Knight05 Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 In regards to food stealing I think parrots are worse than dogs. I was eating a big mac the other day and everytime I leaned into take a bite chloe would start eating my big mac the same time as me. Ok I'll give her that one on animal instinct. The other night I made dinner and put it on the kitchen counter. Then the phone rang. Somehow she flew from her perch half way to the counter then did a spiderman manuever up my chair onto the counter and when I came back in she was eating my corn and some of my potato's and knocked over the tobassco sauce and my plate looked like a murder scene! Obviously the fix is put her away during dinner time, but I was just wondering if anyone else's parrot out there was a food burglar? And if so, to the extent that they will fly, crawl up stuff, or manuever around an entire room just to eat what you have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Spence you can let her have a lot of what you are having for dinner, just remember the things they aren't supposed to have, Josey eats off my plate too. In fact tonight I had some baked chicken and when I finished with the thigh bone I gave it to her and she devoured it, took it apart to get to the marrow inside. She wants whatever you are eating so share it with her and if you are eating something that is a no no for her do it where she can't see you eating it.:laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acappella Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 They're flock animals so they want to do what you're doing with you. I use this instinct when I'm trying to get Dorian to eat something new. Even if it still ends up getting flung away, he'll usually try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rheashard0919 Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 :woohoo: Wait till your gray flirts with all stops pulled out with a gorgeous total stranger at a convenience store for the pkg of peanut butter cheese crackers she is holding. As you try to figure out where, when, and how appropriately he is using all the right moves with only a beak and tail feathers :ohmy: The woman was dressed to the nines with a jealous looking male companion. I let her give him the crackers. I bought more. But a gray will steal your meal. I share mine from time to time. I especially do so when wanting to introduce something new. It is fun to sit and share a bowl of popcorn and watch TV together. But.....TEACH YOUR GRAY THE MEANING OF HOT! Take warm to the touch food and blow on it and stress hot. Eat it cautiously. Let your gray see this. Encourage your grey to touch it beak first. This is a way to avoid burned crops. With an aggressive thief. I had my first gray trained. And my second is also. Caution to foods served hot helps. My gray is the first to try and grab the fried crab rangoons, french fries, grab a beak full of the fried rice, noodles or what ever I cook if I am not looking. I tried teaching my gray to have a separate bowl, human bacteria and such. Well paranoia or what ever set in. If it was separate it wasn't any good or I had to eat it first. Which defeated the purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight05 Posted April 30, 2008 Author Share Posted April 30, 2008 Good to know thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Thats a very funny story, Rheashard, thanks for sharing that with us, what an attention stealer.:laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toni Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Spence, I agree w/you 110%. lol.. Ohhhh and the begging non-stop screeching until they get some! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmcq Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 You got that one right Knight!! The big difference between Dogs and Greys, is that Dogs respect the hierarchy of the pack, I eat, me wife eats, they sit and "hope" we may have a scrap left for them. Greys on the other hand are a Flock driven creature that once a food source appears, they all swoop down and enjoy a "free for all" eating frenzy even nibbling the other end of what is in the others beak. If I keep mine from Dayo, he will tongue tickle my ear until I can't stand it and involuntarily twist my head that way due to the tickles, then quick as a gun shot, he tries to grab at what ever may be between my lips.....VERY SMAART!!! :woohoo: So, they see as as just another flock member eating and it's MEALTIME!!! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatherStrella Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Oh ya...Harrison's favorite is yogurt. She goes nutso for it. She will fly over and totally get in my face to get some. If I put some in/on her bowl, she'll bite the spoon before I can even get it to the bowl. She 'begs' for most anything I eat, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Yep, Klaus has no sense whatsoever of what's Mommy's food and what's his food. Mealtime is a free for all for sure...just have to watch I'm not having something he can't have! He's funny, too - for some reason when I'm eating salad he likes to take pieces of lettuce out of the bowl and place them in random positions around the table. I have no idea why! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raposa Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 Jenna not only wants to eat what we eat, she prefers it off MY plate. If I give her a plate of her own, she will ignore it and come after mine! hehehehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Skuffy Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 Max had Beef Curry and Rice for his T...made a baked Spud scooped all the tata out then filled it with curry and rice,,,he savaged it...:woohoo: He sits nxt to me with his own plate but will still come and steal some of mine to make sure we got the same..:woohoo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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