Pooped in my shoe

[Kiwibird]

I’ve been under the weather for a few months and am only now just starting to feel a bit better. Kiwi has been such a patient boy with me, but a birds patience can only go so far I guess? I have some fluffy flip flop style slippers and yesterday afternoon Kiwi pooped on my slipper that happened to be near the couch He walked over to where the slipper was, dropped his butt and pooped on it. As a bird who’s been potty trained for many years, I can only take that as a very well placed message It’s so fascinating how he can tell that I’m feeling better even though I’ve still been taking it pretty easy and easing back into normal activities again. They really are perceptive little things aren’t they?

 

[SailBoat]

Perceptive, oh yes they are!!! But some times their humor can be a bit too dry for most people to catch. Nothing like an Amazon to know where and what button(s) to push to get our attention.

Happy to hear that you are beginning to feel better!
As you know so very well; there is a reason, we refer to them as 'little stinkers!'

 

[Anita1250]

Now that is something only an Amazon would do. Cheeky little fellows.

 

[AmyMyBlueFront]

My mom had a cat that couldn't stand me (feeling was mutual though ) and he did that in my sneaker on a regular basis!




Jim

 

[LeaKP]

Oh yes I am not alone!


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[Scott]

Well April, the trick is to have Kiwi monogram the other shoe in symmetrical fashion!

 

[rangerktc1]

As a bird who’s been potty trained for many years,

How on earth did you get your bird potty trained? My cockatoo just picks her butt up and craps wherever and whenever.

 

[PickleMeDickles]

My first GCC, Pickles (RIP) was potty trained. She reliably went every 15-20 minutes. So about 13 minutes after her “last” potty I would take her to one of her preferred potty areas and wait. As soon as she went, I would say “go potty”, give her a treat and act like she pooped gold. Within a week that little fluff ball was trained. She was fully flighted but never would fly herself to potty. She would nibble our ear to let us know that her highness needed to go. SassyByrd goes so irregularly and can have such long stretches between potties I haven’t even attempted with her. She does use pretty clear body language when she has to go through that it is rare for her to poop �� on me! Although yesterday for some reason she nailed me 3X in 10 minutes! I was “in the bathroom” (reading) myself and I can’t help but wonder if she thought it was supposed to be a group effort!

 

[noodles123]

As a bird who’s been potty trained for many years,

How on earth did you get your bird potty trained? My cockatoo just picks her butt up and craps wherever and whenever.

Lol--Potty training CAN be taken too far, but Noodles (Too') is potty-trained. I just said "good pooping" every time she pooped on her cage mats and I moved her (as soon as I saw that butt lift) to the mats (and praised when she pooped there-- I praise her when she poops in her cage as well, as I want her to do that at night or when I'm at work). Now she does it on her own...Oh- and when she lifts her butt, I say "Are you going to poop" (that is what I follow with "GOOD POOPING YAY!" lol)

 

[Kiwibird]

As a bird who’s been potty trained for many years,

How on earth did you get your bird potty trained? My cockatoo just picks her butt up and craps wherever and whenever.

We didn't intentionally set out to potty train our bird actually. I just didn't want him pooping everywhere. Whenever I'd see him dropping his butt, I'd wave my hands and shout "stop!" and get him to stop before rushing him back to his cage or play stand where it was ok to poop and tell him he was a good boy when he did it there instead. I guess he eventually got the picture (or got tired of being interrupted) and started raising his foot for a ride when he needed to poop. This happened within a year or 2 of owning him. Been potty trained ever since.

If you plan to potty train, this is the route to go. Either your bird signals you and you move them to a approved spot or they fly there themselves. You do NOT want to train a bird to poop on command. They can learn too well and hold their poop for dangerous amounts of time, like while you're at work or out for hours at a time.