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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Always liked the African Greys 
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?
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:
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.
Probably, though I assume someone who has never befriended outside their species.
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.