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Old 09-03-2009, 10:34 PM
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Re: dealing with cage aggression

Thanks AD, that is pretty much what I was thinking I should do for his 'space.' I agree with you that it they aren't really opposing views. The more I thought about it today the more I agree with you. Usually when I am putting fresh food/water in his cage he comes right to the door anyway and I put him somewhere or just hold him with my other hand so it was never a problem. I was just adding some fruit quick before I went to work when he chomped my hand. I will just always take him out first, and it wont be an issue. I want people to respect my space, and I should respect his too.

As far as the excitement, I tried ignoring him, that was my first thought. I figured I just needed to give him time to calm down. The problem with him is that even though he has his wings clipped, he is so small and light that he can still make it across the room. So each time I would put him down he would fly right for me, usually aiming for my head (though he usually cant make it since he cant fly up). I have a strict no head rule, and shoulder sitting only on my terms only, so I always give him a no and set him back on his perch when he does go for my head. He is still trying for my head a few times a day but eventually I think that point will get across. He is a pretty smart little guy, every time I give him a 'time out' it is like I can see the wheels turning while he is trying to work out what he did and what he needs to do to get back over with me.

So, when I did ignore him he just kept flying to me then biting. I did this a few times with him, and then eventually put him back. When he isn't super excited to see me he rarely if ever bites. I did not get bit today. Now normally I just wouldn't take him out when he was so excited, but he didn't seem to calm down yesterday.

Should I just keep putting him back on his perch when he flies to me, as many times as it takes to have him calm down? My work days are going to get longer in the coming weeks so he needs to get used to not seeing me around the house during the day. He wasn't so excited today when I got home, so maybe it wont be an everyday occurrence. I just want to be prepared on how to handle it if it does come up again.
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