Mabel's new game!

[Khizz]

Very cute start to my day today. Their cuttlefish bone was falling off (I know nutritionally it doesn't do much, but they like to grind their beaks on it) so I decided to secure it with string.

Along comes Mabel and starts playing with the string as I was TRYING to attach it! This is the first time she has "played" with something I'm holding! Now whenever I wave the string about she comes over and starts grabbing at it...so now we have a new game! I managed to get a video:

My husband watched me do it and just said "well you aren't getting anything done today are you?"

 

[Ali]

So cute! You have a massive cage! Is it custom?

 

[Khizz]

So cute! You have a massive cage! Is it custom?

No its just one I bought on an online shop here, it's not easy to buy those really small cages here. When I bought it, despite doing the measurements, I didn't really realise just how big it actually is But I'm happy with it, when we're gone for a day or longer I don't feel as guilty about leaving them stuck in their cage as I would with a small one.

 

[Ali]

didn't really realise just how big it actually is

We did that with the new aviary. It ended up being 4 times the size of the old one?!

 

[Khizz]

We did that with the new aviary. It ended up being 4 times the size of the old one?!

I'm sure the birds aren't complaining! I only really comprehended how big it actually is when I was putting it together and saw that I could comfortably fit in myself I think we should have a new rule, if you can't fit in the cage yourself it's not suitable for birds

 

[Ali]

I want to upgrade the parrotlets. Maybe this...?

Elegance Double Metal Large Flight Cage

Rat Hammocks, Igloos and Cages, Rabbit Cages and Runs, Chinchilla Cages, Hamster Cages and accessories, Dog Chews, Dog Toys, Dog Bowl, Cat Dish

www.littlepetwarehouse.co.uk

 

[Khizz]

I want to upgrade the parrotlets. Maybe this...?

Elegance Double Metal Large Flight Cage

Rat Hammocks, Igloos and Cages, Rabbit Cages and Runs, Chinchilla Cages, Hamster Cages and accessories, Dog Chews, Dog Toys, Dog Bowl, Cat Dish

www.littlepetwarehouse.co.uk

That looks good! I'm not sure but didn't @AutumnRain just get a similar cage for her tiel Emery? If I had space I'd love an even bigger flight cage, like those corner ones.

This is my one (sorry, it's in German but you can see the measurements).

 

[Ali]

, it's in German but you can see the measurements).

Ugh, my school doesn't teach German anymore...

 

[Khizz]

Ugh, my school doesn't teach German anymore...

Really??? We could do either French, Spanish or German. I did Spanish and a year of French. Never did any German, and guess which one I use everyday?!?!

 

[Ali]

They dropped German a few years back as literally nobody would do it for GCSE.

 

[Ali]

I did Spanish

I regret my language choice.

 

[Khizz]

They dropped German a few years back as literally nobody would do it for GCSE.

Honestly don't blame them Languages with gendered articles (like 'the' but masculine, feminine, neutral) are the worst, and German has hardly any rules. The moon? That's male. A girl? Neutral. A boat? Obviously that's feminine?! At least Swiss German is the Yorkshire of the German world so I can get away with just saying 'd' Katze' just as in Yorkshire I can say "going t' shop"

Which language did you do?

 

[Ali]

I'm on Spanish...

Hola. Mi nombre es Ali. Soy de Dorset en Inglaterra. Odio el español, así que usé un traductor para escribir esto. ¡Adiós!

 

[Khizz]

Guten Tag Ali, ich habe seit lange kein Spanisch studiert, aber vielleicht kannst du mit @Zara üben

 

[Ali]

Look at my great German translation skills...

Hello Ali, I haven't studied Spanish in a long time, but maybe you can practice with @Zara

 

[Khizz]

Look at my great German translation skills...

Hello Ali, I haven't studied Spanish in a long time, but maybe you can practice with @Zara

Super gemacht, 10 Punkte für Gryffindor!

 

[Ali]

Please stop now, the translator is going mad!

 

[mak]

One of my budgie used to go crazy over string. I even used it to get him to go in the bath for the first time, I hung it so he needed to step in to get the string!

 

[Ali]

That is manipulation!

The look on animal's faces when the work out they have been tricked!

 

[mak]

That is manipulation!

The look on animal's faces when the work out they have been tricked!

Well, after that he loved bathes so manipulation pays off!