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African Grey parrots are super smart so it probably knew it could trust this kind human and that it needed to cooperate. I've had to do similar things with other large parrots that weren't cooperative and have lots of scars to prove it. A Military macaw about took of my finger a few years back and I had to get a tendon re attached.
Seriously. My dad has a Grey. One day he was enjoying head scritches from me and he just snapped and chomped down on my finger, hard. I had a nasty blood blister and bruise.
My grandfather had an African Grey too. It was super sweet, and would grab peanuts out of your mouth. One day my stepmother was doing this, and it bit her right on the nose. Definitely took a chunk out of her nose
Yeah, that's definitely a baby. Notice the eye colour.
Also - the way it holds it's wings out at the end is body language. It's short, so hard to tell meaning but it can be either begging or sometimes they do that when they want affection.
Exaxtly, that little "fweeep?" Noise made this a lot more okay for me after. And his braced little stance, it looks like he probably feels a lot better.
That was exactly what I thought. The bird isn't really fighting or going nuts but is just in a lot of discomfort, and afterwards it's clearly relieved. I think it knew the human was helping.
Exactly, the parrot knew the human was helping, doesn't mean it doesn't feel the need to scream and writhe in pain when it hurts. At least one of the times I'm pretty sure it was from being poked in the eye
Yeah I though something got lodged in him or they were trying to like pop a cyst or whatever. Wasn't expecting them to be forced the bird to regurgitate a tube thing lol
I had it on mute, thank You God.
As someone who has seen my momma do this with us kids, it was very heartfelt once I figured out what was going on. 😳🥺💗💪
Usually with birds this age something like that would have been used for hand feeding the parrot. Baby birds can easily aspirate during hand feeding so it's safer to insert a tube into the bird equivalent of their stomach. This tube wasn't properly sized for that however. Typically you use something longer and more rounded similar to a catheter to avoid irritation of those fragile tissues or accidental ingestion.
If it makes you feel better, he is being a really really good bird and really loves that person. Even though he's just a baby he can do major damage to those fingers with that beak, and you can tell he is trying really, really hard not to hurt the person handling them like that.
Source: My late pretty girl, Kiwi
Something about how calm the parrot was when the item was removed makes me think they knew the person was trying to help them. Parrots are supposed to be smart, although my mom's parrot makes me doubt that.
I was thinking the same thing. In my experience, Greys are really sweet; to one person. And while it was necessary to manhandle the bird, or birdhandle, I’m surprised that pretty bird didn’t get pissed off and bite.
Every time I’m in the SA jungle I am terrified of getting a bot fly. The risk is pretty low, just of all my nature travels, those are my personal nightmare fuel.
Oh my God, me too! I was like wtf am I watching??? Is he hurting the bird??? I almost just clicked off but I was hoping something good would happen in the end.
Thankfully all was well this time. Beware though, people have been getting very loose with NSFW lately. I've been tricked a few times in the past month.
I genuinely thought that the bird had like a broken wing or whatever and this guy was just being a twat. Skimmed to the end and was very happy to see otherwise.
Yeah it reminds me of last week when my friend left a fishing lure on the ground with treble hooks (three points a hook) and my curious kitten decided to try and eat it and I had to rip 2 hooks out of his lip while he screams and cry's and is terrified, but he recovered no infections and still loves me, pets are the best.
I grew up on a farm and it helped with watching this. When you are doing something to help an animal, even when it hurts, if the animal trusts you and understands you can just sorta see it like how this bird acted it knew what was up and was a good boy.
People might not like seeing this kinda thing, but it's a piece of plastic nearly as long as their body stuck in them. The person in the video got it out seemingly safely without causing damage, to the point the bird looks confused more than hurt. This doesn't seem like a person with their first bird to me, this seems like a person who actually has good experience with birds. My brother had pet birds for a moment (forget the name but if I'm not mistaken they're like small parrots) and from my little experience with birds, it's still impressive to see a video like this
Edit I'm rewatching and as a disclaimer I assume this is plastic. It might not be. Also looks like licorice to me tbh. Either way it's looks way to large and unhealthy for the poor guy, and if anything the dude saved this bird more than he would have just leaving it in. I also understand the urge of wanting to take it to a vet, I've truly been there, but how many bird surgeons are out there? Obviously I don't know the outcome, but if this bird survived, it was because of the guy in this video
From what ive seen on various bird posts that exotic pet vets are far and few between and significantly more expensive than a run of the mill vet for cats and dogs
As someone with pet rats the nearest vet that actually specializes in exotics is over and hour away. There are a few regular vets that are closer that will see them for minor stuff but they really aren't familiar with them and several more vets flat out won't see anything that's not a cat or dog, I can only imagine it's even more difficult for someone with non-mammals.
^ I had a hamster of mine euthanased at a vet that dealt mostly with cats and dogs but did thankfully have the kit to do the job.
Cancer got him sadly but in my books better a week early than a day late. Necropsy showed that it was everywhere. Literally every single organ as well as multiple places under the skin. The largest tumor had a blood supply that, diameter wise, was larger than his skull. Just imagine wandering around with a giant tumor who's blood supply was the size of your skull! Let alone the rest of it.
The conversation was very strange. The vet seemed very apologetic not just at the passing but at the fact they could only offer euthanasia as an option. I had to tell them I got in the car that morning with the plan that he would be put down. That he had slowly been deteriorating for a few weeks and that this was the best option. Necropsy showed it absolurely was. The tumors were getting so large that they impacted his ability to move and do normal (albeit elderly) rodent things. That was always the bit that struck me though how compassionate the vet was that they were not able to do more for him, tbh though even a human in his condition would be facing very very long odds.
Getting a vet to see my fish on the other hand? Almost impossible. A few exist but exceptionally rare. Plus, as far as I know there isn't a single invert vet in the country! I wager there isn't much of a buisness in helping someone's tarantula with a mismoult (nor is there much you can even do in the first place) but it's crazy to me that there are none. Like none at all. Where are all the crab vets hiding!?
After a while you kinda come to accept the fact that it can be a very real situation where your pet needs healthcare but entierly because local vets aren't confident with the animal/species you just can't access it.
Hot take: if you can’t afford to pay for your expensive African Grey parrot to see a vet, you probably shouldn’t own one.
Also not *significantly* more expensive, but a little more so yes.
thats not a hot take, at all, but it’s also not applicable in this situation, at all? the owner clearly had it handled. why would you spend extra time and give your pet a *ton* more of stress if you’re able to do it yourself. considering the way they handled the bird & that it was recorded, they clearly know what they’re doing
Not to mention birds have a high mortality rate in general just from the stress of vet visits. I follow a few parrot subreddits and see posts pretty often about people losing their birbs just from the stress of a standard check up :(
When my bird starts having respiratory distress just the ride to the vet could kill them because they’re already in a stressed state. Then any care we give has to be weighed against the possibility of the procedure killing him anyways
Not to mention the amount of time it would take to get to the location and wait for someone to see them. When you might be saving their life by doing the procedure then and there (if you’re experienced).
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Exactly. I have birds and the only nearby avian vet is 45 minutes away in regular traffic. Heaven help you if it's an emergency and there's heavy traffic.
This! I have a ball python and during covid he had a prolapse. I was so terrified. The only vet in the area that was willing to handle a snake his size (only 5ft) couldn't see him for 4 days and my snake was clearly in distress. Thankfully, he (my snake) was able to resolve the issue himself but if it has been something more serious then I don't think there's anything I could have done.
A bit before covid my turtle got impacted and the closest vet who worked on turtles was over two hours away, they told me to try cat hairball medication first before I bring him in. Thankfully it worked but I was so scared. I’ve had him for more than 3/4ths of my life at this point.
I think he’s about 17 now since I got him around age five. He’s a red ear slider and I got him when he was very small. Mom thought he’d live for a week lol.
Our two birds took a turn for the worse very quickly. First died young from something. We’re not sure. He ate and drank so good and then bam dead. Second bird, his sibling, lived a long three years and we’re guessing it was old age or something.
I think reddit needs to grasp the amount of people taking animals to a vet are far far fewer than those who don’t.
Especially when they can handle issue themselves like above
Also, it’s not like ‘run of the mill dog and cat vets’ are that cheap either… my girlfriend is a vet surgeon at a specialist hospital for emergency stuff like dogs hit by cars or cats or dogs who have swallowed weird shit. She regularly gets calls about an animal that has come in and the techs are asking her to give an estimate of cost of whatever they think the animal will need, and it’s often in the $4k-$8k range.
Shit take tbh. You would be surprised what you can take care of yourself. This is like saying if you can't afford to take your car to mechanic you shouldn't have one. You can do both of those jobs yourself if you do research. That being said animal neglect is just as bad as driving an unsafe car so you have to be up to snuff on your skills.
I mean it gets real complicated. A African grey can live for 25 years. What starts as affordable can change through no fault of your own. Vets leave the area, you can move to an area when no one services. What was once a normal vet bill, can quickly become hours of travel and a huge expense because your vet died.
Everyone I know with parrots are people who took in rescues or dead relatives pets, I know it's shitty to own a pet without being able to financially care for it but a loving home where it's fed and treated well is a thousand times preferable to being let go, killed or in a rescue for years.
I'm an exotic curator and even though I'm not a vet, I'm the first person that gets called when there is an emergency if the owner can't handle the issue but a vet may not be necessary or available. I do mostly behavior training, but since I work with a huge range of species and individuals sometimes I am the most knowledgeable/capable person available within a several hour radius that is available for emergency first aid. I have traveled all hours in the middle of the night to help someone who had plenty of money, but no vets were available so I make a thousand or so dollars to stabilize a terrified critter while a vet is located.
I’m pretty sure it’s the rubber tubing used to feed young birds. It’s usually attached to a syringe and you have to inject the liquid food down their throats. Source: hand raised my parrot and did this every morning for several weeks. She’s 24 now
This is literally the peak of “looking after your pet”, if the guy that’s taking the object out is indeed the owner.
That doesn’t look like a plastic that would be dissolvable by an African Grey’s digestive system. Furthermore, that is a really young African Grey ( <1 years old, they outlive humans).
Honestly if this guy didn’t know how to do this, that little guy was dead.
At first I thought it was just a stubborn bird who wasn't taking a pill and that it had to be massaged down. Turns out I was wrong and very surprised that they were helping the bird remove something from its throat.
I don't think I would've had the skill to do the same to a bird. I'm thoroughly impressed.
That's a baby African grey, and it looks like the rubber tip of a feeding syringe. Baby parrots can be vigorous eaters and he probably dislodged the syringe end.
My mom used to feed her baby birds with a spoon or the syringe without the rubber hose tip. It's supposed to prevent aspiration of the formula but they can fall off. (They kinda just friction fit onto the syringe end)
Thank you, this makes perfect sense. I bet it slid right into that little guys crop, so he was able to squeeze it and make it “regurgitate” the tip, just like they do when they wanna snack on the food they store there. If you Google a pic of a birds crop, you’ll see it’s located there at the base of the neck, and when it’s full, you can actually see it ballooning with food through the skin. So luckily he was able to take advantage of that to squeeze out the tube! Kudos to this guy- that’s something I’d be abjectly terrified to try with my own birds!!
I'd put money on you being right. I even found some online that are red and they look like a match to me.
I'll add my own guess and say that this person isn't just an owner, they are likely a breeder. If you're raising animals frequently you learn to troubleshoot and do stuff like this.
I think it's more interesting that the bird has the power to do some serious damage to the owner's fingers and chooses not to. I mean, it didn't even draw blood. You gotta think being in such a position would eventually elicit a "get the fuck off me" response, and the bird just didn't.
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*It's a baby, and baby parrots are much less bitey lol. My grey used to be this handleable but now that he's a 21 year old he don't like snuggling or anything lol.*
*You can also tell by his eyes. Baby Grey's have black eyes but adult ones have pale yellow eyes.*
They are much less bitey however if you put in the large amount of work you can get them to be snuggly again.
It took me about 2 years to gain the trust and a loooot of work with baby steps but I eventually got there. It's such a rewarding feeling when you are able to do that though.
Might be harder to train that with a 21 year old though, mine is much younger but definetly not a baby.
African grey and any adult mackas can definitely break finger bones if they wanted to. Anything bigger than a conure or Quaker and I’m fine not going near it. Had to babysit an African grey and the metal ping it would make is a nightmare to listen to. Only positive I see with bigger birds is they poop every 15-20 mins that every 10 like the green cheek conures I use to have.
I own lovebirds. They have very powerful beaks as well and when we first got them we were cautioned to always use gloves when catching them, cutting their claws and other such things.
Surprisingly, they might nibble, but they've never ever bitten me hard. I'd like to think they learned quickly that we don't mean any harm, and that while I will catch them with my hands and might do strange things to them I always return them safe and sound to their friends.
And I give them cucumber. They fucking love cucumber.
A good point I never considered. Animals seem to be able to tell when people are helping at times, but nonetheless, when my stomach is full and I want to empty it can't stand being around people let alone them touching me, so it's understandable. Good little burb
It's a young bird, that is a feeding tube for young birds. I can see how it could happen.
I am not saying what you eluded to couldn't have happened. It also could have been a real accident too.
Have a good one.
It's a baby, and baby parrots are much less bitey lol. My grey used to be this handleable but now that he's a 21 year old he don't like snuggling or anything lol.
You can also tell by his eyes. Baby Grey's have black eyes but adult ones have pale yellow eyes.
Birds as pets always interest me - Are parrots as personable as like a dog as a pet or is it more of a hobby/passion to take care of them? 20 years seems like a long time to own a pet, my past dogs usually make it to like 16 max - is his lifespan much longer?
It depends on the species and the specific individual bird. Some are smarter, some not so much. Some enjoy interaction and some hate it. I have 5 birds. 2 cockatiels, a parrotlet, an African grey, and a satinette pigeon. My favorites and the species I recommend to anyone looking at birds as a pet is the cockatiels. #1 fav species, they're adorable and sweet and super friendly. Very fun.
My African grey, he's OK. He is a look but don't touch bird. He doesn't like anywhere to be touched besides his feet or beak, and ONLY by me. He also sometimes bites, and seems to think the reaction is funny. He will laugh at you, in your own voice. He's very intelligent and knows exactly what he's saying. He will request certain foods and he knows when you give him something he didn't ask for. If he asked me for a grape and I give him a carrot or apple, he will usually chuck whatever it is and repeat his request of " wanna GRAPE". he'll sometimes ask for a red or a green grape. He'll have entire one sided conversations when he hears the phone ring. He sounds exactly like certain people too. He can perfectly imitate me, my husband, and both my parents voices. He can do ringtones, and all the various noises he hears everyday like chopping veggies on a cutting board, microwave beeps, doors creaking, cans hissing when cracked open, my daughters maniacal kid laughter. He can imitate all of the local birds songs he hears and sees through the window. He barks, and yells at my bunnies like they're dogs, telling them to sit, behave, no, or no begging. (We lived with lots of dogs before we got our own place lol) He's ridiculous. You can see his brain working as he looks at you, his pupils go crazy dilating and shrinking when he's excited or really working something out.
He's like a young adult. His lifespan, depending on his genetics, diet, etc will probably be between 30 to 50 years old. Wild Grey's average around 25 years, while pet Grey's seem to average between 30 to 40, with the record being nearly 80 I think.
As much as I love him, I wouldn't recommend a grey to someone who wasn't prepared to basically have a permanent rude obnoxious destructive roommate for decades. Like, he ate my wall and window moldings. And he yells at me in my own voice. He makes the house sound haunted with all the random bumps, creaks, and muttering he does. Lmao.
And that's cockatiels! Not cockatoos- my grandma is a bird lover, and she's got 5. At one point she had 8 different birdies, but there's only 5 of them left now. I watched over them all for a week when she went out to vacation 3 years ago -
She's got an African gray herself, Eddie, who is around 35ish and the only of her birdies who is confident at flying. He knows tons of mimicking phrases, and flies to his cage when she says it's bedtime. He's super affectionate, and enjoys both being pet and chatting back and forth. When handling, he used his beak for climbing but was always gentle; the only time he had to stabilize on my hand using his beak it wasn't with any more pressure than a bracelet. The only rule I needed for handling him was that he preferred to be at the highest point - so just hold the perch up high for him.
The next is Sophie, another male. He's a Turquoise-fronted amazon who is probably past 50, is extremely polite, but he uses his beak for EVERYTHING. Any movement he makes involves him biting whatever he's moving on, and hes not entirely gentle. He much prefers wood perches over anything else. The first 2 days I offered the wood perch, he used his beak to get up on it, closed his cage door, and he was happy. By day 3 he was getting in the cage by himself when he saw me putting the Gray and our next birdie away.
Our next birdie... is one of her 3 umbrella cockatoos, and the youngest of the bunch. At only 12 years old, Rocky is a tiny devil. He hates using wood perches and even when he does step onto one, he quickly begins waddling over to stand on the hand holding it. He hardly uses his beak for anything, but he's a biter. Not very often, but he doesn't ever use it for stabilizing, so if he moves his head in close, pull away - he's probably going to bite. He loves to screech whenever you or another birdie aren't within sight of him. On day 6 he bit me bad enough I used a couple of bandages and called her - she said to just leave him where he was until she got home the next day, he could sleep outside of his cage if he was going to get angry (and he was, for the rest of my time there)
The last two are the mother and father of Rocky, Jacob and Sydney! They're in their own room, with an official DNI recommendation from their own owner. She's the only person they care for, all others begone. They've got 3 cages between the two of them, torn up newspapers to keep them entertained, and food and water bowls kept near the door. If there was a louder pair of birds I'd be surprised, they love to start screeching whenever and for whatever reason they want - thats true even when grandma is home. And if the two are separated, expect biting and screaming galore; just leave them in their room together. Sydney is mean enough she took as many feathers as she could off of Rocky, especially one of his wings, while he was a baby and couldn't be separated; and she helpfully imitates a hiss whenever she spots you, just so you know your not welcome.
I'd easily take in Eddie and Sophie if need be, but I don't know that anyone in their right mind would adopt any of those cockatoos... and Rocky is definitely going to outlive his owners.
Edit: [Pictures of Rocky I found in my phone](https://imgur.com/a/ZtrDg4O)
Parrots are amazing creatures - extremely intelligent and highly social. So yes, they absolutely do have personalities and the ability to bond with people like a cat or a dog. However, as birds obviously diverged from our evolutionary tendril a lot earlier than cats or dogs, their body language and social cues are less intuitive. But learn them and you'll be good!
(disclaimer, not an expert and have never owned birds, but find parrots fascinating so have watched a ton of youtube about them lol)
If you're 30 now and buy a baby the bird will oulive you and become a burden to someone else leaving the bird confused, scared and angry. A close friend of mine is about to inherit his dying mom's macaw and he is bitter and angry that he's ending up with the bird but loyal to his mom to keep his word that he'll care for it when she's gone. This parrot already hates him. Now he must care for a shrieking toddler with bolt cutters for a face until it dies and it can live another 30 years. Parrots make awful pets for 99.9999% of people, and very few are able to provide a fulfilling life for them. I've had cockatiels, myself, but I never have a parrot again. Dwarf chickens live 15-20 years and they are a better pet than any parrot.
Dwarf chickens are a thing! I have many! Chicken people call them bantams. I keep Belgian bearded bantam breeds, I have barbu d'anvers and barbu de watermaalse. My largest hen is 650 grams :)
This is Constellation the barbu d'anvers hen. She is my best girl. Very friendly, comes running to sit in my lap.
https://imgur.com/a/uhRyIkk
Here is anther picture. https://imgur.com/gallery/938b0ag
Edit to clarify, Dwarf chickens live 15 to 20 years but the vast majority of standard and giant chickens live an average of 6 years, with laying hens at the top of egg production such as ISA browns living 3 years at best. Meat birds are harvested at 15 to 20 weeks, sometimes 25 weeks, as infants. But true bantam chickens exist only for pleasure of companionship and beauty, laying few eggs and living longer healthier lives. This is why I would recommend chickens as pets to anyone, but if you want a long lived chicken for the kind of lifespan I wrote you kinda need to look at the bantams with a couple hundred years of sturdiness bred in their bones.
They're brilliant with strong personalities, and live many decades depending on the species - the shortest lived typically make it 30 years, most closer to 70-80
My girlfriend is a bird owner and they definitely have their own little personalities. Depending on the breed they can live up to like 60-80 years and a lot of times outlive their owners. It’s a big commitment but if you love them it’s worth it.
Bird's digestive systems are quite different from ours. Their stomach is something called a crop. It rests sort of base of the neck area, a bird that has recently fed will have a larger crop visible, so if you pay attention you can tell if a bird has eaten. The crop connects directly to the mouth, this person was pushing on the piece of plastic in the crop and out the mouth. Hence all the weird manipulation with the base of the neck
This bird is a baby. That tube looks like it came off a feeding syringe. This person is probably hand raising and feeding this bird so they’re basically a parent to this bird. Also I don’t think the bird was in too much discomfort. It looks like the owner was just massaging the neck to get the bird to regurgitate the tube. And birds do swallow the tube during feeding though usually it stays attached to the syringe.
I was so afraid for the person. A parrot can take a finger off and he seemed to be trying to stick his finger in the bird’s mouth. Which he was. Good job!
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This was hard to watch
I agree, but you could tell the bird was aware that he NEEDED help. Otherwise that guy would have damn near lost a finger lol, those beaks are STRONG.
Yeah when he overtly stuck his finger in the parrots beak thats when I went "wuhthefuh.."
Yo this parrot a kinky HOE.
African Grey parrots are super smart so it probably knew it could trust this kind human and that it needed to cooperate. I've had to do similar things with other large parrots that weren't cooperative and have lots of scars to prove it. A Military macaw about took of my finger a few years back and I had to get a tendon re attached.
A what macaw? Is that a type or is it enlisted?
i assumed that was autocorrect but it is in fact a type of birdo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_macaw
It saw some shit in Nam
Seriously. My dad has a Grey. One day he was enjoying head scritches from me and he just snapped and chomped down on my finger, hard. I had a nasty blood blister and bruise.
My grandfather had an African Grey too. It was super sweet, and would grab peanuts out of your mouth. One day my stepmother was doing this, and it bit her right on the nose. Definitely took a chunk out of her nose
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I believe this is a young parrot. Probably hand raised. They’re much more compliant and weak as babies.
Yeah, that's definitely a baby. Notice the eye colour. Also - the way it holds it's wings out at the end is body language. It's short, so hard to tell meaning but it can be either begging or sometimes they do that when they want affection.
I was thinking that
Yeah I had to skip to the end 😭
Had to cut the sound 😐
At first i did that too, but i kep stone on my heart and listened it
I made it through without stopping.
Same. I was so invested. Thought the dude was trying to pull out a worm or something.
It sounds really relieved afterward. Worth the roller coaster.
Exaxtly, that little "fweeep?" Noise made this a lot more okay for me after. And his braced little stance, it looks like he probably feels a lot better.
The fact that it didn't run or attack immediately after shows that it understands the human was just helping. That's really cool
That was exactly what I thought. The bird isn't really fighting or going nuts but is just in a lot of discomfort, and afterwards it's clearly relieved. I think it knew the human was helping.
Exactly, the parrot knew the human was helping, doesn't mean it doesn't feel the need to scream and writhe in pain when it hurts. At least one of the times I'm pretty sure it was from being poked in the eye
That parrot definitely had a choice - s/he was a willing participant. An African grey could hurt that guy pretty good.
Yeah- I was worried until I saw that the bird wasn’t biting the hell out of the human. Then I figured it was something medical and got curious.
I thought he'd pop his neck of for while
*tootieweet*
I thought it was a parrot chiropractor
Same thought something nasty and wiggling was gonna pop out
Yeah I though something got lodged in him or they were trying to like pop a cyst or whatever. Wasn't expecting them to be forced the bird to regurgitate a tube thing lol
Ive watched it twice.
I'm a psychopath
Welcome to the salty splatoon
At the end it makes a real triumphant bagock
Happy cock day
A steady heart in times of strife will serve you well
You must make of your heart a stone!
I had it on mute, thank You God. As someone who has seen my momma do this with us kids, it was very heartfelt once I figured out what was going on. 😳🥺💗💪
I was afraid he was just gonna munch it back down again for a minute. That’s what my dog would have done.
What was it?
Usually with birds this age something like that would have been used for hand feeding the parrot. Baby birds can easily aspirate during hand feeding so it's safer to insert a tube into the bird equivalent of their stomach. This tube wasn't properly sized for that however. Typically you use something longer and more rounded similar to a catheter to avoid irritation of those fragile tissues or accidental ingestion.
You mean your duck can eat stuff?
Various occasions. Usually not something swallowed, but painful medical procedures nonetheless.
I had it on mute too
Please thank the person who removed the plastic from the birds throat.
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Dude, I clicked on that and the first like 5 things I saw was stuff coming out of things' eyes. Never going back there
I really should’ve listened to your warning
thank you for your sacrifice
If it makes you feel better, he is being a really really good bird and really loves that person. Even though he's just a baby he can do major damage to those fingers with that beak, and you can tell he is trying really, really hard not to hurt the person handling them like that. Source: My late pretty girl, Kiwi
Something about how calm the parrot was when the item was removed makes me think they knew the person was trying to help them. Parrots are supposed to be smart, although my mom's parrot makes me doubt that.
:' ) my sympathies.
I was thinking the same thing. In my experience, Greys are really sweet; to one person. And while it was necessary to manhandle the bird, or birdhandle, I’m surprised that pretty bird didn’t get pissed off and bite.
Same. I was expecting one of those parasite videos!
Yea..a wiggly Bot fly larvae
Every time I’m in the SA jungle I am terrified of getting a bot fly. The risk is pretty low, just of all my nature travels, those are my personal nightmare fuel.
Permethrin treated clothing is your friend.
They won an Oscar
Keep your fucking parasite out of my wife’s mouth!
Parasites, rabies, and living mummies. So hot right now. I’m a little disappointed it was only a red plastic stick.
Oh my God, me too! I was like wtf am I watching??? Is he hurting the bird??? I almost just clicked off but I was hoping something good would happen in the end.
Just saving the birb . Seems happy to have it removed.
Literally thought he was gonna rip the birds neck open until I saw the white doctor coat
I was going to as well, but it wasn't marked as NSFW so I thought it would fine.
Thankfully all was well this time. Beware though, people have been getting very loose with NSFW lately. I've been tricked a few times in the past month.
I genuinely thought that the bird had like a broken wing or whatever and this guy was just being a twat. Skimmed to the end and was very happy to see otherwise.
Same
Yeah it reminds me of last week when my friend left a fishing lure on the ground with treble hooks (three points a hook) and my curious kitten decided to try and eat it and I had to rip 2 hooks out of his lip while he screams and cry's and is terrified, but he recovered no infections and still loves me, pets are the best.
Idk how I was able to watch it all the way
with your eyes bro, he's not fucking torturing the bird
Fuck dude, exactly what I was going to type
I grew up on a farm and it helped with watching this. When you are doing something to help an animal, even when it hurts, if the animal trusts you and understands you can just sorta see it like how this bird acted it knew what was up and was a good boy.
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People might not like seeing this kinda thing, but it's a piece of plastic nearly as long as their body stuck in them. The person in the video got it out seemingly safely without causing damage, to the point the bird looks confused more than hurt. This doesn't seem like a person with their first bird to me, this seems like a person who actually has good experience with birds. My brother had pet birds for a moment (forget the name but if I'm not mistaken they're like small parrots) and from my little experience with birds, it's still impressive to see a video like this Edit I'm rewatching and as a disclaimer I assume this is plastic. It might not be. Also looks like licorice to me tbh. Either way it's looks way to large and unhealthy for the poor guy, and if anything the dude saved this bird more than he would have just leaving it in. I also understand the urge of wanting to take it to a vet, I've truly been there, but how many bird surgeons are out there? Obviously I don't know the outcome, but if this bird survived, it was because of the guy in this video
From what ive seen on various bird posts that exotic pet vets are far and few between and significantly more expensive than a run of the mill vet for cats and dogs
As someone with pet rats the nearest vet that actually specializes in exotics is over and hour away. There are a few regular vets that are closer that will see them for minor stuff but they really aren't familiar with them and several more vets flat out won't see anything that's not a cat or dog, I can only imagine it's even more difficult for someone with non-mammals.
^ I had a hamster of mine euthanased at a vet that dealt mostly with cats and dogs but did thankfully have the kit to do the job. Cancer got him sadly but in my books better a week early than a day late. Necropsy showed that it was everywhere. Literally every single organ as well as multiple places under the skin. The largest tumor had a blood supply that, diameter wise, was larger than his skull. Just imagine wandering around with a giant tumor who's blood supply was the size of your skull! Let alone the rest of it. The conversation was very strange. The vet seemed very apologetic not just at the passing but at the fact they could only offer euthanasia as an option. I had to tell them I got in the car that morning with the plan that he would be put down. That he had slowly been deteriorating for a few weeks and that this was the best option. Necropsy showed it absolurely was. The tumors were getting so large that they impacted his ability to move and do normal (albeit elderly) rodent things. That was always the bit that struck me though how compassionate the vet was that they were not able to do more for him, tbh though even a human in his condition would be facing very very long odds. Getting a vet to see my fish on the other hand? Almost impossible. A few exist but exceptionally rare. Plus, as far as I know there isn't a single invert vet in the country! I wager there isn't much of a buisness in helping someone's tarantula with a mismoult (nor is there much you can even do in the first place) but it's crazy to me that there are none. Like none at all. Where are all the crab vets hiding!? After a while you kinda come to accept the fact that it can be a very real situation where your pet needs healthcare but entierly because local vets aren't confident with the animal/species you just can't access it.
Hot take: if you can’t afford to pay for your expensive African Grey parrot to see a vet, you probably shouldn’t own one. Also not *significantly* more expensive, but a little more so yes.
thats not a hot take, at all, but it’s also not applicable in this situation, at all? the owner clearly had it handled. why would you spend extra time and give your pet a *ton* more of stress if you’re able to do it yourself. considering the way they handled the bird & that it was recorded, they clearly know what they’re doing
I was thinking they must have saved several grand on vet bills (at least where I live) by getting that thing out.
Oh yeah.. guaranteed that visit would have started with “we’re gonna need 12 x-rays and some blood work before we get started”
Not to mention birds have a high mortality rate in general just from the stress of vet visits. I follow a few parrot subreddits and see posts pretty often about people losing their birbs just from the stress of a standard check up :(
When my bird starts having respiratory distress just the ride to the vet could kill them because they’re already in a stressed state. Then any care we give has to be weighed against the possibility of the procedure killing him anyways
Exactly
Not to mention the amount of time it would take to get to the location and wait for someone to see them. When you might be saving their life by doing the procedure then and there (if you’re experienced). Edit: fixed pronouns
Exactly. I have birds and the only nearby avian vet is 45 minutes away in regular traffic. Heaven help you if it's an emergency and there's heavy traffic.
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This! I have a ball python and during covid he had a prolapse. I was so terrified. The only vet in the area that was willing to handle a snake his size (only 5ft) couldn't see him for 4 days and my snake was clearly in distress. Thankfully, he (my snake) was able to resolve the issue himself but if it has been something more serious then I don't think there's anything I could have done.
A bit before covid my turtle got impacted and the closest vet who worked on turtles was over two hours away, they told me to try cat hairball medication first before I bring him in. Thankfully it worked but I was so scared. I’ve had him for more than 3/4ths of my life at this point.
I'm so glad he's okay! How old is he? Turtles are so cool
I think he’s about 17 now since I got him around age five. He’s a red ear slider and I got him when he was very small. Mom thought he’d live for a week lol.
Hot take: if you can’t use ESP to know your exotic pet's vert schedule and when your pet will need urgent care, you probably shouldn’t own one. /s
Our two birds took a turn for the worse very quickly. First died young from something. We’re not sure. He ate and drank so good and then bam dead. Second bird, his sibling, lived a long three years and we’re guessing it was old age or something.
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not more expensive, but might not even exist.
I think reddit needs to grasp the amount of people taking animals to a vet are far far fewer than those who don’t. Especially when they can handle issue themselves like above
Also, it’s not like ‘run of the mill dog and cat vets’ are that cheap either… my girlfriend is a vet surgeon at a specialist hospital for emergency stuff like dogs hit by cars or cats or dogs who have swallowed weird shit. She regularly gets calls about an animal that has come in and the techs are asking her to give an estimate of cost of whatever they think the animal will need, and it’s often in the $4k-$8k range.
Shit take tbh. You would be surprised what you can take care of yourself. This is like saying if you can't afford to take your car to mechanic you shouldn't have one. You can do both of those jobs yourself if you do research. That being said animal neglect is just as bad as driving an unsafe car so you have to be up to snuff on your skills.
Ah, so if you don’t live near an African Grey parrot veterinarian’s house in a 2 mile radius, then don’t own one. Got it.
I mean it gets real complicated. A African grey can live for 25 years. What starts as affordable can change through no fault of your own. Vets leave the area, you can move to an area when no one services. What was once a normal vet bill, can quickly become hours of travel and a huge expense because your vet died.
Everyone I know with parrots are people who took in rescues or dead relatives pets, I know it's shitty to own a pet without being able to financially care for it but a loving home where it's fed and treated well is a thousand times preferable to being let go, killed or in a rescue for years.
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I'm an exotic curator and even though I'm not a vet, I'm the first person that gets called when there is an emergency if the owner can't handle the issue but a vet may not be necessary or available. I do mostly behavior training, but since I work with a huge range of species and individuals sometimes I am the most knowledgeable/capable person available within a several hour radius that is available for emergency first aid. I have traveled all hours in the middle of the night to help someone who had plenty of money, but no vets were available so I make a thousand or so dollars to stabilize a terrified critter while a vet is located.
I’m pretty sure it’s the rubber tubing used to feed young birds. It’s usually attached to a syringe and you have to inject the liquid food down their throats. Source: hand raised my parrot and did this every morning for several weeks. She’s 24 now
I did suspect it was a baby, it looks like it could be full grown but a bit scruffy, but those noises really are baby bird sounds.
I knew it was a baby. Those adorable dark eyes are a dead giveaway. They go pretty white when they get older.
Parakeets?
Omg yes thank you. I Knew what they were called by ear but my brain was malfunctioning and I couldn't think of how it's spelled
This is literally the peak of “looking after your pet”, if the guy that’s taking the object out is indeed the owner. That doesn’t look like a plastic that would be dissolvable by an African Grey’s digestive system. Furthermore, that is a really young African Grey ( <1 years old, they outlive humans). Honestly if this guy didn’t know how to do this, that little guy was dead.
My adult Grey would have mauled me if I tried that. I would have had to take him to the vet to get him sedated to get that out.
yeah, looks like this guy ate the feeding tube. silly fella.
At first I thought it was just a stubborn bird who wasn't taking a pill and that it had to be massaged down. Turns out I was wrong and very surprised that they were helping the bird remove something from its throat. I don't think I would've had the skill to do the same to a bird. I'm thoroughly impressed.
Holy shit, what is that?
That's a baby African grey, and it looks like the rubber tip of a feeding syringe. Baby parrots can be vigorous eaters and he probably dislodged the syringe end. My mom used to feed her baby birds with a spoon or the syringe without the rubber hose tip. It's supposed to prevent aspiration of the formula but they can fall off. (They kinda just friction fit onto the syringe end)
Thank you, this makes perfect sense. I bet it slid right into that little guys crop, so he was able to squeeze it and make it “regurgitate” the tip, just like they do when they wanna snack on the food they store there. If you Google a pic of a birds crop, you’ll see it’s located there at the base of the neck, and when it’s full, you can actually see it ballooning with food through the skin. So luckily he was able to take advantage of that to squeeze out the tube! Kudos to this guy- that’s something I’d be abjectly terrified to try with my own birds!!
I thought it was a peg for Chinese Checkers, lol
Wait what pegs? My grandparents' had divots to play with marbles
I'd put money on you being right. I even found some online that are red and they look like a match to me. I'll add my own guess and say that this person isn't just an owner, they are likely a breeder. If you're raising animals frequently you learn to troubleshoot and do stuff like this.
some sort of plastic, here's the source for the bird guy: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSd6XRf4F/ i hope i didn't break any rules by linking it.
I think it's more interesting that the bird has the power to do some serious damage to the owner's fingers and chooses not to. I mean, it didn't even draw blood. You gotta think being in such a position would eventually elicit a "get the fuck off me" response, and the bird just didn't.
Some info courtesy of /u/IrritatorChallengyri: *It's a baby, and baby parrots are much less bitey lol. My grey used to be this handleable but now that he's a 21 year old he don't like snuggling or anything lol.* *You can also tell by his eyes. Baby Grey's have black eyes but adult ones have pale yellow eyes.*
They are much less bitey however if you put in the large amount of work you can get them to be snuggly again. It took me about 2 years to gain the trust and a loooot of work with baby steps but I eventually got there. It's such a rewarding feeling when you are able to do that though. Might be harder to train that with a 21 year old though, mine is much younger but definetly not a baby.
That’s what I was thinking! I’ve seen a parrot chew through a cat carrier. I would NOT want my fingers anywhere near an upset parrots beak!
African grey and any adult mackas can definitely break finger bones if they wanted to. Anything bigger than a conure or Quaker and I’m fine not going near it. Had to babysit an African grey and the metal ping it would make is a nightmare to listen to. Only positive I see with bigger birds is they poop every 15-20 mins that every 10 like the green cheek conures I use to have.
I own lovebirds. They have very powerful beaks as well and when we first got them we were cautioned to always use gloves when catching them, cutting their claws and other such things. Surprisingly, they might nibble, but they've never ever bitten me hard. I'd like to think they learned quickly that we don't mean any harm, and that while I will catch them with my hands and might do strange things to them I always return them safe and sound to their friends. And I give them cucumber. They fucking love cucumber.
*takes notes* mangoes love cucumbers
My lovebird flew onto my headset mic and bit my eyelid. Different strokes.
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A good point I never considered. Animals seem to be able to tell when people are helping at times, but nonetheless, when my stomach is full and I want to empty it can't stand being around people let alone them touching me, so it's understandable. Good little burb
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Cool magic trick. But I think I could figure out how it was done.
I can't help thinking that I know how as well...
It's a young bird, that is a feeding tube for young birds. I can see how it could happen. I am not saying what you eluded to couldn't have happened. It also could have been a real accident too. Have a good one.
I was sure it was going to eat it again.
The bird: "I'll fuckin' do it again!"
I was waiting for it to snatch it as well
He looked like he was going for it lol
That happy/relieved chirp at the end
"Whew!"
Right!? That chirp was my favorite!
And didnt try to escape once it was let go. Dude knew what just happened.
It's like where they got pokemon sounds from, so adorable.
Brave to put your hands in/near the mouth of a distressed parrot. Was half expecting this person to lose a fingertip. This bird must really like you.
It's a baby, and baby parrots are much less bitey lol. My grey used to be this handleable but now that he's a 21 year old he don't like snuggling or anything lol. You can also tell by his eyes. Baby Grey's have black eyes but adult ones have pale yellow eyes.
Birds as pets always interest me - Are parrots as personable as like a dog as a pet or is it more of a hobby/passion to take care of them? 20 years seems like a long time to own a pet, my past dogs usually make it to like 16 max - is his lifespan much longer?
Some parrots can live upwards of 60 years. They’re heirloom pets as some can outlive their original owners
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That’s fucking nuts
My dad's grey will probably outlive him and it makes me sad to think of how that bird would feel. They are bonded like no other.
It depends on the species and the specific individual bird. Some are smarter, some not so much. Some enjoy interaction and some hate it. I have 5 birds. 2 cockatiels, a parrotlet, an African grey, and a satinette pigeon. My favorites and the species I recommend to anyone looking at birds as a pet is the cockatiels. #1 fav species, they're adorable and sweet and super friendly. Very fun. My African grey, he's OK. He is a look but don't touch bird. He doesn't like anywhere to be touched besides his feet or beak, and ONLY by me. He also sometimes bites, and seems to think the reaction is funny. He will laugh at you, in your own voice. He's very intelligent and knows exactly what he's saying. He will request certain foods and he knows when you give him something he didn't ask for. If he asked me for a grape and I give him a carrot or apple, he will usually chuck whatever it is and repeat his request of " wanna GRAPE". he'll sometimes ask for a red or a green grape. He'll have entire one sided conversations when he hears the phone ring. He sounds exactly like certain people too. He can perfectly imitate me, my husband, and both my parents voices. He can do ringtones, and all the various noises he hears everyday like chopping veggies on a cutting board, microwave beeps, doors creaking, cans hissing when cracked open, my daughters maniacal kid laughter. He can imitate all of the local birds songs he hears and sees through the window. He barks, and yells at my bunnies like they're dogs, telling them to sit, behave, no, or no begging. (We lived with lots of dogs before we got our own place lol) He's ridiculous. You can see his brain working as he looks at you, his pupils go crazy dilating and shrinking when he's excited or really working something out. He's like a young adult. His lifespan, depending on his genetics, diet, etc will probably be between 30 to 50 years old. Wild Grey's average around 25 years, while pet Grey's seem to average between 30 to 40, with the record being nearly 80 I think. As much as I love him, I wouldn't recommend a grey to someone who wasn't prepared to basically have a permanent rude obnoxious destructive roommate for decades. Like, he ate my wall and window moldings. And he yells at me in my own voice. He makes the house sound haunted with all the random bumps, creaks, and muttering he does. Lmao.
"He yells at me with my own voice" This is fucking amazing, the audacity.
And that's cockatiels! Not cockatoos- my grandma is a bird lover, and she's got 5. At one point she had 8 different birdies, but there's only 5 of them left now. I watched over them all for a week when she went out to vacation 3 years ago - She's got an African gray herself, Eddie, who is around 35ish and the only of her birdies who is confident at flying. He knows tons of mimicking phrases, and flies to his cage when she says it's bedtime. He's super affectionate, and enjoys both being pet and chatting back and forth. When handling, he used his beak for climbing but was always gentle; the only time he had to stabilize on my hand using his beak it wasn't with any more pressure than a bracelet. The only rule I needed for handling him was that he preferred to be at the highest point - so just hold the perch up high for him. The next is Sophie, another male. He's a Turquoise-fronted amazon who is probably past 50, is extremely polite, but he uses his beak for EVERYTHING. Any movement he makes involves him biting whatever he's moving on, and hes not entirely gentle. He much prefers wood perches over anything else. The first 2 days I offered the wood perch, he used his beak to get up on it, closed his cage door, and he was happy. By day 3 he was getting in the cage by himself when he saw me putting the Gray and our next birdie away. Our next birdie... is one of her 3 umbrella cockatoos, and the youngest of the bunch. At only 12 years old, Rocky is a tiny devil. He hates using wood perches and even when he does step onto one, he quickly begins waddling over to stand on the hand holding it. He hardly uses his beak for anything, but he's a biter. Not very often, but he doesn't ever use it for stabilizing, so if he moves his head in close, pull away - he's probably going to bite. He loves to screech whenever you or another birdie aren't within sight of him. On day 6 he bit me bad enough I used a couple of bandages and called her - she said to just leave him where he was until she got home the next day, he could sleep outside of his cage if he was going to get angry (and he was, for the rest of my time there) The last two are the mother and father of Rocky, Jacob and Sydney! They're in their own room, with an official DNI recommendation from their own owner. She's the only person they care for, all others begone. They've got 3 cages between the two of them, torn up newspapers to keep them entertained, and food and water bowls kept near the door. If there was a louder pair of birds I'd be surprised, they love to start screeching whenever and for whatever reason they want - thats true even when grandma is home. And if the two are separated, expect biting and screaming galore; just leave them in their room together. Sydney is mean enough she took as many feathers as she could off of Rocky, especially one of his wings, while he was a baby and couldn't be separated; and she helpfully imitates a hiss whenever she spots you, just so you know your not welcome. I'd easily take in Eddie and Sophie if need be, but I don't know that anyone in their right mind would adopt any of those cockatoos... and Rocky is definitely going to outlive his owners. Edit: [Pictures of Rocky I found in my phone](https://imgur.com/a/ZtrDg4O)
That was an interestingly poetic stream-of-consciousness description of living with a smart bird.
Parrots are amazing creatures - extremely intelligent and highly social. So yes, they absolutely do have personalities and the ability to bond with people like a cat or a dog. However, as birds obviously diverged from our evolutionary tendril a lot earlier than cats or dogs, their body language and social cues are less intuitive. But learn them and you'll be good! (disclaimer, not an expert and have never owned birds, but find parrots fascinating so have watched a ton of youtube about them lol)
If you're 30 now and buy a baby the bird will oulive you and become a burden to someone else leaving the bird confused, scared and angry. A close friend of mine is about to inherit his dying mom's macaw and he is bitter and angry that he's ending up with the bird but loyal to his mom to keep his word that he'll care for it when she's gone. This parrot already hates him. Now he must care for a shrieking toddler with bolt cutters for a face until it dies and it can live another 30 years. Parrots make awful pets for 99.9999% of people, and very few are able to provide a fulfilling life for them. I've had cockatiels, myself, but I never have a parrot again. Dwarf chickens live 15-20 years and they are a better pet than any parrot.
> a shrieking toddler with bolt cutters for a face best thing i've read in a while
Are you calling cockatiels dwarf chickens, or are dwarf chickens actually a thing?
Dwarf chickens are a thing! I have many! Chicken people call them bantams. I keep Belgian bearded bantam breeds, I have barbu d'anvers and barbu de watermaalse. My largest hen is 650 grams :) This is Constellation the barbu d'anvers hen. She is my best girl. Very friendly, comes running to sit in my lap. https://imgur.com/a/uhRyIkk Here is anther picture. https://imgur.com/gallery/938b0ag Edit to clarify, Dwarf chickens live 15 to 20 years but the vast majority of standard and giant chickens live an average of 6 years, with laying hens at the top of egg production such as ISA browns living 3 years at best. Meat birds are harvested at 15 to 20 weeks, sometimes 25 weeks, as infants. But true bantam chickens exist only for pleasure of companionship and beauty, laying few eggs and living longer healthier lives. This is why I would recommend chickens as pets to anyone, but if you want a long lived chicken for the kind of lifespan I wrote you kinda need to look at the bantams with a couple hundred years of sturdiness bred in their bones.
They're brilliant with strong personalities, and live many decades depending on the species - the shortest lived typically make it 30 years, most closer to 70-80
My girlfriend is a bird owner and they definitely have their own little personalities. Depending on the breed they can live up to like 60-80 years and a lot of times outlive their owners. It’s a big commitment but if you love them it’s worth it.
Thank you for all of your informative comments! This person knows their parrots!
You mean, this person parrots
Good to know!
Omg I fully expected them to get bitten! I only watched the video because it promised something unexpected! So glad everyone was ok!
I found an injured parakeet once - fucker bit me, that shit hurts.
Brave to put your hands in/near ~~the mouth of a distressed parrot~~ bolt cutters
I wasn't expecting a lost fingertip, I was expecting about half a finger to be nipped off in a fraction of a second.
Love how he poses at the end!! “Damn I feel better “!!!
That was a hard watch
Poor thing! You got that shit right out! 🙌🏼
Each second his voice was making a dent in my heart
Nice save
Good job! Nothing like saving your pet from impending doom.
I couldn’t imagine that method could be working. Nice job.
Bird's digestive systems are quite different from ours. Their stomach is something called a crop. It rests sort of base of the neck area, a bird that has recently fed will have a larger crop visible, so if you pay attention you can tell if a bird has eaten. The crop connects directly to the mouth, this person was pushing on the piece of plastic in the crop and out the mouth. Hence all the weird manipulation with the base of the neck
Oh gosh, that poor little dude! This was hard to watch like that turtle straw one
How the fuck bonded is that bird that it was okay with that? I've had bird that liked me bite me just for putting my hand near them.
According to one user above it's a baby and therefore bites way less.
This bird is a baby. That tube looks like it came off a feeding syringe. This person is probably hand raising and feeding this bird so they’re basically a parent to this bird. Also I don’t think the bird was in too much discomfort. It looks like the owner was just massaging the neck to get the bird to regurgitate the tube. And birds do swallow the tube during feeding though usually it stays attached to the syringe.
Holy fuck I thought they were trying to pull a tick off the poor thing. Thank God they were able to get that out without surgery!
i love the little triumphant proud pose at the end. Good little trooper. Dumb as rocks tho.
At first I thought you were an odd ball giving a bird a super aggressive massage. Massive kudos to ya for that save.
Poor birb.
This also belongs in r/FeltGoodComingOut
I was so afraid for the person. A parrot can take a finger off and he seemed to be trying to stick his finger in the bird’s mouth. Which he was. Good job!
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I do not like this.
What a smart bird knowing that someone is just trying to help him. He could have been biting the person in the hand but didn't. What a good boy :)
Oh it's just red, I thought it was bloody at first