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My goffin snuck into the computer area, and chewed thru the wires!!!!!!!!! Needless to say I just returned from the store and getting rewired...as I was shaking my finger at her and telling her she was bad, she tilted her head and said, I love you...Fids whats a mother to do!!!!

hesbird, your posts always make me smile. It is wonderful to follow along as your world is being turned upside down by your babies! Keep the posts coming!

Been there, for sure! Glad your chaos is so easily remedied

My little lovie has also gotten to some wires here in the living room. He chewed the wires that connect the dvd player to the TV, and he also got some wires behind the computer that connect the speakers to the computer.....now one of the speakers doesn't always work! Since then I have covered up all wires in the living room, especially the ones behind the computer that actually are connected and plugged in to electricity! Plus he still goes on the computer desk, so now all the back of it is covered up with a small lightweight blanket.....seems to do the trick! and I haven't had anymore problems with wire chewing!

I know I've already replied to this once but..... as I myself was vaccuming I remembered a bit of a traumatic experience I had a few years ago. I had this very large wide-screen tv. It was awesome... Well...one night we went out for dinner, and my ex didn't lock up Pickles the GSC2 properly so we came home to a keyboard with no keys, and a remote that looked as if it had been in a bombing! Oh well!!! Stupid hubby...clever Cocky....it was bound to happen eventually. So we sorted it all out and bought a universal remote for the TV....problem solved. For a few days that is. At the time I was raising a Euro or Wallaroo. A smallish kangaroo that lives in rocky regions and likes to be up high. To Jack furniture, counter tops, etc... were just part of one big jungle gym. One day as I was sitting watching telly Jack bounded up on top. And before I could do anything he pee'd on it. BANG!!!!!!! Bye bye big telly. The following day he did the same to my computer monitor. But....I wasn't cross with dear Jack for a moment. And I was just as content watching the little portable telly with Jack curled up in my lap.

Your story's far more exotic than mine. I had a cat sleeping atop the tv. Suddenly she startled awake, stood up, and vomited into the back of the tv The sparks that flew were quite a scene. I didn't blame her either, but I did discourage her sleeping up there once the set was repaired

Another time, I had a little doxie with a bum neck resting in a playpen with a heat lamp clamped to the playpen frame, shining onto her. The Moluccan couldn't rest until he'd found a secret moment to chew the wires to the lamp, sending fireworks flashing and bringing mom screaming. Didn't blame him either, but he did get more cage time until the poor doxie's neck had healed.

What great stories, glad to see I am not alone..today I found a dove nest under the book shelf..the stinkners hid the nest so that I would not take away the egg..I started with 2 doves, now there are 5, soon to be six..I have been making toys for the better part of 5 hrs, I need atleast 50 toys a week to keep these guys happy...post, toy, post, toy....

A while back my pooch was getting increasingly interested in the disused chimney in my front room.. As I bent low I could hear all manner of scuffles that sounded like the biggest spider in the world EVER! Reluctantly I removed the screen and through the perspex I had covering the draft I could see the biggest, fattest pigeon ever... No kidding it was like a CHICKEN!

Arming myself with a teatowel and opening the largest window, I went to peel the perspex sheet away - As I did so, the pigeon, sensing it's chance to evade the handkerchief-like tea towel, made a clumsy bid for freedom and went crashing into the bay windows, before clumsily making its exit.

On seeing the drama unfold My Maxi Pionus, Mocksie, who had been watching from a safe distance in his cage emitted a scream like a Victorian lady of fine breeding.... it was hilarious!

I often wonder what that poor pigeon thought after emerging and seeing Mocksie.. I like to imagine he thought 'beggar me, I've flown up a chimney and come out in South America!'

ROFLMAO!!! What a brillinat story, and so well written! Thanks for the proper belly laugh honeypi!!!

My story isn't nearly as dramatic as having a tv blow up. As some of you know I have a rescued nanday that took a long time to come around. One day I was helping him preen his feathers and I hit a blood feather and he screamed. I apologized saying "I'm sorry." A few days later he was very obnoxious ,being very naughty getting into everything , and screaming. I took him to his cage. He climbed up to the top and I said "Sinbad you are so bad I'm not talking to you any more." He came to the edge of the cage which was higher than my head ,leaned down,looked me square in the eye and said "I sorry " He never ever said that again. Amazing creatures. ----Yogi

Ohhh, I'd trade that for a kitty vomiting into a tv ANY day, Yogi, any day