MJ, the African Grey Parrot, Getting Blowdried

[mundymanor]

Even veterinarians blow dry birds. What is it with people.

There are hair dryers for pets that are a lot quieter and don't get too hot, for those of you who are concerned. I find that birds adjust to hair dryers far quicker than horses do. Go figure.

[ShelbyLSprouse]

My cockatiel loves to be blow dried too. I always hold the cool air button down so it doesn't get too hot. I agree it is better to get them dry quick so they don't freeze their little butts off and catch a cold, and you don't have to worry about them hurting themselves by crashing when they try to take off soaking wet. My parents accidentally killed one of our birds when I was kid by Teflon poisoning, so I understand where people are coming from, but a blow drier isn't going to cause that.

[mjluver2000]

my bird would flip da fuck out rofl!

[SilverIceDragon]

I want to get an African Grey so bad and teach it to talk and do funny things. MJ is beautiful. How long do they live? I was told about 20 years or so.

[ccape8]

nobody would say anything if you were blowdrying a poodle. It looks like he loves it.

[melissadawnonline]

you are all over acting to this video... the bird could just walk away if he wanted. i bet your part of the people who make a big deal out of obama killing a fly too.... don't listen to them this is far from what people should be complaining about.

[jackietreehorn1056]

kristyu2bullet, you are one crazy, sad, lonely lady. Please leave this animal alone...

[singlesilversliver]

blowdryers, space heaters, and teflon coated products all contain chemicals that are toxic to birds when over heated.

[kristyu2bullet]

This is true. I've known this for a long time (thanks to Bird Talk mag & parrot books), but I thank you for posting the info. I'm always conscious of how warm the dryer is getting (the air is just barely warm, but the dryer itself gets warmer) & will stop if it starts getting hot - even if he's not fully dry.

[Goralka08]

Does that blow dryer have the button that changes it to regular/cool air instead of heat? I'm assuming so because a bird would terribly over heat with a hot blow dryer. I never thought of blow drying our grey. lol

[Recon9143]

Note that the dryer is On LOW, and is not Touching, or really close, another thing is he might of gotten a bath so making him wet lol, he wont overheat because he comes from Hot weather, same thing as giving him a shower he aint going to drown :D

[angelikkittykat]

I tried this with my grey, he didn't like it sdo much!

[gowest272007]

I think hes trying to "bite" the hot air haha!

[rikkichako]

Mine swallows hot air that comes out of a hair dryer, too. I wonder if that makes her whole body warm....

[kristyu2bullet]

Ahhh, maybe that's what it is. He's so goofy, though, lol.

~Kris

[20123974]

about the thing his doing, he is trying to reach the dryer. Our one does it to most things near his cage.

[AnnyaMoon]

MJ is such a sweety. :D

[gillian927]

That is so weird, he LOVES being blowdried! My cats & dogs run like hell when I try that. MJ is so silly, I love it!