Don B

I'm one of the lucky ones; Toby hadn't bitten me hard in so long, I couldn't remember the last time he gave me a really hard nip. But yesterday, he was comfortably riding along on my shoulder, when I came to a stop, and he just fell off...... I guess he was distracted by something, because he usually has no problem hanging onto the sweatshirt material; saving himself, by biting hard into my forearm, and hanging there until he could find his way to get his feet on my wrist. No stitches, but nice puncture wounds. I'll be wearing a bandage for a few days now, and have to monitor it closely for any signs of infection.

I had only left the house for a couple of hours, to visit for a thanksgiving dinner. I often bring a bird with me when I visit on holidays; the family all like them. Yesterday, I brought my grey, Toby; he talks a lot, eats anything, very well behaved, doesn't bite. So he's good company wherever I go out. But when I came home, my pionus was dead on the bottom of his cage. The space heater, a STANLEY St-221A-120, was spewing out putrid smelling hot air out of it's front vent. No smoke, but the stench was terrible. The power switch was fuzed solid, I couldn't turn it off, so I unplugged it and tossed it in the back yard. My gray, Toby, had stayed at my sister's house for the weekend. It was a lucky decision. But my pionus, Max, was dead. I don't know what went wrong; the heater had functioned normally for a few years without incident. There had been no warning that this might happen. I only left it on because I might be late coming home, and I didn't want it to get too cold for him. I'm just posting, so others know it's not a good type heater to use. We all believe that electric is safer than gas, oil, kerosene, or propane. Well, apparently, not always. Be safe. Don't let what happened to us, happen to you. I will miss my Max. He was only 28, in good health, playful, and friendly. RIP Max. Here's the link for the offending heater: https://www.amazon.com/STANLEY-ST-221A-120-Profile-Electric-Heater/dp/B07L36CXJB/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=STANLEY+ST-221A-120+Electric+Heater&qid=1606507570&sr=8-5 And a pic