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I have a parrot: Ask me anything!

Heather225 January 5th

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Some of you know him! He is a white-bellied caique named Flip! Seeing as how birds don't get as much exposure as other animals, I thought it'd be fun to create a space for questions about what life with him is like and hopefully teach you something new about the difficult but fulfilling world of parrot ownership!

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pandanfe January 5th

@Heather225

Gosh it's sooooooooooooooooooooooo freakin cute. Can you like ask it to say "Pandanfe you're cute too" XD

Edits just after posting this message: Now I feel like I'm seeking attention from this cute little Flip o-o 
BUT IT'S SUCH A CUTIE give it some pats from my side 💛

edmurWill January 5th

Can you ask the parrot, how much longer I am gonna be single? 

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BenittaJ January 5th

@edmurWill until you find your better half 🤩

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edmurWill January 6th

@BenittaJ I am ready to bribe him with pomegranates, but please make it quicker 🤣 I hope he says, 2024 is the year you find "the one" ♥️ Hope things will happen soooooon. 

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January 5th

@edmurWill 🦜🗯squak: Longer than you’d like. 🗯squak

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sadcat13 January 5th

@Heather225 what is his favourite place to hang out at?

AnnaSilverberg January 5th
🐦 @Heather225 🐦

Oh my goodness! 
💕 What a cutie! 💕
I have a very important question, 
does Flip get to hear that he's a good boy?
Ouh! And another one, 
what is Flip's favorite thing to do? 
Give Flip a treat from me and Dog 
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Heather225 OP January 6th

it'll take a bit to get to everyone bc i want to reply to some of you with visual examples 😂 stay tuned

slowdecline48 January 6th
  1. Did you name him after Flip Wilson?
  2. How do you know Flip is male? (Parrot genders look alike to me)
  3. Can you ever make him quiet down at all?
  4. If you let him hang around outside his cage (or if he doesn't have one), how do you deal with him dropping 💩 on everything?

He is beautiful! I adore him and wish I could meet him. Can Flip dance?!

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Tinywhisper11 January 6th

@Heather225 hi flip ❤hi heather ❤ is he teratorial? Does he bite? Are is loose or fallen fathers big enough for you to make a dream catcher with. Or maybe a feather head band??

I got a 7 month old baby bunny his name is gizmo. And he's just hit puberty. So he's very territorial right now and has become aggressive. On Wednesday hes going to get neutered, it's a simple operation I think. But hopefully he will calm down after that and go back to my sweet cuddly furbaby

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cyanPlatypus6370 January 7th

@Tinywhisper11    😮 😮 😁  !  Tiny, you have a bunny?!!!  I will pray for you and he as he's about to have surgery this week :)  My SST and I will be thinking of you.  (My SST is of the K9 variety, so yes, bigger than a rabbit.)  and hugssss for Tiny as you wait for your lil guy to come back after surgery.  hugs hugs!  Platy 

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Tinywhisper11 January 7th

@cyanPlatypus6370 hugs platy ❤ hugs your puppy ❤ thanks sweetie ❤❤

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AvyIsKing January 7th

@Tinywhisper11

Hehe. Jeffy is not neutered so he's a lil uh fiesty. Hehe. Puberty was a crazy time. He's super nice and loving to me but everyone else he hates.

Does gizmo bite himself when you are trimming his nails? Or when he has them done? Jeffy does 

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Tinywhisper11 January 8th

@AvyIsKing nah he is pretty good with his nails ❤ I've got no choice other than to get him neutered he's nice to everyone except me😞 and I love him so much😢

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AvyIsKing January 8th

@Tinywhisper11

Awe, ill keep you in my thoughts and prayers. Remember it's a routine procedure.  The vet has done it loads of times before. It will be OK I promise (:

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Tinywhisper11 January 8th

@AvyIsKing ok ❤ thankyou ❤❤

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RoseEM January 7th

Are parrots immediately friendly? Or take a while to warm up like cats ?

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Heather225 OP January 10th

@RoseEM

they can take a long time to warm up. lots of trust-building is needed to get a parrot to really take to you. Flip as a baby was relatively quick to warm up to me but i was giving him a lot of treats and also a lot of space. apparently he was also the most mild-mannered one of the flock so i got lucky!

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gbrenna January 7th

@Heather225  Flip is beautiful!

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Heather225 OP January 10th

@gbrenna he says thank you! here's a pic of him as a baby

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SleepyShyCat February 23rd

@Heather225

Adorable 🦜

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