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Wonderful video Joe! Thanks! I think you'd like Bella - she likes to horse around like that too. I do the rasberry on her belly and flip her on her back and tickle her belly - one of these days she's going to start giggling like a little kid!

Acapella, best of luck with Dorian - thank goodness he has a clean bill of health. Aside from the apple juice soaking of toys, what else did the vet suggest for his beak?

Joe, that is SO true - I remember one time Bella was horsing around with one of her toys so roughly, she was hanging off it attacking the day lights out of it and then she lost her grip and fell to the bottom of her cage. I ran over to her and snatched her up and held her close to me with her little head tucked under my chin - you wouldn't believe how fast her heart was pounding! She was really shook up!!! I didn't stop cuddling her until her heart stopped pounding and she was ready to leave my arms. They really are just like little kids.

Goodness Dan, our Petsmarts here in Baltimore have a quarantine going on as well! Is it nation wide? What is the issue, does anyone know? Sorry for the thread diversion :whistle:

Very nice Joe! Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I haven't seen you video - where is it???

Yep Acapella, be careful of what you wish for! Bella runs me ragged at times! I'm so glad she slows down with the sun starts to set. My daughter was laughing the other day because she said watching me was like watching a 49 year old start all over again with a kid :laugh:

Oy Dan, Judy, I think you're right - When Bella gets into something, she is totally undeterred! Climbing up the side of the counter was one of her latest accomplishments. So, I try to distract her, and get her to do other things, but she has, what we call in meditation practices, a very "one pointed mind"! When my son used to get onto something I would turn him around, divert him, get his attention else where, and off he was. Not my Bella. This morning she was after the curtains. I picked her up, spun her around, kissed her belly and put her on her table perch to play with her toys. Totally undeterred she jumped right back off, on to my leg and ran right back to the curtains! So - the latches are more then likely the same deal I do think I'm going to need to buy a lock - just for my own peace of mind!

That's awesome!!!!! Congrats!!! I bet that startled you didn't it! The first time Bella said something I had this really wierd kind of sureal feeling... Look forward to hearing more about your talking adventures with her

Well, the bottom latch held!!! But.... I also did a bit of distraction strategy before I left: I made a few more foraging opportunities for her - new ones, ones she hasn't seen yet, and then I put her favorite puzzle toys in her cage (those are usually on her playtop), so she was quite busy and may have totally forgotten about trying to break out Dang, maybe I need to buy her some Sudoku! Well... I'm on notice - I will pay close attention to what I latch and close. Fawkes if we get as far yours is, I'm going to go nutso!!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

LOL well, she didn't even bother to wait for me to go upstairs - just goes to show how much authority I have around here :dry: I see what has changed in her cage - I put another perch in her cage. I thought it would be nice for her to have several in there at different levels since she's such a little climber. Well, when she sits on the new one it puts her little beak right next to the latch for her cage! Of course she started to work on that! Now that I one I can see her getting open, but the little one on the top - that one I dont' understand how she got that one. She didn't manage to get that one undone while I was here. I saw her climbing around on the top of her cage, hanging upside down. I think maybe yesterday she got it by accident? Well, there's one more latch at the bottom and I'll use that one too to secure her. I have to run to a meeting, so I think with the bottom latch, she shoudl be secured - hopefully :woohoo:

:laugh: Dan! I thought I would have some time before she started "claiming" her territory! You're right about her realizing I'm usptairs - even though she is messing with the door as I'm typing here. She actually goes into her cage around 9 am every day on her own as that's usually when I leave for the office. And even when I don't latch the door after her, she stays in there and begins to play wiht all her things. But she absolutely loves her puzzle toys with the keys and the goodies in side the boxes, so maybe the latch is just another puzzle toy to her to figure out and she's just doing it for kicks and giggles??? :whistle:

judygram wrote: Yes, I'm going to see if she does it again today. I'm just going to be upstairs so I'll hear if she's up to something and I'll see if I can quietly observer her (I'm going to spy on her!!!! B) ) If she does it again - that's it - a lock goes on. And she WAS sitting on that door as if she owned everything in her sight!

Oy vey everyone, now this is not good news LOL Dang! She's really giving me a run for my money this month! :blink: She reminds me so much of my son when he was little :woohoo: I just couldn't do enough to keep him busy, he was always figuring out new things to get into. I'd buy him a bike, he'd take it apart instead of riding it :blink: I can't believe how that little Bella imp was sitting on her door as if nothing was amiss! Well, I'm going to give it one more try and see if for some reason or another I hadn't latched it properly, and if she does get out. I'm going to work in my office upstairs tomorrow and not take her with me, and see if she tries it again. If she is getting out, I'm just going to put a lock on it, which I really hate to do! But I can't have her running around with out supervision - she is just WAY too curious about everything...

Shamelessmuse wrote: Oh no, that's all I need! I'm wondering if she's learned a little too much from those puzzle toys! Well, tomorrow I have an afternoon meeting. I'll see if it happens again. I think in the new house I'm going to intall a Nanny cam so I can see what theys guys are up to!

I second the Muse's Nature's Miracle recommendation. I use those for my hounds when I'm gone all day and it does soak up the smells really well! I also use Febreeze with the babies out of the room when I freshen up the fabrics in the room. I also have fresh basil in the room. I'm going to take a cue from Muse and get eucalyptus - love that stuff!

I left this morning to go into DC. I put treats in Bella's cage, latched the top part, and slid the door latch shut. I put treats in Jiggy's cage and did the same thing. Then I left. I get home in the afternoon and there's Bella, sitting pretty on the OPEN door of her cage! :ohmy: Now I know I closed it and latched it! Does anyone have experience with greys opening cage doors?? This cage is suppose to be secure with a little latch on the top and one in the middl eand one on the bottom! Now I don't know if my greyhounds had something to do with it - maybe a collaboration between the hounds and Bella??? There was a show on about this greyhound who served as a shelter's mascot and he opened all the cages at night and let all the animals out. They were only able to catch him with a cam. Is it possible????

Oh my gosh! Isn't that something!!! Poor Oisin!! Well do keep us posted on how that one evolves!

Why is she yelling at Oisin Siobahn? Is that another bird? Is she trying to divert the attention?? LOL

LOL Cinlnk! You make my point exactly! They know they're not suppose to do it, and they get a bang out of it :evil: Bella knows darn well I'm going to get up, and say 'no', and chase her off, and she runs off when I do! The kissies really get me! What are you suppose to do??? How can you resist that??? *sigh*

LOL Fawkes! You know, I'm pretty darn sure they know they are pulling our leg! Bella has driven me to exasperation with her persistance, and then mimics my laugh - no you tell me that wasn't intentional!:woohoo: :woohoo:

Those are adorable pictures Ronda!! Awweeee Sweetheart is a real Sweety!! Curtains seems to be a favorite theme - I wonder what it is about the curtains????:dry: Did you know Sweetheart and Bella have very close birthdays??? Didn't you say Sweetheart's birthday was on May 10? Bella's is on May 14 :laugh: Maybe we should have a joint B-day party!!

LOL That's a riot Makena!! Bella will either run off when I clap my hands and say "no Bella!" or she'll run towards me, and give me "kissies" and then run right back to what she was doing Sometimes she clucks at me when I say 'no, no!"

Hannah_Rae wrote: Oooh, see, my conure Jiggy showed me that's a parrot favorite, so I've been keeping Bella's eager beak away from my keys! I learned my lesson!

BMustee wrote: mmmm, I'm going to plant myself some orange trees once I get moved into Tallahassee!

Talon wrote: Oh oh.. and how old is Talon???