Petri the Cockatiel - Page 2

SteveDallas · 10-25-2005, 05:08 PM

Why would we mail him? He's a bird... he just flies around from house to house.

footfootfoot · 10-25-2005, 09:47 PM

The photo's kind of blurry, but is that mold growing on petri?
[rimshot]

Bitman · 10-26-2005, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by footfootfoot

The photo's kind of blurry, but is that mold growing on petri?

And, um, shouldn't you keep him in a dish instead of a cage?

SteveDallas · 10-26-2005, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Bitman

And, um, shouldn't you keep him in a dish instead of a cage?

Hey, never thought of those! Thanks guys!

Seriously, I understand he was named after a character in The Land Before Time.

mrnoodle · 10-26-2005, 09:47 AM

I had a budgie named Socrates. He was insane. He didn't like to be handled, but he loved for me to come up to the cage so he could rub his head on my nose. At some point, that behavior turned to biting -- hard. He wasn't being defensive, he genuinely enjoyed doing it. He would bug you until you came over to the cage, at which point he would run over and gnaw on my nose for a couple seconds. Then he'd shut up for the rest of the night. It was his ritual.

BigV · 10-27-2005, 07:59 PM

Hi LynnM, welcome to the cellar. I guess a cellar isn't really a naturalistic biotope for birdies. Bats, maybe, birds, prolly not. But don't shun us just because we're conflicted about the pretty pretty birds, hang out awhile.

ps, don't freak out when the test comes. and the answer is not ammonia, nevermind what the others say. Good to have you here.

Griff · 10-27-2005, 08:02 PM

mustard

LynnM · 10-27-2005, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by BigV

Hi LynnM, welcome to the cellar. I guess a cellar isn't really a naturalistic biotope for birdies. Bats, maybe, birds, prolly not. But don't shun us just because we're conflicted about the pretty pretty birds, hang out awhile.

ps, don't freak out when the test comes. and the answer is not ammonia, nevermind what the others say. Good to have you here.

Thanks for the welcome! I've been telling my friends about this place, which has become my new addiction. Night after night, when I should be sleeping. Oy!

I love the intelligence and the wit of those who post here.

Elspode · 10-27-2005, 09:08 PM

The Cellar is a great place with great people. Some of us are more argumentative than others, though.

For instance...I have a cat that really, really likes to go outside. It is obviously in her nature to do so. She was a stray when we got her, although very young. She goes absolutely apeshit if she can't go outside several times a day. So...

Do I keep her in so nothing bad happens to her, do I let her out because it is in her nature, or should I have never picked her up in the first place?

Sun_Sparkz · 10-27-2005, 09:39 PM

Cat Flap!!

BigV · 10-27-2005, 10:23 PM

redundant

edit : sorry, wrong thread

BigV · 10-27-2005, 11:06 PM

hen!

s'okay, it's a real word in this context. go ahead.

Clodfobble · 11-04-2005, 06:24 AM

I have a question for you bird-owners: When we bought our house from the crazy old woman who used to live there, it was apparent that the house had many issues. One thing we discovered was a room where we can only assume one or more birds were allowed to fly freely--there was bird shit literally all over the walls, at all heights. I don't understand how this is possible. Do they fly straight at the wall, banking sharply at the last second right as they void their bowels? It was everywhere.

wolf · 11-05-2005, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

Do they fly straight at the wall, banking sharply at the last second right as they void their bowels? It was everywhere.

The little bastards can aim. I've seen Indy do this. He has one hell of a sense of justice, and saves up poop when people he doesn't like are over at his house.

Kitsune · 11-04-2005, 09:01 AM

This is Leech, who is an extremely friendly bird. So friendly, he didn't want me to leave and, on receiving my keys as a toy to play with, promptly found the most important one on the ring -- the car key -- and snapped it in half with his beak.

This is Nuggy, caught doing a very strange dance while being given a bath. With even more powerful jaws than Leech, it is no wonder I run like hell from this bird. He's punctured my shoes several times while trying to get to my toes and has crushed rings to the point where they begin to cut off circulation and cannot be removed without the help of the garage vice. Fingers could easily be taken off, even if done not in anger.

Nope, I don't get the whole bird-ownership thing.

10-25-2005, 09:47 PM	#2
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	The photo's kind of blurry, but is that mold growing on petri? [rimshot] __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

10-26-2005, 09:47 AM	#5
mrnoodle bent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: under the weather Posts: 2,656	I had a budgie named Socrates. He was insane. He didn't like to be handled, but he loved for me to come up to the cage so he could rub his head on my nose. At some point, that behavior turned to biting -- hard. He wasn't being defensive, he genuinely enjoyed doing it. He would bug you until you came over to the cage, at which point he would run over and gnaw on my nose for a couple seconds. Then he'd shut up for the rest of the night. It was his ritual. __________________ Sìn a nall na cuaranan sin. -- Cha mhór is fheairrde thu iad, tha iad coltach ri cat air a dhathadh

10-27-2005, 07:59 PM	#6
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Hi LynnM, welcome to the cellar. I guess a cellar isn't really a naturalistic biotope for birdies. Bats, maybe, birds, prolly not. But don't shun us just because we're conflicted about the pretty pretty birds, hang out awhile. ps, don't freak out when the test comes. and the answer is not ammonia, nevermind what the others say. Good to have you here. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

10-27-2005, 08:02 PM	#7
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	mustard __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

10-27-2005, 09:08 PM	#9
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	The Cellar is a great place with great people. Some of us are more argumentative than others, though. For instance...I have a cat that really, really likes to go outside. It is obviously in her nature to do so. She was a stray when we got her, although very young. She goes absolutely apeshit if she can't go outside several times a day. So... Do I keep her in so nothing bad happens to her, do I let her out because it is in her nature, or should I have never picked her up in the first place? __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

10-25-2005, 05:08 PM	#1
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	Why would we mail him? He's a bird... he just flies around from house to house.

10-27-2005, 09:39 PM	#10
Sun_Sparkz Has Body Temperature Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: I come from a land downunder Posts: 1,105	Cat Flap!! __________________ We'll never be as young as we are right now

10-27-2005, 10:23 PM	#11
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	redundant edit : sorry, wrong thread __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

10-27-2005, 11:06 PM	#12
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	hen! s'okay, it's a real word in this context. go ahead. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

11-04-2005, 06:24 AM	#13
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I have a question for you bird-owners: When we bought our house from the crazy old woman who used to live there, it was apparent that the house had many issues. One thing we discovered was a room where we can only assume one or more birds were allowed to fly freely--there was bird shit literally all over the walls, at all heights. I don't understand how this is possible. Do they fly straight at the wall, banking sharply at the last second right as they void their bowels? It was everywhere.

11-04-2005, 09:01 AM	#15
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	This is Leech, who is an extremely friendly bird. So friendly, he didn't want me to leave and, on receiving my keys as a toy to play with, promptly found the most important one on the ring -- the car key -- and snapped it in half with his beak. This is Nuggy, caught doing a very strange dance while being given a bath. With even more powerful jaws than Leech, it is no wonder I run like hell from this bird. He's punctured my shoes several times while trying to get to my toes and has crushed rings to the point where they begin to cut off circulation and cannot be removed without the help of the garage vice. Fingers could easily be taken off, even if done not in anger. Nope, I don't get the whole bird-ownership thing.

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