MJ, the African Grey Parrot, Exploring
By crittercare in Birds on November 27th, 2009
MJ is very reluctant to leave his cage. Since I don’t want him to become “cage-bound,” I take him out and let him explore, sometimes. This is a video of one of his explorations. He attacks the video camera & later finds Mom cleaning the bathroom. [Don't worry, Mom wasn't using any chemical cleaners. She was just washing the items on the counter with soap and water.]
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11/27/2009 at 9:07 am
oh im glad hes out of the cage
11/27/2009 at 9:12 am
Their potty trained. I bet you’ve never had a potty trained parrot before huh.
11/27/2009 at 9:59 am
so beautiful. I saw a tv program and the lady’s parrot slept in her bed with her. Just snuggled right up. I don’t think most people realize just how intelligent, social, and affectionate they truly are.
11/27/2009 at 10:42 am
Nice looking parrot your MJ, i love to see parrots have freedom, mine live almost free, he dont like to be locked in cage.
11/27/2009 at 11:27 am
He sure dose love tha camera right. =) not
11/27/2009 at 11:29 am
I’ve trained cockatiels, a conure, just my Grey is a little… let’s say, disobedient? They go on command, unless I haven’t taken notice of the time. It’s all about timing, mostly.
11/27/2009 at 12:10 pm
lol
11/27/2009 at 12:59 pm
Ooh yes, I’d love to have a screeching bird running around my house pooping on the carpet and pecking at things. :-
11/27/2009 at 1:27 pm
hiha:P
11/27/2009 at 1:31 pm
you wouldnt say that if you realized that clipping them means he can go outside.
Its a good trade since otherwise we couldnt bring ours to the park to play. we throw him up inthe air so he gets height and can work his musckes…trust me, I think hed rather go out than be house bound. I am sure hed love to fly too but hes happy and loved and get the sun in his face and the attention of kids.
clipped wings mean more freedom as a pet than some would expect,
11/27/2009 at 2:03 pm
I m training my grey to go on command. I make it fun using the ‘bomb drop’ sound ending in a ’splat’
Today I had him on my knee sitting on our leather couch and i thought it was ‘about that time’ so told him to ‘poop, go baby go’ and made the sound and he went in my hand, which I held out cuz i didnt think hed really do it lol…better my free hand than the couch XD
we praised him effusively and gave him a cashew for a treat. its gross ya, but sum gotta change diapers so I’ll survive heh heh
11/27/2009 at 2:30 pm
I love seeing MJ explore What a Cute video I need to try this ! 5 stars !
11/27/2009 at 2:47 pm
This isnt my video But I thought i would step in and answer Birds can be Housebroken although my timneh is not .. but they def can be
11/27/2009 at 3:36 pm
I love it when he comes up to the camera. He’s a cutie; good idea to let him out to explore.
11/27/2009 at 4:14 pm
So… can parrots be housebroken? I see lots of videos of birds all over their owners’ houses and no accidents. Just curious.
11/27/2009 at 5:10 pm
yea cliped wings are sad, but sometimes necessary. I have a bird and he HAD unclipped wings (he didnt fly much though)and managed crash into something and cut himself while flying around. he then picked out all the feathers (for the record, not a plucker) in the area of the wound and opened it up more. he almost died from blood loss. we clip his wings now just in case. he is just as happy now as when he had all his feathers (except at breakfast when he cant fly over to steal my cereal)
11/27/2009 at 5:57 pm
hes gr8
11/27/2009 at 6:36 pm
Sad to see clipped wings.
11/27/2009 at 6:47 pm
Does she talks? My african grey talks over 500 words sounds and noises
11/27/2009 at 7:00 pm
They are expensive can be up to 2000$ But you can get them sometimes cheaper from people, i got mine for 500
11/27/2009 at 7:58 pm
i got my little 3 month old african grey for 950 dollars
11/27/2009 at 8:21 pm
I’m not really sure. My grandma bought MJ in 1998 – from a pet store – and I don’t really remember. I think it was close to $1000. His cage was either $550 or $600. Hope this helps.
~Kris
11/27/2009 at 8:47 pm
Whats The range Of Price?
11/27/2009 at 9:35 pm
How much you get these birds for?
11/27/2009 at 10:01 pm
MJ loves his mom and gramma hehe Was funny when he noticed you had the camara. Parrots are so wonderful. Now that I am home fulltime and could give full attention around the clock, I would love to have an african grey.