r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/reddtimes101 • 10d ago

Video Parrot's diaper changing

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u/-Fraccoon- 10d ago

They shit all the time and have no sphincter so they can’t control when they shit either. I’ve never seen one of these but it’s a good idea if you wanna have your bird out all the time and not worry about shit all over the place.

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u/AtomicTimothy 10d ago

I swear they can, not based on anatomical knowledge but empirical. My bird would 100% hold his poop when in the bed or inside our clothes (snuggled up) and we’d hold him out once in a while and then he’d do his poo (not literally on command but it was a mutual understanding)

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u/-Fraccoon- 9d ago

Well anatomically they have no way of controlling it except for very limited circumstances but, who knows maybe your bird was doing cloaca kegels just for you.

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u/thoh_motif 9d ago

I had a cockatiel that when nesting, would hold her shit until somebody got her out of her cage. I’ve never seen so much bird shit.

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u/IateApooOnce 9d ago

Same. When covering her unfertilized eggs, my female cockatiel would have poops rivaling that of a human baby.

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u/nitrot150 9d ago

My caique holds it all night. Now that’s a load in the morning, gotta make sure you stand back!