Hey fellow parronts. I'm at the end of my wit.
I got Navi about half a year ago, and she is about two months older than that. Bonding has had its ups and downs, as expected, but overall she's grown on me and I would never want a different birdie than my quirky, screamy lady.
Thing is, recently, probably due to puberty, she has been acting nasty from time to time, which we have usually managed to work through just fine anyways. But she also took to eating her cotton perch outside of the cage every other day or so. This, of course, is concerning to me as I've researched what knotting can do to the poor creatures. Now, we have other animals, and I have experience with Dogs and Cats, so I know not to scold or abuse animals when they do something wrong. With Navi, I try a soft "No, stop." and lightly push her away from whatever she shouldnt be doing. When she listens, a treat is in order.
Here's my problem: About five or so days ago, she decided to really rip into her perch (I've removed it by now, seeing how she wont give it up anyways) and I had a horrible day already. I got up from my office chair and reprimanded her a few times, before continuing my work.
Ever since, she has been acting as if I attacked her, or worse. Never have I seen her be so inconsistent about what she wants. She sits on top of her cage, screaming for my attention, for me to look at her, but as soon as I make any sign of getting up or moving she scuttles away into her cage as if I was about to chase her down for something. This has been the same cycle for the past few days and I am at my limit here. She demands attention and playtime, but runs off the second I try to approach her, be it slowly, with treats or whatever.
She does take the occasional treat, but only to run off again right after. And don't even think about stepping up now!
This may sound silly, I am well aware, but its making me mad, at both myself for having overreacted, and inevitably at her, for acting like this..
And advice on how to deal with a super pouty baby dinosaur?
I got Navi about half a year ago, and she is about two months older than that. Bonding has had its ups and downs, as expected, but overall she's grown on me and I would never want a different birdie than my quirky, screamy lady.
Thing is, recently, probably due to puberty, she has been acting nasty from time to time, which we have usually managed to work through just fine anyways. But she also took to eating her cotton perch outside of the cage every other day or so. This, of course, is concerning to me as I've researched what knotting can do to the poor creatures. Now, we have other animals, and I have experience with Dogs and Cats, so I know not to scold or abuse animals when they do something wrong. With Navi, I try a soft "No, stop." and lightly push her away from whatever she shouldnt be doing. When she listens, a treat is in order.
Here's my problem: About five or so days ago, she decided to really rip into her perch (I've removed it by now, seeing how she wont give it up anyways) and I had a horrible day already. I got up from my office chair and reprimanded her a few times, before continuing my work.
Ever since, she has been acting as if I attacked her, or worse. Never have I seen her be so inconsistent about what she wants. She sits on top of her cage, screaming for my attention, for me to look at her, but as soon as I make any sign of getting up or moving she scuttles away into her cage as if I was about to chase her down for something. This has been the same cycle for the past few days and I am at my limit here. She demands attention and playtime, but runs off the second I try to approach her, be it slowly, with treats or whatever.
She does take the occasional treat, but only to run off again right after. And don't even think about stepping up now!
This may sound silly, I am well aware, but its making me mad, at both myself for having overreacted, and inevitably at her, for acting like this..
And advice on how to deal with a super pouty baby dinosaur?