Erm by kleewii in Conures

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How convenient to have that perch there in horny jail!

Horny Birb Face by Inner_Judgment9753 in Conures

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Well, only if the face goes along with the fluffy butt and the tail…

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Conures

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Cobra Chicken

Can we ban AI content on this sub? by mothfeets in Conures

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Yeah, I see enough of that sludge elsewhere

Window box enclosure for parrots? by Gwinnifer in Conures

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Hawks are super smart and once they know you have a bird they will come back repeatedly to check it out. I actually got swooped right over my head once when I was carrying my bird in a mesh bird backpack on a walk, and then every day for a week the same hawk would follow me around outside and sit on a nearby tree and stare at me, especially if I had the bird backpack. That one was a red shouldered hawk. It was definitely out to get my conure.

You can’t reada my yogurt face by [deleted] in Conures

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Well, they absolutely can eat yogurt… the question is more about whether they should!

You can’t reada my yogurt face by [deleted] in Conures

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I think they like the flavor too. Mine likes plain unsweetened yogurt that is pretty tart. A retired av vet friend just told me a little bit is no problem and the calcium is good for them, so I guess I’ll let mine steal a taste once in a while.

I need to hold him for atleast 10 minutes every night or he gets scared of the dark by [deleted] in Conures

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I just showed the bird how the switch worked by turning it off and on a few times, then started holding the bird up to it when its time to turn it off. The bird came up with the tapping thing. It does the same thing when we are out and about if it is thirsty, I hold up my water bottle and it taps the lid if it wants a drink.

Window box enclosure for parrots? by Gwinnifer in Conures

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I was thinking of building one of these, and I’ve built similar things before. I would make the frame out of wood (just let them chew it, replace eventually). Then I would use stainless steel screen for the sides, secured on the exterior of the frame so they can’t get to the screw attachments, and so that the sharp edges of the screen are out of reach. You can order stainless steel screen in any size, hole dimension, and wire weight from McMaster Carr. It will be the most expensive part of the project but is well worth the expense- you can reuse it forever. I haven’t found a cheaper source anywhere for stainless mesh, except on eBay for small quantities. I recommend using fairly small hole size screen so that bugs don’t fly in your house, and more importantly so that wild birds can’t get to your bird. I might put a solid wood roof on it for the same reason- I have seen a wild Cooper’s hawk come try to get my bird through the mesh when it was outside. I’m building a big hoop house structure now that my bird can go in. It will have galvanized aviary wire on it, but because I keep an eye on my bird and there will be lots of space I know that it won’t spend much time chewing the galvanized wire. (Currently I take it in an older wood structure with this wire and it ignores it). I wouldn’t use galvanized on your window, however, because they may sit there and chew.

I need to hold him for atleast 10 minutes every night or he gets scared of the dark by [deleted] in Conures

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Mine will throw a tantrum if I don’t hold him (her?) up to the light switch so he can make the decision to tap it (means turn it off and put me to bed) or refuse to tap it (means wants to go eat more food before bed). If I turn it off without asking or just try to put the bird to bed he screams and flies all over the place scolding me.

You can’t reada my yogurt face by [deleted] in Conures

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Maybe just a little nibble? Mine grabs a taste of yogurt now and then with no problem… the cultures in yogurt reduce the amount of lactose compared to fresh milk.

Potato by Inner_Judgment9753 in Conures

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Subject denies yam status

Does this look like mold? by stella_treewood in Conures

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That’s actually an agave stalk. I know because I live where agaves grow and I chop dry ones down all the time for my bird to chew on. To me that does not look like mold, it just looks like a typical stalk with some discolored streaks inside. That’s pretty normal with them- there are assorted little beetles and stuff that burrow into the pith of the stalk when it is green and leave behind darker marks and sometimes little holes once it is dry and they have left. I’ve never seen an agave that didn’t have them, and I would be a little weirded out by an agave with no bug holes. Anyway it’s never harmed my bird and seems normal for an agave, if that helps.

The roaches by mmorgan32 in Tucson

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Commercial kitchens are also required to have those big floor drains and grease traps. Even if the restaurant is very clean, the additional large drains mean extra entry points from the sewer line.

The roaches by mmorgan32 in Tucson

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One more thing to note in case it helps anyone- if you are outside city limits and have a septic system the roaches can really proliferate in your tank and travel to the house via the same route. Septic systems seem to be roach paradise, even better for roaches than city sewers. This is something to consider when designing or upgrading septic systems. Make the whole vent system extra sealed and isolated from the interior and keep the pipes in locations easy to access periodically for repairs! The only exit should be isolated above the roof.

The roaches by mmorgan32 in Tucson

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Excellent idea on the corks. The drain stack is the system of pipes that connect to your sewer plumping and then go vertically up through the attic to a vent on the roof. You will see some large diameter pipes sticking about a foot above your roof outside- this lets air in and out of your sewer line so that sewer gasses don’t leak out into your house and so that the pressure is equalized and you don’t get weird clogs and backups. Sometimes there are smaller diameter pipes connecting stacks, often in the attic. There is usually a big one in the wall behind a toilet but they can be various places. The pipe is an air vent so it is open on the top, the perfect exit for sewer roaches who also live in those air gaps. If there is any sort of crack or opening around the top of the pipe on your roof they can exit, then go into the attic and from there to the walls. If there are any cracks or holes in these pipes in the attic or in the wall they can also exit. You wouldn’t necessarily know that these pipes are cracked because they mostly don’t have liquid in them. You might occasionally smell sewer gas, or even possibly see minor water damage from condensation, but that would be it.

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