diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/parrot.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/parrot.dm
index 92095bb8de3..74ebe23cc89 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/parrot.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/parrot.dm
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@
 	//Headset for Poly to yell at engineers :)
 	var/obj/item/radio/headset/ears = null
 
+	//Wheter the Parrot should come with a headset
+	var/spawn_headset = TRUE
+
 	//The thing the parrot is currently interested in. This gets used for items the parrot wants to pick up, mobs it wants to steal from,
 	//mobs it wants to attack or mobs that have attacked it
 	var/atom/movable/parrot_interest = null
@@ -110,14 +113,6 @@
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/parrot/Initialize(mapload)
 	. = ..()
-	if(!ears)
-		var/headset = pick(/obj/item/radio/headset/headset_sec, \
-						/obj/item/radio/headset/headset_eng, \
-						/obj/item/radio/headset/headset_med, \
-						/obj/item/radio/headset/headset_sci, \
-						/obj/item/radio/headset/headset_cargo)
-		ears = new headset(src)
-
 	parrot_sleep_dur = parrot_sleep_max //In case someone decides to change the max without changing the duration var
 
 	add_verb(src, list(/mob/living/simple_animal/parrot/proc/steal_from_ground, \
@@ -129,6 +124,15 @@
 
 	AddElement(/datum/element/strippable, GLOB.strippable_parrot_items)
 	AddElement(/datum/element/simple_flying)
+	if(!spawn_headset)
+		return
+	if(!ears)
+		var/headset = pick(/obj/item/radio/headset/headset_sec, \
+						/obj/item/radio/headset/headset_eng, \
+						/obj/item/radio/headset/headset_med, \
+						/obj/item/radio/headset/headset_sci, \
+						/obj/item/radio/headset/headset_cargo)
+		ears = new headset(src)
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/parrot/examine(mob/user)
 	. = ..()
@@ -880,6 +884,8 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(strippable_parrot_items, create_strippable_list(list(
 	to_chat(src, span_notice("You will now [combat_mode ? "Harm" : "Help"] others."))
 	return
 
+/mob/living/simple_animal/parrot/natural
+	spawn_headset = FALSE
 /*
  * Sub-types
  */
diff --git a/code/modules/research/experimentor.dm b/code/modules/research/experimentor.dm
index ff0e95f4217..782f62857be 100644
--- a/code/modules/research/experimentor.dm
+++ b/code/modules/research/experimentor.dm
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@
 	visible_message(message)
 	to_chat(user, message)
 
-	var/list/valid_animals = list(/mob/living/simple_animal/parrot, /mob/living/simple_animal/butterfly, /mob/living/simple_animal/pet/cat, /mob/living/simple_animal/pet/dog/corgi, /mob/living/simple_animal/crab, /mob/living/simple_animal/pet/fox, /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/lizard, /mob/living/simple_animal/mouse, /mob/living/simple_animal/pet/dog/pug, /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/bear, /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/bee, /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/carp)
+	var/list/valid_animals = list(/mob/living/simple_animal/parrot/natural, /mob/living/simple_animal/butterfly, /mob/living/simple_animal/pet/cat, /mob/living/simple_animal/pet/dog/corgi, /mob/living/simple_animal/crab, /mob/living/simple_animal/pet/fox, /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/lizard, /mob/living/simple_animal/mouse, /mob/living/simple_animal/pet/dog/pug, /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/bear, /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/bee, /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/carp)
 	for(var/counter in 1 to rand(1, 25))
 		var/mobType = pick(valid_animals)
 		new mobType(get_turf(src))