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Bird Massager
My brother's white bellied caique enjoying a nice head massage. My first post too, front page or bust!
Front Page Edit: Wow, Turtle the bird made the front page!! Thank you everyone! I know we don't like these FP edits, but I thought I'd give some more explanation I got from him: It's funny how people commented on the flakes coming off-- one of the main reasons we started doing this is bc birds get these things called pin feathers which are new feathers coming in with a keratin sheath and they are really itchy but if they are on their head, they can't reach them so they need their flock to groom them. The tooth brush was really effective in getting them.
Thanks again everybody!
IMGURN3WB
I just use my fingers, she's never complained.
Greymalum
I approve of this, since the bird likes it.
Skippy1998
I have a birdie and I get those incoming feathers with my nails. I scratch them to loosen then up and then pick them off
Fyrjefe
So freaking cute. Always upgerd parrots, being an owner of the sort myself!
Soach88
I hope the Toothbrush head is only for the bird otherwise really sweet
Akreyeiu
Ohmygod I dont like birds, and the little skin flecks that fly off his eye parts really make me gag.
raulricard0
https://www.instagram.com/p/BGm4-Out5b8/
nacadwe
What flew off of his eye when the bush went over it
ZombieHugsAreBestHugs
Now brush your teeth.
jocapi
Omg. I have a white bellied Caique that is going to love the shit out of this.
danmonn
Curious to see if yours likes it too!
prinnnneh
Upvote all the birbs :3
wakeywakeyeggsandbakey
Now put it in your mouth
GoodDieMostlyOverBullshit
Sweets :''(
DarkLordTrump
And thus is why birds are one of the best pets on earth. That and some birds can live over 30 years
smooshiebanana
Awww yisss
chickachickaboomboomvroom
Mothafuckin head brushies
Rivalyn
I just noticed some kind of flake goes flying off its eyelid when it pushes its eye against the brush.
dagg3r
Yeah same here, just old skin or something.. Bird is basically grooming itself.
WoctorDho
MFW my toothbrush is used to massage a bird
gren2del
You can almost hear the bird go: Aww yeah, that's the spot.
malachitedragon
When the massage so good you try to fellate the message head
sosume
Start with coarser-grit polishes and work your way to finer, finish with Meguair's Beak Wax for deep luster and shine.
zeggitttttttttttt
A+
oceanskysforever
IF THERE IS A VIDEO WITH SOUND I WANT IT I LOVE TURTLE THE BIRD
danmonn
There's video, but no sound. Follow turtlethebird on instagram for more videos with sound!
TheLastDuchess
Why don't you call him Turtle the Birdle?
Hiynastrike
agj-jiss!
ImmortalSquid
"Aw yis that's the best- Oh that's my eye. Huh. Okay not unpleasant! Carry on."
Boodablitz
That's a beautiful white caique and I'm not even a gay man.
CementedOctopus
I am a gay man and had no idea what that bird was... I was banking on parrot.
Buckbeak1486
Nothing like a good eyeball masaage!
PrincessWasabi
How did you not get him to be afraid of the toothbrush at first @OP ?
danmonn
I was told that she loved it right away, didn't take any getting used to. Maybe let the bird explore it before touch their head with it?
PrincessWasabi
Alright ahhh, thanks
Hoojamufasijer
Having the shit bit out of me by smaller birds, all I can think about is this thing beak chopping my asshole off.
jackpkmn
In order to have friendly small birds you have to hand raise them from eggs. Parakeets raised by their parents for example are mean af.
Iforgetmyusernameeasily
It will most likely sink that little point in it's beak into your flesh and hold like I hold onto a plate of lasagna.
bewilderbeest
How does one pronounce 'caique'? Because as much as I'd like to believe it's 'cake' I'm sure I'm wrong.
jortlet
Proper pronunciation is cai-yeek (two syllables and doesn't actually sound racist) but most folk say cake.
bewilderbeest
Thanks so much!
IntelligentOtter
is that your brothers toothbrush?
castianstuff
So you're the one that took that username before I could! That was gonna be mine. XD
CapitalNick
No. That's a bird.
Youreabundleofsticks
Maaaaaaaaybe
propelledfeline
It's the bird's headbrush, get it right.
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ACheapskateFaery
Awh come on. This is a good pic to relate this comment good job @IntelligentOtter +1 for you
gingermoll
Oh the irony
propelledfeline
https://imgur.com/9nohQh4