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Last night me and Barleychown were talking about our parrots, and she asked me what my favorite thing was that Lola did...
...and I told her I couldn't answer that, because everyday it's something new.
Well, for about the last week it's not been the "favorite" thing she's done, but the MEANEST!
I don't know if she picks up vibes from me that I'm stressed (holidays!) and uses that to her advantage, but she's really been runnin' wide open!
Today in the shower she kept getting off her perch to bite my toes! Every single time I'd close my eyes to wash my face or hair, I'd feel a very sharp beak grab my toe, and then a very mean laugh! She thinks it's funny.
I finally got my hair washed and was rinsing it out, eyes closed and soap all over my face, expecting to be bitten again, but it didn't happen. And, usually when I block the water from hitting her she's screaming "More water!" But, there was silence.
When I opened my eyes, she was climbing up the shower curtain liner as FAST as she could. Not good. If she makes it to the top, I'm screwed. That's when we have to play "King of the Mountain" for the rest of the day, only she's "Queen of the Bathroom"!
She made it to the top.
So, for the past two hours, every time I try to get her down, she flops upside down like a bat and grabs the curtain, flapping her wings while laughing hysterically.
I wouldn't mind her sitting there all day...it would give me a chance to clean the pumpkin pie off the wall where she threw it today when she got mad at me for taking the whipped cream away from her.
But, she will end up chewing a big hole in my Battenburg lace shower curtain if I don't get her down soon.
So, Barley...what's the MEANEST things your parrots do?
Cindy
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lol sorry but that's funny! maybe you could try to coax him down with some cheese nips or something? really cute pic! it looks like he's saying hey ma....kiss this!!! lol hope you get him down. i don't have a parrot but wish i did though! i only have a cat and a hamster and a dog at my grandfather's house but hope to have some type of bird in the future though!
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Oh, my, that's funny! Did you know African Greys are supposed to be like the 3rd or 4th smartest animals? SOME people say, anyway. I think there's still debate over it. (Behind dolphins and chimps, and I think maybe elephants...)
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That was so funny! I love hearing funny stories about pets. We cant have any in the apartment we live in.
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quote: Behind dolphins and chimps, and I think maybe elephants...)
That's true... But, you can't verbally ARGUE with a dolphin, chimp and elephant!
Now, that IS one of my favorite things... ...arguing with Lola!
The other day we got into a fight over some cashews (she won, by the way!). She wouldn't let go of the cashew can, and told me "NO!". I said "You'd better watch it!" And she said, "No, YOU'D better watch it!" Then laughed her butt off!
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you may not have a conversation with a chimp, but l bet Lola would
Doreen.
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I just couldn't pass up reading this post about Lola and her naughty self.....
Someone has to give you a hard time Cindy, may as well be Lola....
I couldn't even imagine arguing with a bird....it would be pretty cool, but kind of freaky too....I bet you have days where you're wishing she had an on/off switch aren't there?
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Do you punish her somehow when she's been bad.....like put her in a cage or something? I doubt you do because I know how much you love her, but it sounds like a toddler that needs disciplined....lol Does she ever tell you she's sorry?
I don't remember if you told me before, but how long can they live for?
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omg i love reading about you and Lola and all ur adventures, ms. cindy! They're so fun ^.^ I wish Magic could talk, but she just kinda divebombs you when she wants attention. And then when you give her attention, she'll fly away, cuz its not the "right kind" of attention
She chirps a lot when she's in the cage, cuz we don't want her out during dinner, cuz she walks around in our food and eats it while we're eating >.< She'll do anything to get at it lol. So ya, after we take her out of the cage, she'll eventually fly back to it, and chirp some more o.O I think she just likes to yack. She's standing on the edge of her cage right now just yackin at me. Her food's full, her water's clean, her shavings are all fresh, and there's no earth quakes coming >.< And i DEFINATELY pay enough attention to her lol. I donno what's up with her, but i love her ^.^
She likes to land on the headstock of my bass while i'm playing
Hmmm...I wonder if Cindy was Lolas pet in a previous life and shes just getting her back!
G-Mom
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That could be it Karen!!!
70 years is a long time!!!!!! And that's so funny that she tells you she's sorry. No wonder you can't punish her.
I would've answered the post last night but the stupid computer froze up on me, and I'm too impatient to wait for it to reboot when it does that.....
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quote: we don't want her out during dinner, cuz she walks around in our food and eats it while we're eating >.<
What's wrong with that?
Lola eats all her meals at the table. She eats whatever I eat, which is much healthier for her than anything else. She gets all her vitamins and her extra calcium she needs right from eating "people" meals.
Here's how it works... She has her own little plates and bowls and cups. I put a little bit of everything on her plate, and she sits on my shoulder and I hold the plate up in front of her with my right hand and eat MY food with my left hand. When she wants a drink, she tells me and I hold her milk, or whatever, up and she drinks. Last night she ate broccoli casserole, sweet potatoes, ham, corn, and a roll. She enjoyed this meal, so most of it ended up eaten. If she gets mad because I won't give her another roll before she's eaten her vegetables, she throws her vegetables in the floor. Very simple. Yesterday she had pumpkin pie for breakfast, with whipped cream. She ate the whipped cream off and wanted more. I wouldn't give her anymore, so she threw the pumpkin pie all over the place...then asked for more. I guess she figured I'd get her another piece of pie with whipped cream. She's pretty smart.
I know... You all think I'm a nutcase for treating her like I do! But, I have nothing better to do... I guess I could get a job or something, but what fun would that be? And, I'd have to hire a babysitter for Lola!
Cindy
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quote: You all think I'm a nutcase for treating her like I do! But, I have nothing better to do... I guess I could get a job or something, but what fun would that be? And, I'd have to hire a babysitter for Lola!
We think you're a nutcase for a lot of reasons, that's probably the least of them!!
Don't you dare get a job that takes you away from us!!
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Cindy, I thought of you and Lola today in church. Our pastor was telling us a joke about a man who's uncle died and left him a full grown parrot in his will. Well, the man brought the parrot home and put his cage in the kitchen. The parrot was a really rude bird and every other word was an obscenity, and if it wasn't one of those, it was a rude comment. The man tried to speak politely to the bird hoping that the bird would pike up on the nice, kind words, but it did no good. One day the man was at his whit's end. He took the parrot out of his cage, the parrot swore at him. He yelled at the parrot and shook the parrot, all the time the parrot was swearing back at him. So, finally, in frustration, the man put the parrot in the freezer. For a couple of minutes he heard the parrot yelling and kicking and then....silence. Afraid that he had hurt his uncle's beloved parrot, he opened the freezer door. The parrot came out and sat on his arm and said "I am truly very sorry that I was rude and said those bad things. Please please forgive me. I will never again act like that". Confused, the man forgave the parrot. The parrot then said,"May I just ask one question? What did the turkey do??"
LOLA??? BAD??? THIS is what I had to clean up before 8:30 a.m. this morning...
A shredded styrofoam cup...
...and cashews all over the chair! (She snuck into the cashews while I was cleaning up the other mess!)
Cindy
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She must've been mad at her mommy to do that!!!LOL What did you do to her!!! What does she call you by the way? Mommy, Mom, Cindy????
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Actually, she WAS mad at me, because I kept making her leave Freckles alone. She had him so worked up by calling for him constantly, that I was afraid he was going to attack her! I ended up having to put him outside.
She calls me "Mommy"! She says it so sweet... ...until I ignore her, then she yells "MOTHER!" real mean!
Cindy
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LOL, yelling mother is always sure to get the attention that's wanted. I do that to my own mom when she isn't listening to me.....
I knew she had to be mad at you for something...my friends cat chunky is litter trained very well but when she's mad at her mommy she is always sure to go potty right in front of the door....
Your Lola stories are always so funny....Where does she sleep????? Okay, since she eats with you, and showers with you does she also share your bed???
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No, but I'm almost ashamed to admit that she has her own bedroom.
She has to go to bed a lot earlier than mommy does, so she has her own room that is quiet and dark. With a special cage in there especially for a sleeping parrot! Her cage in the living room is huge...5 feet wide, 5 feet tall. Too drafty in it for her to sleep in there. Her sleeping cage is 20 inches square, and 24 inches tall. Nice and cozy!
I might as well fess up right now and tell you... She also has her own 31" T.V. that is on the cartoon channel or Discovery all the time, unless she is watching "Finding Nemo" or "Paulie" video!
Cindy
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LOL Hey, nothing wrong with that.....my friends cat Chunky has her own bedroom too.....I guess the TV for lola is a good thing....gotta keep that intelligent mind of hers active!
Did you buy her any xmas presents yet?
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Ya know, I would think that it is strange to give your animals their own room, except that our cats usually end up sleeping in the room that will be the nursery. For some reason, they like to lay against the scratchy "sand" paint. ...or maybe its the fishies on the wall...?
Not yet! I spend about $60. a month on treats (Avi-Cakes) for her, so I don't go all out for Christmas! I think I'll get her a few more of these rope coil things, though. She seems to like it pretty good, and every minute that she is on it, she's OFF of me!
Cindy
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Do you ever let her up wrap the gifts?? LOL!
My brother had a dog that always opened her gifts' on Christmas.. a Bull Mastiff, quite cute.. And my husband has an Aunt that had a dog that did the same thing... a poodle, not a pretty site!
Wonder what a parrot would look like!
Weezie
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She likes to wrap more than unwrap! When I am wrapping stuff she gets right in the middle of it...literally!
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Cindy,
I've been reading your entertaining post about Lola now for several weeks and am thinking it might be nice to have a parrot. (I must do LOTS of research first because it is a LIFETIME commitment!!!)
A couple questions keeps coming to mind as I view pictures of your beautiful girl:
Does she leave many ummmm..."wet presents" and are they difficult to clean up?
Can parrots and other pets live together harmoniously? I have a small (7lb) dog and a cat (who does ignore the chickens but brings home smaller birds ).
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I had friends years ago who had an african grey - when they had a baby, after a few weeks they thought the baby had multiplied into twins because the parrot cried whenever the baby did!
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Well...Lola is potty trained! She never poops in her cage, and as soon as I get her out in the morning I hold her over her trash can and she poops. When she's on my shoulder she lets me know when she's fixing to poop, and I get her over a trash can. If I'm busy and not paying attention to her, she will poop on my shoulder. But, a little poop never hurt anybody!
quote: Can parrots and other pets live together harmoniously?
Lola did fine with my little chihuahua, Tiny. Lola was the dominate one of the pair! She would sneak up on Tiny and bite her on the ear, then laugh her butt off!
Freckles tries to catch her, and he would kill her in an instant if he ever does. It makes me a nervous wreck. Right now Lola and Freckles are barking at each other, and it's driving me crazy! (Lola still barks like the chihuahua!) She doesn't realize that Freckles is dangerous, and she calls for him constantly "Freckles! Come here!" Like, right now every time he lays down, she calls him, and if he doesn't come, she starts making the sound of his sqeeze toy, so he runs in here. The inside cat gets along fine with Lola, but the outside cat would love to have her for dinner.
Cindy
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Hey Cricket... Me too! I've never really liked birds. But this past week, I took care of Larry, my across the street neighbor's bird. I don't know what kind he is. Bob calls him a Conyor...is that just a bird or is that a type of bird? Anyways, Larry doesn't talk or do much of anything. Althought, yesterday when I gave Bob his key back, Larry was hanging upside down on his hanging toy in his cage. But since we are trying for kids, I don't think I will push the thought of getting a bird. I definately don't want 2 things crying!!! Its going to be hard enough getting our 3 furbabies used to a new crying thing!
quote: (I must do LOTS of research first because it is a LIFETIME commitment!!!)
So many people get parrots and don't realize what a big responsibility it is, and they are locked in a cage for life, with no real companionship other than a hand coming into the cage every now and then to put some food and water in. It breaks my heart. A friend of mine called me a few years ago and begged me to take a macaw that some people wanted to get "rid" of. She said the owners had it in a cage in a CLOSET in the garage! I asked her why they had it there, and she said they bought it because it was so beautiful, and didn't realize how noisy it would be. Can't even talk about that without crying...
Cindy
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I love hearing all the stories about Lola! A friend at work has a parrot simular to yours and she is always telling me stories. I would love to have a parrot, but it would be to muck work right now.
G-daughter.
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Lola has a fetish for my husband. Everytime we go over, she flies, walks, whatever straight to him when he is sitting in the living room. He has been tempted to pet her, but Cindy reminds him that she could snap his finger off! (and this is her baby?!?!)
I stay as far away as I can....
It is pretty funny to hear her answer the phone like Andy... and then picking on Cindy and LAUGHING HER *** OFF while tormenting her.
Les
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"Someday we’ll look back on this, laugh nervously, and change the subject."
Like our trip back from Richmond?
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quote: Walmart...3am...I thought you didn't like going to wallyworld
Well...... Lots of twists and turns ended us up at Wal-Mart at 3 a.m. The experience was memorable for us... ...as well as a lot of other shoppers, I'm sure! It has something to do with "that" bra in the shopping cart...long story! When I look back on it now I wonder how in the world we got through that night without incarceration!
Cindy
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quote: It has something to do with "that" bra in the shopping cart
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and a hamster and a dog at my grandfather's house but hope to have some type of bird in the future though!
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