Hello Everyone,
Well, I've followed this site for some time reading posts and now I recently got my second bird, a 15 week old double yellow headed amazon. I've had her for just under 2 weeks and I was told she was a stubborn typical amazon which she has proven to be. I love her to death but I'm concerned that some behavioral issues may arrise due to something I'm doing that I'm not aware of. Firstly, she does not like to be petted. She will growl and bite (getting harder as the days go on) anybody that she is not familiar with or if she really doesn't want to be touched. She likes to be around people but just not touched (besides step up which she does just fine). It's almost like she's scared of hands b/c I can rub my face against hers and give her kisses on her head and shes fine... So any of you know of games you can play or advice to stop this type of behavior? She is in no way a cuddly bird but I do not want to enforce this unwanted behavior. Will get pics soon to show you my new baby!!!
Well, I've followed this site for some time reading posts and now I recently got my second bird, a 15 week old double yellow headed amazon. I've had her for just under 2 weeks and I was told she was a stubborn typical amazon which she has proven to be. I love her to death but I'm concerned that some behavioral issues may arrise due to something I'm doing that I'm not aware of. Firstly, she does not like to be petted. She will growl and bite (getting harder as the days go on) anybody that she is not familiar with or if she really doesn't want to be touched. She likes to be around people but just not touched (besides step up which she does just fine). It's almost like she's scared of hands b/c I can rub my face against hers and give her kisses on her head and shes fine... So any of you know of games you can play or advice to stop this type of behavior? She is in no way a cuddly bird but I do not want to enforce this unwanted behavior. Will get pics soon to show you my new baby!!!