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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I love that one I always see at Reston Town Center in the summer.  He rides along on his remote control car, zipping all over the place.  That bird sure does have the life.  I think it requires THAT kind of commitment.

I hear they get jealous...like they attach to a "mate" and get upset and jealous of others. Is this true?[/quote]

19:14 here. Some parrots do get jealous. Mine certainly does!  I am "his" person and he was VERY jealous when we had a baby. If he has a choice of either my husband or myself, he generally picks me. Sometimes he will wander over to my husband for some snuggles. Yes, some parrots like to snuggle!  He also has a perch in our shower since the humidity is good for their feathers. He will make kissy sounds and happy clicking sounds at our DC. DC knows that he cannot touch the bird unless I help him pet our parrot. Other than that, he knows he can blow kisses and wave at him. He also helps get his greats and refill his food bowls.

We definitely potty trained our parrot, not the other way around!  He waits until we take him out in the morning to poop in the trash can and he'll hold it in during the day so he can poop in the trash can when we get home from work bid he's hanging out with us, he can go at least 30min between "potty" times.

They are definitely high maintenance. His cage is cleaned at least once a week, sometimes twice. It gets a heavy duty cleaning once a month with a steam cleaner. I do bake him birdie bread and he usually gets some sort of fresh/dried fruit mix everyday. He's a big fan of certain types of people food, so sometimes he gets a little bit of whatever we're having as long as it's a safe food.

He needs a good amount of human interaction time, so he's out with us when we're home. Most times he will just sit and chill on my shoulder or lap, or preen my hair or fingers :-)

They definitely aren't a pet for everyone!  
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