The fun pet behavior

[Felan]

I have an Congo African Gray, named Hercules. I didn't name but a girl at the store I got him at did saying that she was having a bad day and that she got to name him. There was more meaning in Hercules though not specifically for me than I could come up with in a new name. So he kept his old name. I'll refer to him as male though his actual gender is unknown, to find that out for his species you need a DNA test or surgical examination.

(the typical morning ritual for us) It's the morning and his cage is covered with blankets.

• In my sleep I hear his voice saying, "hello" and "good morning". I know he is asking me to uncover his cage, which I do.
• I'll call out to him, "Whose a pretty bird?" He answers cheerfully, "Hercules!" I'll tell him "Good boy!" and then get him out of the cage.
• With him on my hand I'll ask him for a kiss and he will touch his beak to my nose and make kissing sounds. I'll pet him for awhile or tickle his belly and if he responds well, I'll exclaim, "Bravo!!" (That is a code word that means he gets a treat.)
• He gets excited about getting a treat and I'll tell him, "Go inverted." He rolls backwards on my finger and hangs upside down. I move him over a bag of peanuts and he picks out a peanut.
• After he picks a peanut I hold out my free hand and he drops the peanut into my finger and gets upright on my finger.
• I put him on top of his cage and then I get back under the covers and hide the peanut in one of the folds of the blanket. He flies down and gives my fingers a kiss and then searchs for the peanut.
• When he finds it he flies back to his cage and then clambers inside his cage and eats the peanut there, there is less mess that way!

I'll post some of the other things we do another time.

Please share fun pet behavior!

 

[snowqueen]

Oh wow! I love parrots - they are amazing birds. They live an incredibly long time don't they? My friend has one (a green one - don't know the type) and he comes onto his knee and my friend says 'want a tickle' and the bird lifts up his wings while he has his underwings tickled!

I used to have a beautiful little cat who was very clever. When I was a bit slow getting out of bed to feed her she would jump on to my dressing table and start batting things off until she got to my little glass bottles then she would just hold her paw next to one and move it back and towards them slowly until I leapt out of bed!

 

[Felan]

Oh wow! I love parrots - they are amazing birds. They live an incredibly long time don't they? My friend has one (a green one - don't know the type) and he comes onto his knee and my friend says 'want a tickle' and the bird lifts up his wings while he has his underwings tickled!!

Yeah he could potentially out live me, as their lifespans can be 60 years or more.

I used to have a beautiful little cat who was very clever. When I was a bit slow getting out of bed to feed her she would jump on to my dressing table and start batting things off until she got to my little glass bottles then she would just hold her paw next to one and move it back and towards them slowly until I leapt out of bed!

LOL that's awesome!

I was living with a girl once that had a cat that liked me. I would go to cupboard and get one of each can of food and ask the cat to pick which she wanted. Even though the cans were sealed she would more often than not pick the beef.

 

[Artifice Orisit]

Imagine a small jet black persian cat with the mindset of the Predator.
We never found the heads, just lots of decapitated rats.
And that small dog...

Sweet little thing though, absolutely loved people.

 

[Felan]

Imagine a small jet black persian cat with the mindset of the Predator.
We never found the heads, just lots of decapitated rats.
And that small dog...

Sweet little thing though, absolutely loved people.

Sweet a ninja cat!

 

[Ermine]

Parrots are so awesome!

I don't know if this counts, but I have a cat that greets me like a dog. Every time I come home she trots up the driveway to my car and meow like crazy (she's usually silent). And she can climb ladders pretty well.

And here's a funny link. My cat exhibits many of these behaviors and I'm a bit suspicious...

 

[Felan]

Parrots are so awesome!

I don't know if this counts, but I have a cat that greets me like a dog. Every time I come home she trots up the driveway to my car and meow like crazy (she's usually silent). And she can climb ladders pretty well.

That's cool (definitely counts). That is the meowing anti-cat.

 

[Ulysses]

I have a ten month old baby sister that I love playing with. She's very cute and just learned to walk. Unfortunately, she'll probably only last for about one more year before she starts becoming annoying. I mean, she's already learned to randomly slap people in the face when they pick her up.

*rereads thread title*

Er... does she count as a pet? Humans are animals too, right?

 

[Felan]

I have a ten month old baby sister that I love playing with. She's very cute and just learned to walk. Unfortunately, she'll probably only last for about one more year before she starts becoming annoying. I mean, she's already learned to randomly slap people in the face when they pick her up.

*rereads thread title*

Er... does she count as a pet? Humans are animals too, right?

Nope your little sister is not a pet! Go fetch me the Golden Fleece as punishment!