What's the WORST part of owning a parrot?

[Amie]

I saw this on the African Grey board, and when I searched I couldn't find a post relating to it. . .although I'm not the best googler out there. . .so if I'm rehashing something, I apologize.

But, what's the worst part of being owned by your parrot? Let us know if it's species specific.

The worst part of Scarlett? She talks herself to sleep. So, for 30 minutes after we're ready for bed, you can hear her jabbering in the background. But don't try and put her to sleep while you're still up. Ms. Social Butterfly just will NOT tolerate that!

[ljhassell]

your home contains 8 cages, 10 playstands, 6 swings, and a bed.
* you are zoned as a rainforest wildlife sanctuary by your city.
* all your neighbors move away, and you live in an apartment.
* you consider collard greens, dandelion greens, parsnips, mustard
green, and escarole to be common vegetables.
* you go through the store checkout with 18 different fruits and
veggies (none of which you plan to eat).
* the person behind you at the checkout asks how you prepare the
collard greens you're holding and you say that you haven't the slightest
idea.
* you have to explain to the lawncare company that you like dandelions
in your yard.
* you see absolutely nothing wrong with having every piece of
furniture in your living room topped with cages while your lamp is on the
floor, and you use a lapdesk because the desk itself holds your parrot toy
box.
* redecorating the house means finding a way to squeeze in another
bird cage.
* your garage contains extra cages, playstands, toys, but no car.
* you've ever answered the phone with a parrot on your head.
* you tell people on the phone, "I can't talk now; I've got a parrot
on my head."
* people overhearing your parrot discussions think you're talking
about your date.
* you drive around on recycling day looking for the biggest piles of
newspaper to steal and feel guilty when people look out their windows and
pity you.
* you want world peace, to save the environment, a cure for aids and a
better way to clean bird poo.
* you have vases full of feathers instead of flowers.
* you have 3 tv's and none of them are for you to use.
* your cd collection contains opera, clasical, and speech lessons,
none of which you listen to.
* you havent owned an alarm clock in 10 years, but never get up late.
* when your at Home Depot your busy dreaming about building new play
areas.
* you have no carpet in your house, anywhere.
* you shower in the guest bathroom, because the master bath is too
full of perches.
* your friends come over for dinner and offer to make a salad, to
which you reply "none of those vegetables are for humans!"
* you havent taken a vacation in 10 years, and like it that way.
* every room in your home is equipped with U.V. lighting.
* your walls are lined with plexiglass, your celings are lined with
plexiglass, and your floors are covered in plastic runners, and they are all
still stained.
* you have replaced your vaccum at least twice a year.


I cant think of anything that makes me regret having parrots for 28 years, other than I am not materialistic and care about non- living objects, no value to us what so ever.

[kellywess]

And dont forget the pounds and pounds of "pooo"!! I cant stop laughing... If I had a dollar for everytime a cashier at a grocery store asked me what I was doing with such a small amount of kale or mustard greens and why are you buying only one sweet potato... I would be rich! DITTO to all of the above... couldnt have put it better myself! Cant stop laughing!

[Sashagirl]

Your house consists of mostly cages and playstands throughout the
house.The furniture and wood fixture you do have has been nice bites taken out of it.And don't expect to answer the phone because the caller on the other end asks you to turn your TV or radio down as you explain that those are your parrots.Anywhere you had for storage is now loaded with your extra toys,cages and stands for the next bird.I love being owned by parrots.

[lisark]

LOL

The worst part of owning a parrot is the looks you get when you proudly say, with a tear in your eye, that your parrot barfed on you for the first time (this happened to me today so I know!!!).

[Icednova625]

Lol I can relate to everything in that second post, that makes me laugh so hard. Another one that gets me is me and my wife are always asked when we are having kids. We say we have all the fids we need. People look at use like we walked out of the state hospital in straight jackets.

[Rebecca M]

I love everything about my babies except the biting. I'd say that's the absolute worst part of owning a parrot. (Nursing two bites on fingers as we speak...ouch)

[Tom Lawless]

Hating the idea of vacation without them. Buying travel cages to plan for a possible vacation but having no idea where to travel to with two birds in two travel cages. Ultimately staying home.

[Lori~D]

The Mess!!!!!!!

[Lori~D]

cept for I got a dyson so i no longer replace my vacuum twice a year!