but enough that he can fly forward and not injure himself if he falls from his stand or a tree branch. and they are usually $800 on up. about the same price as a pure bred dog.

smurfblu13

07-31-2009 02:15 AM

that's not too bad I thought they were a lot more. Or is it the McCaw's or whatnot that are like in the thousands easy, that or I'm just remembering completely wrong which is known to happen quite often lol. That's cool so he'll just go up in a tree and chill then come back when it's time to go inside, never heard of a bird doing that.

Pushing_Tin

07-31-2009 02:17 AM

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Originally Posted by smurfblu13 (Post 131838)

you can get a rescue bird for a lot less. macaws are huge, there is no way i'd have one of those. maile has no interest in being free, he even yells at the dragon flies and butterflies that buzz by him. he says "hey!" "don't do that!"

smurfblu13

07-31-2009 02:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Pushing_Tin

he even yells at the dragon flies and butterflies that buzz by him. he says "hey!" "don't do that!"

What?!?! That is so awesome! I need to get me one of these lol

Pushing_Tin

07-31-2009 02:22 AM

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Originally Posted by smurfblu13 (Post 131841)

What?!?! That is so awesome! I need to get me one of these lol

it's pretty funny really, since his parents were from the amazon jungle and now he prefers indoor showers and sipping his latte.