Ever wonder what it would look like if a large parrot took a bite of your nail art? I didn’t either however, my Cockatoo answered it for me anyhow.
Here she is…
She is not biting me but is fascinated with my nails. I’ve been trying to keep them unpainted which helps quite a bit or paint and then remove it immediately. I don’t think gloves are the answer. I can’t be the only one having these issues.
I don’t want to give up my hobby. Anyone have any useful tips for distracting parrots from fingernails?
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ohmygosh!!!!!!!
i will ask my mom if her bird bites her nails!
Thanks! The parrot forums mostly say give up the polish or just paint toenails instead, lol.
Oh my goodness! I can’t believe your bird did that 😦
She makes a great nail clipper!
Aww, that’s so sad for your poor nail! Maybe you should do a caviar mani with millet seed and really let her go to town on them? J/K, I’m sure that’s a horrible idea from a training point of view 🙂
Millet would make the perfect caviar! So clever! If I did that, I’d have to learn to paint with my toes and it’s challenging enough with two hands lol.
No ideas! 😦 It looked pretty too!
Thanks! I was enjoying it too! 😦
That’s crazy! I don’t know anything about birds, but you can buy stuff that helps kids not bite their nails / suck their thumbs. I think it’s just supposed to taste really bad. Maybe that would help?
I just looked on Amazon and they actually make it for birds. I’m going to research it more. Thanks for the idea!
That’s awesome, hope your nails stay safe!
I don’t have any tips but you outdid yourself with this look! You are so talented!!
The bird either agreed or thought it could use some embellishment, lol.
Maybe she thinks she is doing you a favour? helping you trim your claws like another parrot??
Can you give her more stuff you bite on like hard nuts so she is getting plenty of other opportunities to nibble?
Anyway, that sucks 😦 she is a cutie too.
You hit the nail on the head! Preening is absolutely an issue. My friend was over recently with unpolished nails and my Cockatoo took a huge chunk of her nail off too. Long fingernails must look unsightly to this bird. She has a slew of toys. I’ve even drilled holes through hard unshelled nuts and strung them on 16 gauge wire. Making parrot toys is now a new, mandatory hobby. Thanks for all your suggestions! 🙂
oh my goodness! D: That looks painful…
I’m sorry I don’t own any pets/ know anyone with parrots so I can’t help you! ):
Thank you!
I LOVE cockatoos. They’re my fav bird. We have a few parrots and none of them are interested in nails unless I have on something sparkly. Just gently tap her beak and firmly say no. That’s what I do when Radox is being cheeky
I took your advice and started correcting her this morning hopefully it works, thanks for the feedback! Sparkly or yellow polish is definitely a problem and these multicolor nails put her over the edge.
oh no, your poor nail!
I have no idea how to train cockatiels, but my cat sometimes runs off with bottles of nail polish (especially when he’s hungry…) – sometimes animals are such a pain…
Ha! Your cat sounds hilarious! I agree, I love my animals but it can be a bit much at times, especially the Cockatoo.
Jeez! but maybe they remind her of some fruit or something?
OMG!!!! I hope it was not painful!
Oh no! My tip – have a better toy than your nails available. Or food. Food always works for us, haha.