I share my sewing room with my African grey parrot. EVERYTHING is put away when I am done for the evening. I've learned to be anal the hard way!! One time I left a pair of jeans that I has embroidered on top of the sewing machine. Went to work the next day - she is out of her cage ALL day while I'm at work - and she had picked out the leaves around the flower. That taught me to NEVER leave anything out!!