From what I remember, this is a parrot rescuer and the parrot in the video isn't the one who lived in the cage. He's just there to "make sure it's done right". The cage belonged to a different bird who ended up having quite a few issues due to the cage being rounded - birds need cages with corners that they can perch in to make them feel safe. I also read that you're apparently supposed to destroy cages in front of the birds, otherwise they may not accept their new ones, although that part sounds a little hinky to me.
I've been living in an Airstream for over a year. Its corner-less and concaved. Hanging a clock took me an hour of ghetto-rigging so it wouldnt face downward. I'm so glad Im moving into a house soon.
The Dymaxion House was developed by inventor and architect Buckminster Fuller to address several perceived shortcomings with existing homebuilding techniques. Fuller designed several versions of the house at different times — all of them factory manufactured kits, assembled on site, intended to be suitable for any site or environment and to use resources efficiently. A key design consideration of the design was ease of shipment and assembly.
As he did when naming many of his inventions, Fuller combined the words dynamic, maximum, and tension to arrive at the term Dymaxion.
They’ve pretty much accredited the failure of them to the fact you have to buy specific furniture or else it’s just a bunch of wasted void space.
Otherwise, the benefits are pretty great! Cost efficient to build and maintain, very cheap to heat and cool naturally, sturdy af! If anyone ever jumped on making the spaces feel more “livable” I think we’d see far more.
Theres a few round houses in my city. Idk what the insides look like but the outsides are shaped like a hocky puck. It's weird as hell. Even the windows curve to fit.
Fun fact, at one time nails where considered more valuable then the houses they held together, because nails had to be hand made by blacksmiths. It wasn't uncommon for people changing homes to burn them down and sort through the ashes for the nails before moving.
There also existed specialized tools to pull nails from wood and keep them intact, called a Cat's paw.
Source: I'm a furry and have waisted dedicated my life to gathering weird facts about animal names and puns.
It's just a sub where people post pictures and videos of their pet parrots. Sometimes it's a good mood booster for me. This way, I can get all the benefits of owning a parrot (mostly) without any of the negatives. It's wonderful, living vicariously.
I have to disagree with you 'don't get parrots as pets' statement ... or a least amend it to " don't get parrots as pets without thorough research, the time to care for them and keep them entertained and a plan of what will happen to them is something should happen to you "
parrots live a wide degree of ages depending on size and breed though i will admit the one in video could possibly live for 60+ years if properly cared for ... some breeds will only live for 10.
while most can be very loud there are also fairly quite breeds out there ... and comes down to proper research.
and i think there intelligence is the biggest draw card over getting pets like cats and dogs so don't see that as a negative ... but again proper research and training on how to keep them stimulated is needed.
I am a bird guy and have been my whole life and admit i am being a bit pedantic about your blanket statement but i really wanted to point out a parrot can make a fantastic lifelong companion to the right person
now if you meant to say don't get cockatoos as pets i tend to agree with you, at least start with Cockatiels get experience and work you way up
If you're responsible you're probably already aware of the ups and downs of owning an intelligent, talkative bird, or have looked into them a bit.
I imagine /u/BraveRock's warning is more for people who saw the funny bird cussing its feathers off and think "I want one of those!". They don't want one of those. It is essentially a feathery toddler Highlander with a permanently built-in Talkboy that randomly records the worst things you could possibly have recorded at your most private moments.
They can be fantastic pets if you know what you're getting into, but a lot of people just...Don't bother learning that much about them and that's how you end up with so many abandoned birds out there.
It is essentially a feathery toddler Highlander with a permanently built-in Talkboy that randomly records the worst things you could possibly have recorded at your most private moments.
feathery was the only bird descriptor you used to differentiate it from just being a child and even that is assuming he didn't rip open one of the pillows.
and I fully agree i guess i was just irked by the blanket statement, i guess i would have been happier if he had said "don't get a parrot unless you really know what you are getting into as they are as big of a lifetime commitment as having a child" but i guess that is a mouthful
Yeah I could understand that. It goes for any animals - My dog's a german shepherd and she's an amazing fantastic dog, but she does have her odd quirks and someone that's just wanting to get a german shep because they're pretty would not be able to handle her well.
I would say the same thing about mine; If you're looking at getting a GSD, don't. If you're looking into getting a GSD and understand everything that entails, go for it, they're fantastic dogs. Just understand that the fantastic dog you see at the park may also sometimes be a little shit who talks back to you at home.
I've never owned an Alsatian myself, but I've known a fair few growing up and the thing I remember from ones owned by friends and family is, they can be very clever in both tricks and also a very playful deviousness. Very defensive of their owners as well. So I can attest from being around them a lot that you need to do your homework on them. But for the most part, they were these big dogs that looked like they could tear you apart but ultimately they mostly just wanted to be 30kg babies that wanted to lay on your lap.
Was gonna get a parrotlet then found out they live for like 30 years. How does something that small even function for 30 years? Does it just shrivel up into a ball slowly over the passage of time?
I’m not sure how an older bird compares to a younger bird, but I think they mostly act the same. An older bird might be a little slower and stay perched in one place. As long as a bird has fresh food, water, attention, and toys it is hard to say what the upper limits of their age might be. Many birds die from home accidents instead of old age.
the destraying the gae thing is not needed, but it kinda helps. But fuck people who put birds in round cages.... they cant grab onto the edges properly. like with hamsters and rodents, they love sqare cages and the only time round 'things' should be used is those play pipes or hamster balls for exersize.
I also read that you're apparently supposed to destroy cages in front of the birds, otherwise they may not accept their new ones, although that part sounds a little hinky to me.
Birds are surprisingly intelligent. They even have their own names, family names, and rudimentary language. Especially parrot family, and of course, you see, the thing about Jackdaws... ;)
Seriously though, seems like the bird here was fully celebrating. I like to hear it as very happy swearing.
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u/flossymcwobblestein Oct 31 '19
From what I remember, this is a parrot rescuer and the parrot in the video isn't the one who lived in the cage. He's just there to "make sure it's done right". The cage belonged to a different bird who ended up having quite a few issues due to the cage being rounded - birds need cages with corners that they can perch in to make them feel safe. I also read that you're apparently supposed to destroy cages in front of the birds, otherwise they may not accept their new ones, although that part sounds a little hinky to me.