I've heard people describing parrots like hyperactive 4-5 year olds so many times... it's nice to see that in practice lol. It must be a great pet, I could never deal with the constant pooping though. Imagine having to deal with them making a mess every 30 minutes for 70 years. How many poops even is that? Yikes.
I had an Amazon parrot that needed less attention than an African Gray or a Cockatoo.
I'd still not recommend as a pet given that their lifespans are so long. It's a decades long commitment and they may even outlast you, in which case you need to figure out what's going to happen to them.
Oh that's adorable. I have a parrot and poops aren't even the biggest mess he makes.
They love to fling food. And shredding. And throwing everything you hold dear. And even a tiny 120g parrot like mine is strong enough to open cupboards and drawers.
And they’re smart enough to remember people for many years and learn how to behave differently around different people based on past interactions.
Oh and you can throw them like a boomerang.
If my math is right, over 70 years a parrot would give 1,227,240 shits about you.