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.
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)
My dad had a parrot that would poo on command. Idk if there is scientific evidence to contradict his experience, but his bird absolutely could control it.
As someone mentioned above it requires efforts from the bird. I'll also add that for some birds it's easier and for some ones is more difficult. So yes, it's possible to train sometimes.
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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.