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Male senegal - Stephen. Previously Barry - Male Barraband
Nelson - Male Eclectus
Barry has always been pretty easy. He never bit hard, just squealed and "pretend" bit to warn me if he was ever angry. He never liked hands but would happily sit on my shoulder and step up onto my arm and always very food orientated.
Anyway since i have brought Nelson home he has turned into a monster and he is getting worse!! He started getting cage aggressive to the point i cant do his food or water unless he is out of his cage and i have to be quick opening the door before he comes at me. I have tried to distract him with food on the other side of his cage but he still runs to the other side as soon as he sees my other hand there. But anyway that i can deal with...
What i cant deal with is that he has started biting. HARD. Drawing blood. He goes to Nelsons cage to harass him and when i try to get him off he comes at me. He even started attacking my arm (started only going for my hands). So i started using a stick or his ladder to pick him up with. Now he will get on and run down towards my hands!! If he is out with Nelson he has started to go for him. Of course Nelson is way bigger than him so tells him to p**s off but Barry comes right back. If i try to interfere Barry will savage me. He will also sit on my shoulder while Nelson is out and attack my face (not hard like my hand though it may get to that). Problem there being he has always been allowed on my shoulder because it has never been an issue and wont sit happily anywhere else on me. I cant have them out together anymore.
Is this something i will just have to live with or could they learn to get along enough to be out together at some stage??
I have tried distracting Barry with food. Tried doing clicker training with him (still continuing). Tried ignoring him when he attacks me (which is no fun!!!).
I have no idea anymore! Naughty problem child!
Anyway since i have brought Nelson home he has turned into a monster and he is getting worse!! He started getting cage aggressive to the point i cant do his food or water unless he is out of his cage and i have to be quick opening the door before he comes at me. I have tried to distract him with food on the other side of his cage but he still runs to the other side as soon as he sees my other hand there. But anyway that i can deal with...
What i cant deal with is that he has started biting. HARD. Drawing blood. He goes to Nelsons cage to harass him and when i try to get him off he comes at me. He even started attacking my arm (started only going for my hands). So i started using a stick or his ladder to pick him up with. Now he will get on and run down towards my hands!! If he is out with Nelson he has started to go for him. Of course Nelson is way bigger than him so tells him to p**s off but Barry comes right back. If i try to interfere Barry will savage me. He will also sit on my shoulder while Nelson is out and attack my face (not hard like my hand though it may get to that). Problem there being he has always been allowed on my shoulder because it has never been an issue and wont sit happily anywhere else on me. I cant have them out together anymore.
Is this something i will just have to live with or could they learn to get along enough to be out together at some stage??
I have tried distracting Barry with food. Tried doing clicker training with him (still continuing). Tried ignoring him when he attacks me (which is no fun!!!).
I have no idea anymore! Naughty problem child!