What kind of animal would a cartoon parrot pirate captain keep as a pet?

A budgie smuggler with a wooden leg.

A budgie is a parrot- you don't think that's redundant?

What do you mean by "budgie smuggler"?

In Australia a 'budgie smuggler' is a Speedo men's swimsuit.

Example of Budgie smuggling....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlqu10OLhyY

A budgie is a parakeet. That's a cute idea.

My own thought is a parrot pirate would keep a leprechaun as a pet.

Oh, that is funny! Budgie smuggler indeed!

A tiny human captain, who sits on the parrot's shoulder. Obviously.

If I was a cartoon parrot pirate, I would have a monkey as a pet.

and my monkey would have a pet hamster.

just saying...

(I might call him Moses)

How about an anthropomorphic cracker?

His name could be Saltine, Salty for short.

He could have all kinds of character quirks, like being afraid of getting wet, being unable to whistle, having a lust for being covered with peanut butter.

that sounds kinda racist.

what color would he be...?

asian colored

Why would you even care seeing as how pirates are all manosexuals and you don't like manosexuals. Yup, they wear puffy sleeve shirts, Village People mustaches, a tell tale earring, spend their life at sea with other pirate men sleeping in close quarters....man this makes me hot...they have long hair held back with either a brightly colored ribbon or kept in place with their bandana.

A pirates favorite pets are (in no particular order) the bear, the otter, the whale, the wooly mammoth, the gazelle, the chipmunk, the flamingo (such a lovely shade of pink), the long haired Himalayan cat, the raccoon and a few more, few that would rest well on a pirate shoulder.

Too weird and too obvious. No.

Yes.

A tiny human is TOO CREEPY. I am not going to do that.

What about my saltine cracker idea?

You know, a talking saltine cracker that sits on the parrot pirates shoulder.

It's a natural.

I'm just ahead of my time.

Oh-I thought you meant something else.