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Re:Parrots pack twice as many neurons as primate brains of t... by leetrout on Monday March 30, 2026 @01:33PM (#47577265)
Not OP but of some bird owners I've see that let their birds hang out in their house / on their shoulders and such the birds willingly go to their cage to rest.
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Re:Parrots pack twice as many neurons as primate brains of t... by londons_explore on Monday March 30, 2026 @03:23PM (#47578587)
+1 to this. My birds all have open cage doors and they mostly stay in their cage. That's where their food and water is, and they only come out of their cage to go into another one
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Re:Parrots pack twice as many neurons as primate brains of t... by recallingmemory on Monday March 30, 2026 @01:41PM (#47577364)
That's a little different, no? A cage that is open that you can willingly access and leave versus being locked in a cage.
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Re:Parrots pack twice as many neurons as primate brains of t... by krona on Monday March 30, 2026 @02:45PM (#47578116)
Many birds with anxiety problems do much better at night in covered cages. The anxiety may be temporary (e.g. a new person/animal in the house) but nonetheless there are good reasons for it, and quite common in some species.

This just seems obvious to me, but I've been around animals my entire life.

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