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Bean Update! (on a little of everything...)

🕑 Added 2020-08-23 15:00:00 +0000 UTC

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BirdTricks

Some birds chew toys initially out of aggression - then realize it's fun and do it in a more calm state. I wouldn't say it's species specific though as I've seen it in all species.

BirdTricks

We just don't really keep them around honestly. No reason not to use them though.

Guy Goldstein K

is it a thing for african greys to attack toys before they realize it’s not a threat but a fun object to play and destroy? I see Bean have done it too when you brought him the cardboard toy

Heliodoro Hernández

Thanks for the info about peanuts. I guess is one of those foods like parsley, etc that it is up to the owner decide to feed it to his parrots or not, overestimating nutrition or parrots´pleasure despite the high toxic risk.

Gale Rhoades

I noticed there were no pecans in the Treat Test -- is that a result of what you had on hand or is there a reason to exclude pecans?

BirdTricks

oh! lol got it!

Carmen Griggs

You had mentioned that he had a fear of something you would show us working through. I was just guessing.

BirdTricks

I don't think he's afraid to fly, but he is hesitant to try because he does not have all his flight feathers in so he mostly flies downwards

Carmen Griggs

Oh his eye pinning at the walnuts and then when he discovered cashews lol. He’s so adorable. Is he afraid of flying though???

BirdTricks

This is why we don't use them: https://birdtricksstore.com/blogs/birdtricks-blog/peanuts-and-aflatoxins?_pos=1&_sid=0d7bfce23&_ss=r there's just a lot of better options but you can can.