KalieLovesBirds
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- Jul 30, 2015
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- Parrots
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Ruby- 5 y.o. CAG;
Pharaoh, Emmy, and Sky-Quakers of unknown age;
Maui- 8 m.o. Catalina macaw
Alright so I thought that my BG mac had been settling in quite well. He had been excited to come to the front of the cage to step up on command to come out and sit on my arm or his perch.
The past few days he has taken a complete 180. He will no longer come to the front of the cage and will refuse to come over to my arm to step up on command. He will only come out if you are away from the cage and he can climb out on his own, and even then he will climb to the top of the cage and not only squawk, but scream. He has never lunged at me before this week and now will do it and I can tell just by his body language and pinning of his eyes he is out for blood when he comes at me. He has become extremely aggressive towards not only me, but anyone else who was once able to handle him.
If your in the room he squawks and if you leave the room he squawks. He does not want to be in his cage but he does not want to be out either and it is frustrating because it's upsetting to see him upset.
Prior to this week I was able to get him out just fine and he would sit on my arm or leg and would do 'parrot talk' to both me and along to the radio. And out of no where this new behavior came about. Nothing has changed in diet or interaction with him.
I am in need of help.
The past few days he has taken a complete 180. He will no longer come to the front of the cage and will refuse to come over to my arm to step up on command. He will only come out if you are away from the cage and he can climb out on his own, and even then he will climb to the top of the cage and not only squawk, but scream. He has never lunged at me before this week and now will do it and I can tell just by his body language and pinning of his eyes he is out for blood when he comes at me. He has become extremely aggressive towards not only me, but anyone else who was once able to handle him.
If your in the room he squawks and if you leave the room he squawks. He does not want to be in his cage but he does not want to be out either and it is frustrating because it's upsetting to see him upset.
Prior to this week I was able to get him out just fine and he would sit on my arm or leg and would do 'parrot talk' to both me and along to the radio. And out of no where this new behavior came about. Nothing has changed in diet or interaction with him.
I am in need of help.
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