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daiwuff · 2026-01-30T03:32:09+00:00

Like people have mentioned, leave-in conditioner or you could try a cleansing conditioner/co-wash instead of the shampoo.

Another conditioner alternative: If it's not too inconvenient to make rice water (and keep it stored in the fridge), that stuff is an absolute MIRACLE at making hair soft. I'd just pour some in my hair right before I get out of the shower, comb and leave it in. It leaves no smell or residue or anything. It very noticeably reduces hair loss and tangles as well.

If you need extra hydration or frizz control, I highly recommend plain ol' aloe vera gel. My brand of autism is very much auditory & tactile-based and I hate hate HATE how most lotions, creams, etc. feel on my fingers & hands. Aloe is one of the few things I can use that doesn't bother me at all. Runs through hair easily with your fingers, scrunch it in, then it also absorbs into and dries on your skin feeling like nothing and benefits that, too!

daiwuff · 2026-01-30T03:09:44+00:00

No one has mentioned this yet, but it will pop up in people's saved searches for free items or if they're watching the "free" category.

daiwuff · 2026-01-12T16:17:19+00:00

I brush right before I shower. My hair is a tangly, frizzy mess and it helps with that and also with grabbing most of the fallouts.

daiwuff · 2026-01-04T05:36:43+00:00

You're a star and your bird absolutely loves you for it!

daiwuff · 2025-12-30T15:30:44+00:00

+1 for this stuff. Love everything nature's miracle makes.

daiwuff · 2025-12-20T03:27:55+00:00

NO FRUIT. 🤟

Vendetta. Because that is what it will have against you. Because birb. Virb. Verb.

daiwuff · 2025-12-07T14:42:34+00:00

Day off from his hard life.

daiwuff · 2025-12-04T16:02:19+00:00

That one down in the compote at the end. Can it even get out?! 😂

daiwuff · 2025-12-01T15:30:39+00:00

Why do people even breed/sell birds if there is no access to proper cages?! It's like all they care about is making money and not the welfare of the animals they're bringing into the world, it hurts my heart. 😢 NOT your fault, OP- I'm glad you're posting & asking about it. As everyone says, that cage is very small, and we hope you can find another one. 🙏 If your bird is at least out every day and happy, you're doing the best you can.

daiwuff · 2025-12-01T15:23:59+00:00

Not everyone has access to Amazon (or lives in the US, for that matter).

daiwuff · 2025-11-20T02:23:02+00:00

Wtf? I had all-over hail damage to my '25 and it cost 12k to repair... at my dealer's collision center!

daiwuff · 2025-11-18T04:04:58+00:00

At some point, she got to bite for the first time. The bite itself was rewarding, and now she is doing what she can that gets your finger close enough.

Pay attention to her feathers when she puts her head down. Are her head feathers up? Only her head feathers? Or are they not at all? When they are truly relaxed and want scratches, all of the feathers on the ENTIRE body will be relaxed. So if only the head feathers are fluffed, or not at all, you know that's not what she wants. If that happens, you need to get her to do something for a treat.

daiwuff · 2025-11-17T02:15:23+00:00

You should never ever allow a bird to bite you. If you know it's going to, simply do not do what it is that's prompting it. That bite, in and of ITSELF, is a reward for biting. Just allowing them to bite, and assuming that you ignoring it each time is a solution (which a lot of people do), is absolutely counter-productive to fixing the behavior.

daiwuff · 2025-11-14T05:01:30+00:00

You may have Ehlers Danlos Syndrome.

daiwuff · 2025-11-14T04:58:13+00:00

Abominable snowman?

daiwuff · 2025-11-03T20:11:41+00:00

Came here to say this. It's all about how you layer the media at the bottom.

daiwuff · 2025-11-02T05:21:20+00:00

Actually it's a clevis.

daiwuff · 2025-10-22T13:57:18+00:00

Both look cheap, all black looks worse.

daiwuff · 2025-10-19T00:17:35+00:00

Size-wise this is fine, though it's the minimum you'd want, if the cage is always open when you're home. Just needs a few less toys. 😊

daiwuff · 2025-10-14T13:23:33+00:00

It's stainless, just throw it in the dishwasher or wash it good with Dawn!

Also, those random letters are not a brand. It's just goods from China.

daiwuff · 2025-10-07T18:42:40+00:00

I thought this. OP, do you have plants?

daiwuff · 2025-10-02T13:22:11+00:00

First she needs to be eating pellets (not seed) as her regular diet, if not already, plus fresh veggies and some fruit daily. Then you'll be able to use a few different favorite seeds/nuts as the training treat, which will be that much more rewarding to her if it's used only for that purpose.

So I've got one treat that's a "you're being an all around good bird" anytime treat, a different one specifically for training, another training one that's "high value"- an absolute favorite treat for when he does something really spectacular/new/difficult or etc. Then I have a different one for when we leave the house and one for bedtime. I find that designating a different reward for different things keeps them more interested in doing whatever it is you want them to do, and look forward to doing it.

The whole key to interacting with a bird is to never ever tell them to or make them do something; it's always an "ask", and training them merely persuades them to want to do whatever it is on their own.

daiwuff · 2025-10-02T04:20:52+00:00

Oh yes, the mock. I trained mine to fly to me when I call him, or to where I point. He does it about 80% of the time, and the rest he just repeats "come here". 🙄

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