2006-09-24 07:19:02 · 6 answers · asked by basport_2000 5 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
OK, first, Parrots are not decorations.
Consider this carefully. They are as smart as CHILDREN and need about as much time, attention, activity, and stimulation as a preschooler. I'm very serious!!
Please do more research on parrots. Get books and talk to people who own them.
They are messy and destructive. I swear they can shoot poop surprising distances. Feathers shed this powder that gets everywhere. Feathers get everywhere. They have to chew wood to keep their beaks sharp. Sharp enough to take a man's finger off. Seriously.
They're LOUD. They scream to claim territory, they cant be trained out of it because it's instinctive behavior.
In a bar environment they will encounter influences they don't need. Parrots live over a hundred years. Learning to swear from drunken bar patrons will not make him welcome anywhere. What will he do once you are gone? What will you do with him once you don't have the bar anymore? It's a tough industry and you will want to retire one day.
Cigarette smoke is more dangerous to birds than any other animal. They have huge and delicate lungs that can't take the constant irritation.
They have special diets. You will have to learn and provide proper nutrition for the parrot. It's like feeding a small child, and they can be just as picky.
Consider stuffed ones. They are cute and only need occasional dusting. You can get suprisingly lifelike ones. Contact movie prop places.
2006-09-24 07:36:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
If fed properly and with nobody putting booze or anything else a parrot cannot have into his cage a parrot would probably enjoy living in a smoke free bar (I too live in CA) BUT parrots need good light and a lot of sleep so maybe after 9pm he should go to a quiter room out back. Remember a big parrot can bite off a finger so you will have to make sure he cannot be teased or touched as you wont want a law suit. Sometimes even the friendliest parrot is grumpy. You can but some very very nice but expensive plexiglass cages which should colve any issues there as they are easy to clean look pretty and no bars for fingers to be put through. Also check that where you live you have access to an avian vet, your going to have to spend several $1000s on a parrot and cage so you want to keep him healthy!
2006-09-24 07:38:33 · answer #2 · answered by mips1970 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you don't serve it food it won't survive.
But seriously, if it is well taken care of and in a large cage, it should be fine. Birds are social creatures. The parrot should be in a large cage with a LOCK so as not to hurt anyone (you wouldn't ant a law suit) nor to be susceptible to being hurt. You will have people drinking in a bar so make sure the patrons cannot get to the bird to harm it. I would also keep the cage in an area that is basically for employees only such as behind the bar.
Also the smoking answer from above. I live in California so this is not an issue. No smoking in bars here.
2006-09-24 07:29:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Your establishment would have to be a smoke free bar. Birds cannot tolerate any air born irritants. Also, the parrot would have to be positioned in a place where obnoxious patrons could not taunt it. So, to answer your question, "Honestly no!" It would not be a good atmosphere for a creature so sensitive as a parrot.
2006-09-24 07:28:07 · answer #4 · answered by Free Bird 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes my grandparents neighbors inherited a parrot from their uncle who died and raised it at the gas station/garage he owned. The only problem was that George cussed worse than a salior and cat called at all women.
2006-09-24 08:02:11 · answer #5 · answered by wolfds650 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What are you asking, as long as the Parrot is well cared for and nurished, it will survive in almost any envierment.
2006-09-24 07:28:07 · answer #6 · answered by theaterhanz 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋