Sense of smell

elaine · Post by **elaine** » Thu May 11, 2006 3:07 pm

Does anyone know if our little fids have a sense of smell?

Dani03 · Post by **Dani03** » Thu May 11, 2006 4:16 pm

I'm pretty sure they do...but then again I'm no expert...

Dani and Prinny and Bodi

Jade · Post by **Jade** » Thu May 11, 2006 4:24 pm

I'm convinced they do. Primarily because in the wild they have to find their food and i don't think they can rely on sight alone. I know with all the galahs and rosellas and lorikeets around my place, if i have put new seed in the feeders, they flock to it within 1/2 an hour, but if i forget to refill it, they don't even stop in to check it out, they just fly on by.

fiona · Post by **fiona** » Thu May 11, 2006 8:05 pm

I've heard birds care more about sight and smell than taste.....so theoretically, it's more important that their food smells and looks good (like lots of colors/fruity smell)than the taste of the food.

elaine · Post by **elaine** » Fri May 12, 2006 12:34 am

Thanks for your responses. My reason for asking is this - last night after putting some cream on my son's back I went to pat smokey. The cream is really smelly even when you wash your hands. He would not let my hands anywhere near him - very different to when he is in his bluffing moods - alot more aggressive. He growled, eyes pinned and he even hissed at me yet he would kiss me if i put my hands down. I wonder if you really hated to smell as much as I do and didn't want me near him when I smelt that way?

julie · Post by **julie** » Fri May 12, 2006 2:17 am

i swear indie smells toast.i have even tried to hide from him and he still knows.

Lisa's Tiki · Post by **Lisa's Tiki** » Fri May 12, 2006 4:22 pm

I thought that maybe Tiki was smelling the popcorn, because he goes nuts when my husband cooks it, but then I think that he has just learned to assoicate the sound of popcorn popping to knowing what is cooking! So I am not for sure. All I know if Tiki LOVES popcorn!!!!

elaine · Post by **elaine** » Fri May 12, 2006 10:26 pm

I have done my own experiment. I patted Smokey before putting the smelly cream on my son's back (he as a skin condition that needs this cream morning and night). Smokey made his little cooing noises and was fine, I tried to pat Smokey after putting the cream on my son and he attacks me. I am convinced he doesn't like the smell of my hands