Dinosrawr
New member
- Aug 15, 2013
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- Parrots
- Avery, a GCC born on March 5th, 2013 & Shiko, a blue IRN born on February 25th, 2014
And by strikes, I mean literally strikes. Youwch! This morning I took Avery out of her cage and placed her on my shoulder so I could walk around. We were loving each other, I was whispering into her feathers and she was oh-so-pleased, and she was preening my face. I then sat down on my bed to talk with my boyfriend, and for the 10 seconds I was facing away from Avery, she decided I was paying too much attention to him and too little attention to her.
Or that's what I've concluded. I wrote down what happened in my journal and tried to analyse it awhile after it happened... she was perfectly fine, was showing no aggression, and while she is going through another molt she has never been that aggressive before. She bit my nose so hard it bled and I honestly feel like I gained a new piercing !
Mind you, I am in no way angry with her, I'm just at a loss what to do when that happens. I do ignore the bite and reward good behaviour, but I really don't know how to behave when that happens. It hurt, so I said "ow!", told Avery "No!" in a decently stern voice, grabbed her and put her in her cage for 5 minutes. I took her out after and then "ostracized" her for a bit... ate some lunch and placed her down with my back to her for the 15 or so minutes I was eating, and she seems to understand that I don't appreciate it. But what else can I do, and more importantly, how can I avoid that? I've revoked her shoulder privileges for a week or so, depending on her behaviour... but I would really appreciate some more suggestions
Or that's what I've concluded. I wrote down what happened in my journal and tried to analyse it awhile after it happened... she was perfectly fine, was showing no aggression, and while she is going through another molt she has never been that aggressive before. She bit my nose so hard it bled and I honestly feel like I gained a new piercing !
Mind you, I am in no way angry with her, I'm just at a loss what to do when that happens. I do ignore the bite and reward good behaviour, but I really don't know how to behave when that happens. It hurt, so I said "ow!", told Avery "No!" in a decently stern voice, grabbed her and put her in her cage for 5 minutes. I took her out after and then "ostracized" her for a bit... ate some lunch and placed her down with my back to her for the 15 or so minutes I was eating, and she seems to understand that I don't appreciate it. But what else can I do, and more importantly, how can I avoid that? I've revoked her shoulder privileges for a week or so, depending on her behaviour... but I would really appreciate some more suggestions