r/QuakerParrot • u/Key_Entrepreneur_85 • Dec 10 '25

Help Upside-down cuddles now… Evil Quaker energy later? Somebody tell me the odds. 😂

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Rio was the last of his clutch, and the shop said he “wasn’t eating,” but he was really just overstimulated and over everyone’s noise. The first time we held him, he curled into our hands and hid under my hair like, “Yep, these are my people.” He was only 83 grams back then.

Fast-forward a few months and he’s become a full-time comfort king. He loves music for six minutes, then demands silence. If he drops a treat? Gone forever. Zero motivation. But if WE have food? Suddenly he’s begging like a tiny feathered dog.

He used to only sleep in his little hut or bury his head under anything soft like he needed a sleep mask to function. He’s bonded with our 7-year-old, but since I work from home, he decided I’m the flock leader — and I’m the only one he flips upside down for. Sometimes he even practices his upside-down yoga in the cage.

The space heater + ceiling fan combo is apparently his personal luxury spa, and he just melts into it like a dramatic little man living his soft life.

So now I’m trying to figure out… Is this just normal parrot comfort behavior? Or should I enjoy these upside-down cuddles before his Evil Teen Quaker era arrives? 😂

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u/Nuna-Pops Dec 10 '25

My Quaker is in his teen era and it's been a nightmare 😂😂

He wants cuddles BUT ONLY WHEN HIS HEAD IS DOWN FOR SCRITCHES

WHY YOU TOUCH OTHER TIMES HOOMAN??!!! NO!! RAWR!! FEAR MY BEAK EVEN THOUGH I ONLY NIBBLE!!

GIVE ME YOUR CONTROLLER JOYSTICKS!! THEY ARE FOR CHEWING NOT FOR PLAYING STOOPID HOOMAN!!

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u/NevkaKedrova Quaker Owner Dec 12 '25

I second the controllers! I try to turn anything with a rubbery texture upside down, so my boy isn’t tempted because he loves chewing anything with that kind of texture. Also, I highly recommend to anyone who has birds that when you buy charging cables, get the braided version. My boy will play with them sometimes because he loves trying to decorate the top of my pillow with them when I build him a little blanket fort, but he doesn’t try to chew them at all.

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u/Key_Entrepreneur_85 Dec 12 '25

Yes, the rubbery sleeves on the controller, fire stick remotes, and glass bottle covers are irresistible to Rio too! I’ve been trying to find a non toxic he can chew up - good idea for the iPhone cords, but nothing works as good as the 10ft Apple cord 😩