- [Mother] What're we doin'?
- Hiding in a box.
- Playing with the Ikea of bird stands.
(soft thumping)
- [Mother] I might've gone a little nuts
and ordered a few new stands.
- What?
- [Mother] There's another one.
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- [Mother] Who's gonna be the first to test it out?
- (mumbles) favorite cuddle ball.
You like it?
(giggles)
- [Mother] What do you think, bunny boo?
Is it cool?
- [Daughter] Another good thing is
that you can hang toys from it.
- [Mother] I know.
We should grab some.
(laughs)
- I was gonna get you a treat (mumbles)
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- [Mother] So, lot of you guys ask about Rocco
and what it looks like to have him,
just around in my house all day.
And this is what it looks like.
Sometimes he's really content.
Some of his favorite places in my house
include my dining room table.
He loves sitting on the back of all the chairs.
Especially the one that I actually sit in.
He likes to sit on that one, which is in front of
my pretend fireplace.
He absolutely loves that one.
I've tried putting some of my play stands over
in this area, he never uses them.
He always uses the back of the chair.
So, not only is the dining room his favorite place to be,
but also Capri's bathroom.
He often flies there by himself.
Magoo.
(mumbles)
(wings flapping)
(television show playing)
So one of the nice things about Toucans versus Parrots
is that Toucans are a lot less destructive.
So they don't go and chew the wood up on your house,
or usually get themselves into finding
cables to destroy.
They just can't really destroy that much stuff.
So, Rocco is able to have free roam of the house.
He also stays fairly up high, so he's not much of a
go to the ground and hop around type of bird.
Uh, unless he's seeking out Dave. (laughs)
There have been times where Capri and my husband
uh. So my husband and my daughter will be playing
in my daughter's room and if Rocco knows that they're
in there, he's always curious about what they're
doing and he will then hop on the floor and go in there.
So, I usually tell them if they're doing crafts
or something like that, where they have little beady
type things then I really for her to keep her door shut
so that he isn't compelled to go in there and then think
that he can't be a part of the fun.
Now, my camera is havin' a major audio issue
and there is just a fuzz noise on all the footage
that I took, so unfortunately I'm going have to
voiceover all of it,
but the fun thing about Toucans is that they're
very very busy.
So, as you can see, he does a lot of hopping around.
I have a ton of play stands around my house for him
to fly around to and he uses absolutely all of them.
And then he also uses the countertops,
the cabinets; he'll fly to the piano.
Anywhere he can land, he will pretty much go,
but he does like to be uh pretty much at the level
that you see him at
and higher.
So, he's not much pf a go explore the floor type of
bird. Um, if he's on the floor,
it was usually an accident.
Um, but for the most part, he's very curious
so he can be into things, however, for the most part
he can't do anything to those things.
So, it's not quite the same as having a Parrot
that can pretty much get into anything.
Um, and so hanging out with him is a lot more
easygoing throughout the day.
Now when it comes to my Parrots,
I do give them a bath.
I can put them in a shower perch in my shower
or I can spray them with a spray bottle.
Rocco is nothing like that.
I've never put him in a shower on a shower perch
and I, he absolutely hates the spray bottle.
He really prefers a large dish or a sink (laughs)
filled as such and he prefers to bathe himself.
Now, he will play in water all of the time,
every single day and most likely right after I
refill it. Um, so whenever I give him
a fresh bowl of water it's most likely when he's
going to take a bath in it.
So, pretty much whenever he's free roaming in the house,
I keep a large dish of water on my counter for him.
And then I also keep his fruit there as well,
so that if it does fall or splatter onto the floor
it's onto the wood floor and it's much easier
to clean up than the carpet.
Although Rocco can be incredibly affectionate,
for the most part he likes just being in the same area
as me. He doesn't necessarily have to be
touching me or on me or anything like that.
He just likes being around me.
So, if I go into the office or go into a room
that he doesn't think he can get to because
he knows there's no play stands to land on,
uh he gets very flighty and I can hear him
just kind of going all around the main part of the house.
So, he sounds a little bit more discontent versus
when I'm in the room with him.
He seems very very content, to just know that
I'm there and be around somebody.
So, it's quite sweet and if you're wondering
what he feels like, the orangeish red color around
his eye is like velvet.
Which is pretty much the same texture as the blue
in his eye. And then the white and black feathers
are incredibly, incredibly soft.
Because Toucans incredibly fast metabolisms,
they don't store food uh like Parrots do.
They are constantly pooping so that's a thing.
That's why I have so many play stands around my house.
That's why I keep baby wipes on hand
pretty much everywhere.
Um, so and especially because they eat fruit,
that's going literally straight through them.
So, it's something to keep in mind
if you ever consider getting a Toucan
or even watching one for a friend.
Just understanding what you're getting into as far
the poop side of things and how often they poop
because it's a lot more often than
you can possibly imagine.
Whatever he eats, it's comin' right back out
and you're gonna be able to recognize it.
And p.s. he hates my camera.
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