Skittys_Daddy
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- Jan 6, 2014
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- Parrots
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Neotropical Pigeon - "Skittles" (born 3/29/10)
Cockatiel - "Peaches" (1995-2015) R.I.P.
Budgie - "Sammy"
(1989-2000) R.I.P.
Budgie - "Sandy"
(1987-1989) R.I.P.
So, as I've mentioned many times before, since retraining Skittles I've discovered he doesn't scream for no reason. As soon as I figure out the reason and address it, the screaming stops. Sometimes this requires putting him in his cage and if he continues I cover him up. BUT, 95% of the time its around a need or alarm.
The past few days he's been going off a lot. My neighbor had the nerve to say to me "what did you do to piss your bird off now?" My mom is in rehab and is facing long-term nursing care. I hadn't been able to get ahold of her for almost a week (not common) and I was worried and my sister was not returning my texts or calls. They live three states away (in CT) so I'm pretty optionless in that regard. So, I was having a hard time sleeping at night and ended up doing a lot of sleeping during the day. The first day, Skittles was fine, he napped with me. But the next few days he started going on and on and on while I was trying to sleep the day away.
I need to get him to stop doing this. Why must he insist on forcing me to take better care of myself? Who does he think he is. This is totally unacceptable.
BTW, while everything he's done is true, I hope you all know my reaction to it is sarcasm. Part of the reason I've done so much better with my mental and physical health is because he forces me to take care of myself. Either verbally or psychologically. I'm telling you, sunnies have some sort of gland or gene in their brains that allows them to manipulate humans. I think that should be studied.
The past few days he's been going off a lot. My neighbor had the nerve to say to me "what did you do to piss your bird off now?" My mom is in rehab and is facing long-term nursing care. I hadn't been able to get ahold of her for almost a week (not common) and I was worried and my sister was not returning my texts or calls. They live three states away (in CT) so I'm pretty optionless in that regard. So, I was having a hard time sleeping at night and ended up doing a lot of sleeping during the day. The first day, Skittles was fine, he napped with me. But the next few days he started going on and on and on while I was trying to sleep the day away.
I need to get him to stop doing this. Why must he insist on forcing me to take better care of myself? Who does he think he is. This is totally unacceptable.
BTW, while everything he's done is true, I hope you all know my reaction to it is sarcasm. Part of the reason I've done so much better with my mental and physical health is because he forces me to take care of myself. Either verbally or psychologically. I'm telling you, sunnies have some sort of gland or gene in their brains that allows them to manipulate humans. I think that should be studied.