gooseberryhigh | (no subject)

My dog loves popcorn so it's probably fine. Trust me, my mom's a magizoolgist and my brother's a vet. I'm basically an expert.

She SEEMS okay. But I swear sometimes I think this bird is trying to get herself killed.

Just make sure she doesn't choke on popcorn kernels because I always choke on popcorn kernels and I'm a human.

I'm not letting her eat it anymore. She's never going to forgive me.

One she's had a taste that's it. She's hooked. She's gonna do anything within her power to get to that poppitycorn.

but don't owls eat mice and stuff whole? if they can deal with bones, should kernels be a problem? i guess they've got to cough those up, though.

leonora's never tried to eat popcorn.

TRUE TRUE TRUE. I love the way they eat. Does she choke down the popcorn pieces whole like a mouse?

I dunno. I didn't actually catch her in the act. She just has a guilty look on her face and the popcorn's missing.

I'm sorry dude, but this really did make me laugh.

Now that I'm pretty sure she's not going to die, it is kind of funny.

Poor bird.

The real tragedy is I'm not going to let her eat any more and she wants it so much.

Oh man, I can imagine her giving you the sad eye all the way from here.

Yeah, that's what I'm thinking. They have robust digestive systems, right? Not like pigeons. Anything can kill a pigeon.

if you're worried, why don't you ask mrs. o'hare? i bet she knows. and if she shouldn't eat popcorn, mrs. o'hare can probably give her emergency owl surgery or something.

God, I hope she doesn't need owl surgery. That's too much excitement for a Saturday night.

If Levi says it is ok it probably is. Poor bb owl just wants snacks :)

me: you can't eat this. this will kill you
her: ◉ ╭╮ ◉

Omg how to resist that face!!!!

It's not easy but someone has to keep her alive.

One time I let Lisandro have beef jerky, and now he roots through backpacks to find it, even if it's never there. Hopefully she's less, uh, determined than he is about popcorn.

No offense to my bird, whom I love dearly, but your bird is much smarter than she is. And handsomer. Just better at being a bird in general.

She has wings and a beak and she flies, which are all very important parts of being a bird. And she's... sweet. She's a sweet animal.

Owls are supposed to be the wisest of the bird kingdom.

once they've got their mind set on something, it can be hard to change it. leonora doesn't take food, but she spends half the winter in my jacket and i don't have really have any say about it.

They can be so stubborn. Lisandro lives to eat. He only loves me because I'm the big featherless food dispenser in his life. If he goes into my jacket, it's because he smells snacks.

Mischief eats just about anything and has been fine so far.

But different birds have different limits. See: pigeons exploding because they ate rice.

Well don't offer rice based dishes.

Or have a pigeon for a pet.

They seem like a shit pet, I mean maybe they aren't too bad but think of all of the needing to sit on statues.

I think it should be owlright!

Corny joke, Mag.

Popcorny.

Ba dum tss.

It's not bad for them, but it's not great for them either? Like, it won't kill them or anything, but a lot will probably make them sick, so don't make it a regular habit.