CAG's pooping

[madisimmons]

The man who is taking care of the CAG I am thinking of adopting told me that she doesn't like to go to the bathroom in her cage, he said none of them do. The CAG, I guess she goes while on the side of the cage and it ends up in the floor. Is this normal? Should I put her between the kitchen and living room where there is tile?

[danmcq]

They do seem to like to poop where it is not messing up THEIR room. ;-) But, they will if they need to normally.

 

Maybe try poop training him to go over a trash can, on a playstand etc. if you have the time and patience to do so. There is a thread on that subject if you care to explore it.

 

http://www.greyforums.net/forums/african-grey/41481-toilet-training-.html#41777

[c_s_k22]

Our grey does his first poop of the day [the biggie] on the loo which is lovely! He doesn't really care where he goes the rest of the time though....oh yeukkkkk what was that I just trod in.........:evil: lol

[judygram]

I know the feeling Carol and my Josey will do her poops in her cage but she is fond of standing on the door when it is open and dropping her poops so I have to put down some newspapers on the floor at that place.

[Guest smokey]

Smokey my grey almost never poohs in his cage he always waits for me to take him out of his sllep cage in the moorning and then right when i come home from school. Once out of the cage and not one of his humans he trys to pooh constantly when perched. So he doesn't have to pooh in his cage or get put back in his cage for poohing on someone.

[Makena]

I heard they don't poop in their cage/home because in the wild it would indicate to predators where they are sleeping/nesting. If they poo right below where they are other animals would search out the poo and get them during the night.

 

Makena always poops when he is standing on the edge of his cage. I would definitely recommend the tile! Luckily we have seed trays which catch more poo than food!!<br><br>Post edited by: Makena, at: 2008/05/12 11:19

[pixiexoxo]

Biggles poos in a litter tray on command lol. We placed a normal cat litter tray (a small one) under his playstand so that whenever he comes out and we place him on his stand we tell him to "go poos!" and off he squats lolol.

Gotta love how smart these birdies are :laugh:

[Guest Skuffy]

Max will stand on his door and wait till i open him, soon as the Door is open he will explode,I have news paper there just for the occation...:woohoo: As the day goes on he may weeee in his cage when up on a high perch, but not so much the Poo's..{Nature-00020095}

[madisimmons]

Sammie likes to pooh while perched on the door of her cage, which is right above the handle used to lock the cage. I'm thinking its time to start hanging out on the playstand instead.

[judygram]

I think so too, Madi:sick:

 

 

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Sorry I couldn't help myself:blush: :lol:

[madisimmons]

Yes, two times of grabbing some pooh has taught me, haha

[Dave007]

***The man who is taking care of the CAG I am thinking of adopting told me that she doesn't like to go to the bathroom in her cage, he said none of them do.***

 

He's right. Your bird is the same as every other bird. None like to go to the bathroom. Bowl is much too big and sadly there is no company around that builds bathrooms with proper sized bowls for cages. Good luck though.

[madisimmons]

Speaking of bowls, Sammie perches mainly on her food bowl. Very strange since she has really nice perches and toys. It can't be good for her feet I'm sure, but one good thing about it is she isnt poohing in it.