Setting up myself for a problem...

Alembic772

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Spring Hill, FL
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Basil - 22yr male SI Eclectus
River - male GCC
Nemo - female BCC - handicapped
Summer - female pineapple gcc
Rainbow - male yellow side gcc
Lando - male black headed caique
Paprika - female SI eclectu
Need some advice here. Paprika is such a different personality then Basil was at this age and even so now that he is 23 years old. She want to be out like he does but she doesn’t want to spend her time away from humans. Sure, she plays outside the cage on my tree stand. She likes to sit on her t stand and look out the front window and scream at anything that comes by.

Here is the thing, throughout the day she wants to be on a human and if possible she wants to sit down like she is laying on eggs and falls asleep. I make sure I only scratch her head. She also likes her beak rubbed for a while too. If I allow her to do this when I am working, or watching TV, am I setting myself up for a problem as she gets older? I make sure I am follow proper touching to make sure it’s not going to be sexual as she gets older.

Here is an example of her tonight while we watched Forged in Fire.

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chris-md

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I don’t think so, she’s still a baby. Handling babies is very different from handling mature adults. She still wants comfort, so give it to her. It’s good for psychological development.
 
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Alembic772

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May 13, 2020
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Spring Hill, FL
Parrots
Basil - 22yr male SI Eclectus
River - male GCC
Nemo - female BCC - handicapped
Summer - female pineapple gcc
Rainbow - male yellow side gcc
Lando - male black headed caique
Paprika - female SI eclectu
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She is talking too when she is doing this. It’s just very quiet and those mumbles I previously video’d. She is the only bird I have ever seen that likes the cavity at the bottom/underneath of her beak gently rubbed. It has to be very light touch but she will coo and fall asleep from it.


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Scott

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Goffins: Gabby, Abby, Squeaky, Peanut, Popcorn / Citron: Alice / Eclectus: Angel /Timneh Grey: ET / Blue Fronted Amazon: Gonzo /

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I don’t think so, she’s still a baby. Handling babies is very different from handling mature adults. She still wants comfort, so give it to her. It’s good for psychological development.

Excellent advice, critical to differentiate between handling of juvenile vs sexually mature adult. Proper psychological development leads to a companion less neurotic and more likely to be handled without hyper sexualizing.
 

Laurasea

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Juvenile parrots do need a lot of extra attention and contact. So yeah! And each parrot is do unique.
 

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