Crazy Birds

Yesterday was bird cage cleaning day. I clean the cages during the week but Saturday (or Sunday) is the day for major cleaning. Yesterday was a super major cleaning. Cages were taken apart, scrubbed, new toys and branches put it in. It was a major effort. As I was cleaning Mr. Peanut's cage, he decided he had to get in on the action:

101_0487 I'm not sure if he's trying to help or trying to stop me. The rag only has warm water on it so it's safe for him to bite. Notice that his cage is completely empty. Everything was out being washed.

Meanwhile, Sammy started being really weird. I took all his toys out and his old branches. I put new branches in and then put back some of his favorite toys with some new toys. He completely lost it. He sat on the door of his cage just screaming. He would not go to bed last night. He wouldn't go in his cage at all. Finally, I removed everything and put him to bed but he wasn't happy. This morning I tried to find what was bothering him, I put one branch in and his toys. He started screaming again. I took the branch out, he kept screaming. So I removed his toys. Finally he stopped screaming. I don't know what's going on with his toys but he suddenly freaked out over them. Very weird. Now he's playing in his cage with a box. That's all that's in there but he seems happy so I'll leave him for now. Maybe later I'll try and introduce some new stuff. Very bizarre.

2 comments:

Noner said...

Birds and rats are suprisingly similar. They both like the same kinds of toys, similar foods, and I have to break down my girls cage for a hard core cleaning too.

Rattitude

PYNTK said...

Sounds like what kids do at Christmas. :-)