# Note: Put Parrots in Cage Before Knitting **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 12, 2017, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-put-parrots-in-cage-before-knitting/798652 "2017-10-12T16:21:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![KRC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/45deac/32.png) [@KRC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KRC)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2017, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-put-parrots-in-cage-before-knitting/798652/21 "2017-10-13T14:26:18Z")
My cockatiel, Kaiser, likes to grab my paintbrushes and throw them on the floor when I paint, although he has nothing on his mate, Adi, who chewed through the easel. In contrast my ringneck parrots would just sit close by and watch me paint (the female did hit me with her beak and pull my hair.) Kaiser also likes to mess with the mouse, but again he has nothing on Adi who once bit through a mouse cord and then sat back and smiled at me. ---
**Author:** ![Section\_Maker\_Jupe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/section_maker_jupe/32/1424_2.png) [@Section\_Maker\_Jupe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Section_Maker_Jupe)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2017, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-put-parrots-in-cage-before-knitting/798652/22 "2017-10-13T15:49:47Z")
haha Funny!!! I have conures, peonus, caiques, etc…I save old cardboard, tree branches, anything safe to for them to munch on, they make a mess of in a day or so, and then its cage litter, then after that gets composted. Alot of it is done at night, in their cages, as its nesting behavior. Alot of chewing is just…because!!! I dont have large birds, but I understand they can REALLY chew things up. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2017, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-put-parrots-in-cage-before-knitting/798652/23 "2017-10-13T16:23:21Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > I am really anal about covering the keyboard unless I’m actually using it. And closing the laptop. All remote controls are set down upside-down to make the keys less accessible. My laptop at work (that I’m using now) is missing the PgDn key thanks to Rocco, my African Grey. Luckily, I never used it anyway. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2017, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-put-parrots-in-cage-before-knitting/798652/24 "2017-10-13T17:41:49Z")
A friend of mine has some big parrots. They’re too smart for me to have as pets. I can’t imagine the mayhem that would ensue between my behavior and theirs. One of her birds likes to hang out behind the couch during scary movies and scream during the scary parts. Often manages to do it right _before_ the jump-scare, making everyone jump before the movie does! Nope nope nope. ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2017, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-put-parrots-in-cage-before-knitting/798652/25 "2017-10-13T18:39:45Z")
When I worked at the pet store, we had a hand-raised scarlet macaw (Cayenne) that would climb down from her perch and untie your shoelaces as you fronted the displays. When you noticed “Cayenne!” she would run away, cackling (giggling?) to herself. Apparently a very fun game. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2017, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-put-parrots-in-cage-before-knitting/798652/26 "2017-10-13T18:42:02Z")
> [@Poysyn](#): > > When I worked at the pet store, we had a hand-raised scarlet macaw (Cayenne) that would climb down from her perch and untie your shoelaces as you fronted the displays. When you noticed “Cayenne!” she would run away, cackling (giggling?) to herself. > > Apparently a very fun game. At work, when Rocco is bored, he will carry his dish over to the edge of his playground and drop it (right onto my head). He can be a dick. ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2017, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-put-parrots-in-cage-before-knitting/798652/27 "2017-10-13T18:58:16Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > At work, when Rocco is bored, he will carry his dish over to the edge of his playground and drop it (right onto my head). He can be a dick. Always liked the African Greys 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2017, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-put-parrots-in-cage-before-knitting/798652/28 "2017-10-14T01:58:16Z")
It sorta sounds like when humans imprison smart animals the animals resent it just a bit. Perhaps we should stick to something stupid and safe like spiders or anacondas. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2017, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-put-parrots-in-cage-before-knitting/798652/29 "2017-10-14T02:19:20Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > It sorta sounds like when humans imprison smart animals the animals resent it just a bit. Perhaps we should stick to something stupid and safe like spiders or anacondas. Are you a PETA member by any chance? ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2017, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-put-parrots-in-cage-before-knitting/798652/30 "2017-10-14T02:23:41Z")
Not in the slightest. I don’t own pets because they’re an unmitigated pain in my ass. My concern for them is entirely a concern for me. I eat farm animals because they’re tasty. The rest I mostly leave alone. The world is plenty big enough for all of us critters: 2 legs, 4, 8, fins, feathers, whatever. Until they try to attack me then I kill them with neither malice nor mercy. It’s just business and I’m at the apex of this particular food chain. Sometimes critters need reminding of their place. Usually we peacefully coexist. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2017, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-put-parrots-in-cage-before-knitting/798652/31 "2017-10-14T02:29:51Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Not in the slightest. I don’t own pets because they’re an unmitigated pain in my ass. My concern for them is entirely a concern for me. > > I eat farm animals because they’re tasty. > > The rest I mostly leave alone. The world is plenty big enough for all of us critters: 2 legs, 4, 8, fins, feathers, whatever. > > Until they try to attack me then I kill them with neither malice nor mercy. It’s just business and I’m at the apex of this particular food chain. Sometimes critters need reminding of their place. Usually we peacefully coexist. Okay! :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![KRC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/45deac/32.png) [@KRC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KRC)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2017, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-put-parrots-in-cage-before-knitting/798652/32 "2017-10-14T03:22:41Z")
So we should stick to spiders and anacondas? Well, I had a pet 2 inch long American cockroach (go USA!) once. It wasn’t very mischievous. All it did was eat baloney. And a guy brought his pet scorpion onto the bus a couple weeks ago. He showed it to everyone and talked about it. No one was afraid, but then we’ve got a lot of creepy crawlies in the Southwest and people who did the ceiling cling at the sight of scorpions, tarantulas, vinegarones, and sun spiders wouldn’t last long here. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2017, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-put-parrots-in-cage-before-knitting/798652/33 "2017-10-14T05:05:32Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Are you a PETA member by any chance? Probably, though I assume someone who has never befriended outside their species. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2017, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-put-parrots-in-cage-before-knitting/798652/34 "2017-10-14T05:13:07Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Are you a PETA member by any chance? Maybe, though I assume he’s someone who has never befriended outside his species. There is a world of our fellow creatures who appreciate being indoors, like regular feedings (besides alternative things like Fruit Loops and egg yolks) and who befriend us and Trilby, my Collie, who shared the entirely evil Corvette’s love of Jerry Springer. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-put-parrots-in-cage-before-knitting/798652.md?page=1)