Worst Gift Ever!!!

[Allee]

Have you ever bought a toy that you just new your parrot would adore? Then your parrot actually sees the toy and hates it from the first glimpse. I regret to say I've done that multiple times to each of my six birds. Most of the time they go on to make friends with the toy and some of the new playthings go on to become favorites but those first impressions can be pretty funny.

I usually let them get acquainted with something new outside of their cage before turning the monster loose to stalk them inside their cages with doors closed.

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Where did this sisal rope come from? Why did you put it here? I HATE it!!! Put my stand back the way it was! Do it now! Don't make me chew this stuff off myself!

AAAACK! Who is that? Who said he could share my play stand! I hate him! What has he been eating? Parrots? What's that stuff hanging out his mouth?



Dude, get over it! This relationship will never work out! I don't trust you! I don't like you! Go away and never come back!



Poppy entertained us all afternoon yesterday, arguing with her new toy. She could have left the stand any time but no, she stayed, displayed, ranted, flapped her wings, squawked, swore, and hung upside down. Needless to say, the toy is certainly not welcome inside Poppy's room.

 

[Dopey]

That is so funny. My birds never did like that toy either. It is packed away somewhere.

 

[JerseyWendy]

ROFLMAO! OMG, Allee, Poppy's expressions are priceless. HAHAHAHAHAHA!

Not fond of monkey boy, huh? I got one for Hunter last year, and she actually sat in her cage and growled at him, avoiding him at all cost.

So Monkey Boy was placed with Sam, who promptly removed Monkey's eyeballs, and then he proceeded to pluck him bald. :54:

Perhaps try inserting some of Poppy's favorite treats in Monkey Boy's mouth? LOL! She may be performing 'mouth to mouth' before you know it. :32:

 

[DexMom]

The look of utter disgust on Poppy's face is just hilarious. What a character!

 

[Terry57]

Oh Poppy, I so love your expressions! Not a fan of Planet of the Apes, huh?

 

[plumsmum2005]

Oh Allee that was another good one, you never disappoint.

But where is the video???

 

[Jayyj]

In Poppy's defence, that monkey is pretty creepy looking - it looks like the sort of thing an ancient tribe would hang around the village perimeter to scare away visitors!

 

[Christinenc2000]

LOL Poor baby. I wrapped mine with sisal and BB loves it

 

[OOwl]

Oh my gosh I feel the same way about that toy! Every time I see it in catalogs and in the stores here I just shudder! Don't some monkeys EAT parrots? Why would they make a toy like that is a mystery to me. My lovebird has a coconut toy he loves but if it had that scary monkey face, I think he would be terrified a stranger was in his cage.

Time to donate that to an Amazon that would destroy that in a day. ;-)

 

[Allee]

Utter dusgust is exactly what Poppy thinks of Monkey Boy!

I'll make sure Poppy never ever sees, Planet Of The Apes, Terry, I'll tell her you 'said'.

Oowl, I think you're right about parrot eating monkeys. Monkey Boy is rather hideous isn't he? Poppy is generally very easy to buy for, in fact she recognizes the shipping boxes food and toys come in and she tries to claim ALL the toys before I can pass them out. She had two monkey pinatas that she played with for weeks.

Wendy, I may try putting Poppy's favorite treats in Monkey Boy's mouth after Poppy has a little more time to cool off. I'm bribing her with a new perch in her favorite corner and a new more user friendly activity mat.



K, I would dearly love to video my birds, sadly I must be the world's worst at filming, I have very few pet videos and none worth sharing.

 

[plumsmum2005]

No Allee, I don't think you are, I think its me! Every time I even touch my phone now Plum flies at me, he really has taken a dislike to being filmed. Got my ear last week little rat bag.

Thank you again for letting us see more of our favourite girl, Poppy.

 

[Doublete]

I have that activity mat for Chiqui. Except she has kind of untied the leather that ties a foraging cup or two...

 

[Anansi]

Hahahahahaha! Love the Poppy captions! So true!

And yes, I've had that experience as well. Quite a few toys have been retired with nary a bite or even a nibble to show for it. And they often seem to take a rather perverse pleasure in rejecting the toys for which I've paid the most money.

So not right.

 

[Allee]

LOL Poor baby. I wrapped mine with sisal and BB loves it

Christine, I'm ashamed to admit I just wrapped Poppy's toy bar with sisal yesterday, I did attach a natural perch to the bar months ago but since that's her favorite place to perch I thought I should cover the tight places where she could hang a toe. I think she'll like the sisal as long as Monkey Boy isn't anywhere close.

I'm glad BB likes his stand, Poppy finally decided she likes hers too, it took a while though, stubborn girl.

 

[RavensGryf]

HAHAHA ROTFL!! Allee that is so funny! Poppy's face along with your captions crack me up.

I've seen that one at the store. If Poppy doesn't like it, maybe your smaller birds will think of the mouth as a nice nest LOL.

 

[Scott]

Pssssst, Poppy! Wanna know how to make your human servant move monkey-boy? Just scoot over to the sisal rope and poop on it over the course of a day. I'm sure Harry will be very happy to assist!

 

[wrench13]

Salty very rarely reject a new toy. And the ones that he does I cannibalize for parts for new toys. Example he loves pieces of coconut shell with the hair still on it. so if he rejects a toy that has those on it I take them off and incorporate them into a new toy. But he is not fussy about toys usually and is more than happy to tear apart anything I put in his cage or in his play area. Funny thing with salty is that once he is done with a toy he rarely will accept it back again. His latest favorite thing is to tear apart anything made of balsa wood. Once I figured that out I went to the local hobby shop and picked up a big quantity of balsa wood pieces, which were so much cheaper at a hobby shop then at a bird store. The expression on poppies face in the second picture is totally priceless. Utter bird disdain captured perfectly.

 

[Birdman666]

Yeah. That's a classic...

That's one of those deals. Gee, I feel guilty cuz they haven't had any new toes in awhile...

WHAT IS THAT THING DOING ON MY PERCH/IN MY CAGE. GET IT AWAY FROM ME!!!

Hey, where are you going with that box? You're not throwing that away are you? GIMME IT! THAT'S MINE!

I tend to make more toys than I buy, and by this point, I pretty much know which one likes to play with what. I tend to stick to a lot of the same stuff.

Even though it's kind of a rut.

 

[Siobhan]

None of mine would go NEAR such a thing, even Ringo Starling, who is the bravest and nosiest when it comes to new toys. No wonder Poppy swore and hung upside down.

 

[Birdman666]

None of mine would go NEAR such a thing, even Ringo Starling, who is the bravest and nosiest when it comes to new toys. No wonder Poppy swore and hung upside down.

I think there are two of mine that would recoil in horror at the monkey toy.

Two, possibly three would actually play with it.

Maggie wouldn't care. THAT'S NICE. NOW PICK ME UP.