Why has my parrot suddenly decided that it's cool to dump his food trays and...

THENOLTE

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...water dishes? So I've had this green cheek conure for no less than 13 years and he just started this strange behavior a few days ago. I work long days, so the water dish dumping had me most concerned, especially in the dead of summer. Problem resolved by purchasing one of those dishes that fastens tightly to the side of the cage.

What has me most concerned is what's triggering this unusual behavior. Is he just bored or is this his way of telling me that he doesn't appreciate the neglect? (which is completely unintentional, but I'ze gots tah work).

When I've reacted to the mess he makes, he just gives me this ridiculously adorable "What did I do?" look that just melts my frozen, black heart. I love this little green bastard so much and am worried about him. What can I do to curb the behavior and address the underlying cause?
Glow: Yeah, I've considered that the little bastard might be doing this on purpose. He's very intelligent and knows exactly which buttons to push. It's like being married, dammit.
Parrot: Good point.
 
My birds do that all the time! and I found out they do that only with the water dish so I guess this is the way they have a shower LOL, and when I see the same thing with the food dish it's only cuz they step on one side which cause the dish to get flipped like this! But also it could be that your bird is trying to play or creating a game out of that!
 

mmluveummm

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maybe itz cuz it wants you to be around some more, so when he threw the water and food, he was trying to make you come over for some company.
 
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