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Do not use a Vacuum Cleaner when.....
Topic Started: Aug 9 2009, 08:37 PM (107 Views)
kiddo76	Aug 9 2009, 08:37 PM Post #1
Conure Crazed!!!!!!!!! Posts: 722 Group: Member Member #679 Joined: January 4, 2009 Gender: Female # of conures: 8 I'm a conure: Owner My name is: Jo Location: Near Pittsburgh, PA My Conure/s are: Tee-Jay, Mattie, Miley, Marley, Sarah, Loki, Edward and Bella My Facebook/Myspace/Twitter send me a message. Facebook and MySpace are set to Private	Do not use a vacuum cleaner to clean the inside of your birdcage while the bird is still in it! Remove the bird first, if you really must use the vacuum. When I was 18, I remember watching my mom use the sweeper hose to clean her cages...... unfortunately my dad's finch didn't think it was a good idea and went berzerk, and got sucked up in the hose. luckily it was a canister vac, but the finch was badly injured and died a couple days later.
Cathy	Aug 10 2009, 04:23 AM Post #2
Senior Member Posts: 357 Group: Member Member #254 Joined: October 11, 2007 Gender: Female I'm a conure: Owner Location: Norway	Ouch.
Dusky Lover	Aug 10 2009, 11:07 AM Post #3
Moderator Posts: 1,173 Group: Staff Member #817 Joined: April 6, 2009 Gender: Male # of conures: 2 I'm a conure: Owner My name is: Phil Location: Western , Connecticut My Conure/s are: Conrad the Dusky , Sunny the Sun Conure	Even when i vacuum the rug around my birds cage , they absolutely HATE the sound of the vacuum cleaner .. lol That poor Finch
kiddo76	Aug 10 2009, 08:31 PM Post #4
Conure Crazed!!!!!!!!! Posts: 722 Group: Member Member #679 Joined: January 4, 2009 Gender: Female # of conures: 8 I'm a conure: Owner My name is: Jo Location: Near Pittsburgh, PA My Conure/s are: Tee-Jay, Mattie, Miley, Marley, Sarah, Loki, Edward and Bella My Facebook/Myspace/Twitter send me a message. Facebook and MySpace are set to Private	it was a lesson learned. and a hard one at that.
hal9000	Aug 11 2009, 01:20 PM Post #5
Super Moderator Posts: 1,414 Group: Staff Member #166 Joined: July 6, 2007 Gender: Female # of conures: 3 I'm a conure: Owner My name is: Haley Location: Right Behind You... My Conure/s are: Petrie the Pirate (FS), Phoenix (JC), Marvin (GC) My Facebook/Myspace/Twitter myspace.com/elf_monkey_queen	That's too bad.
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