siobha9 Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Just when I thought I had seen everything Liath started to play a new game. She gets the edge of her water dish and wriggles it until she gets it out of the holder and tips it all over the cage. When it is empty she bashes it off the bars of the cage. Like the idiot I am, when I first saw her playing with the dish, I thought she was trying to have a bath in it so I got her a glass oven dish with water in and put it in the bottom of her cage. The little brat upended that too! I have replaced the newspaper in her cage 3 times today and mopped up all the mess. She now has her dish with a dribble of water in the bottom. At least she had 10 minutes ago when I left her. By now she has probably tipped it out again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imme Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 LOL, and now it becomes a game. I am wondering why people don't use water bottles instead of water dishes for their Greys? I am planning on using the bottle since he is trained both ways to prevent this game, especially since I work during the day and fear that he dumps the water out right after I leave and has none for the rest of the day. What is wrong with water bottles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemyGreys Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 :laugh: i sympathize with you alfie did the same thing, i have now replaced all the bowls to crook pots which lock in to place & they are unable to tip them,saying that kaiti my new TAG has just started doing it with the bowl on one of the playstands :laugh: :pinch: :silly: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siobha9 Posted March 26, 2008 Author Share Posted March 26, 2008 I have been doing some online shopping this evening pricing those crock pots. So far the last water I gave her has stayed. Mind you she has been out for the past few hours and now she is sleeping!! My greys havent learned how to use the water bottles Honestly, she really likes to keep me guessing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Imme wrote: What is wrong with water bottles? Nothing unless your grey decides to stick a seed, bean or something else in the end and stop it up or cause all the water to run out, they will do that too so there is no winning.:laugh: :blink: :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acappella Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 I've had very good luck with this dish which my friend at the pet store found after Dorian discovered the water dumping game. I've watched him try to get it undone and no success 6 months in. I don't know what it's called though, or where it came from. Anyone know the manufacturer/supplier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevjoe Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 All the little problems can be fixed. Thank for your good photo of the disk. Don't know where you can get it, sorry. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siobha9 Posted March 27, 2008 Author Share Posted March 27, 2008 Thank you accapella... this looks a bit like it doesnt it? And its not too expensive! http://www.24parrot.com/Crock-Lock--295ml--3-Colours-P4291a/ Brilliant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyric Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 They always have to come up with some new game to amuse themselves don't they? With a new puppy in the house the game Lyric likes is dropping his toys on the floor and watching the puppy run off with them. He still hasn't figured out that he usually doesn't get things back after the puppy has been chewing on them unless they get a run through the dishwasher first! He's lost a couple of cardboard boxes that way and some measuring cups too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siobha9 Posted March 27, 2008 Author Share Posted March 27, 2008 Honestly they are like children Liath loves to feed our puppy. She takes a slice of bread and shreds it flinging little pieces all over the room and laughs as the puppy chases them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casper Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Charlie has started a new game by laying on his back inside his food bowl. How mad is that? The first time I saw him I thought he had hurt himself, but no just a new game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterDavE Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 hahaha wow i want cleo to do mad things like that she just eats poops and sleeps. she is asleep on my shoulder now ahhh coote :LOL: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talon Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Talon dumps her things too! I have locks on mine so she can't knock her food or water over. I don't like the water bottles, as I find them hard to clean even with a bottle brush, too many nooks and crannies. :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siobha9 Posted March 27, 2008 Author Share Posted March 27, 2008 Thats a very good point, Talon. I didnt even think of the cleaning aspect of it. I am going to try out acappellas idea of the dishes that lock. She is chucking her food dish now too. I suppose I'd best get them for Oisin too, as he will probably start at some stage as well. Casper, Charlie lies in the food dish? Is it soft or something.... hilarious!!! Arent they just little devils!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casper Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 No its a hard plastic bowl. He lays on his back with his feet sticking up its funny now but it scared me the first time he did it! Looks really weird. He also loves to put everything in his water dish, food toys etc does anyone elses do this as well? Will try and get a pic next time he goes in the bowl:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemyGreys Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 :laugh: mine all like making soup as i call it with their water bowls,coco especially likes to dunk all her food in the water before she eats.A picture would be good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterDavE Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 blooming fussy birds hey love me greys? the bowls we use for food are i believe steel and i have put large washers on the holders about inch and a half in diameter and the hole just big enough for the bolt they came with rectangle holders instead of the washers but these didnt sit in the bars well, so that is my genius idea haha looks kinda like this but has instead of hooks a bolt and my washers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siobha9 Posted March 30, 2008 Author Share Posted March 30, 2008 Actually the ones in the pictures are exactly the ones I am using now. But she doesnt take the frame off the cage, she takes the bowl out of the frame! I asked in my local pet shop about the ones that acappella uses and he is looking to see can he get them for me. If not I will buy them from the UK. The new game hasnt stopped yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemyGreys Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 mine can tip them bowls up too :laugh: I have bought 8 of these, there the only fool proof ones !! http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Parrot-Feeding-Bowl-Quick-Lock-Crock-20oz_W0QQitemZ370010689106QQihZ024QQcategoryZ93678QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQ_trksidZp1638.m118.l1247QQcmdZViewItem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siobha9 Posted March 30, 2008 Author Share Posted March 30, 2008 I saw those on the same site that I mentioned earlier. Is that a view of the bottom of the dish? The picture confused me. (Some might say that is easily done ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemyGreys Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 :laugh: the first picture is the bottom of the dish,you line the slots up & then twist the bowl,they really are worth the money,i just added two on to kaiti's playstand as she had started throwing her food dish,Now i dont have anymore tipped bowls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemyGreys Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 I have some of these aswell there the same locking bowls but are attached to a perch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acappella Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 You know how the site says 'there's always one'? Dorian's previous bowls 'locked' when you turned them into the holder; he figured out how to turn the dish until it unlocked, then tossed it! Silly bird doesn't know what to do with foot toys, but figured out a bird proof dish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 And you have the one that would rather have something he can figure out than just some old silly toy that makes noise, I bet you can see the wheels turning in his head:laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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