Calitoo
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- May 31, 2017
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Hi there!
I just adopted my first bird ever, a young rescue Senegal (despite my username). I did a lot of research beforehand, specifically about Senegals, but apparently not quite enough because there is a major issue already.
The very first day I got her, she gave my mom (and then me, because she was sitting on my hand at the time) a nasty bite. My mom's finger was dripping blood. I got it less bad, but it still hurt a lot.
So the issue is that now I am quite scared to handle her. I know a rescue bird (and any bird, really) can take a lot of time to build mutual trust. But then I contacted the rescue and they told me Senegals do have a tendency to give very hard bites and not let go, regardless of trust as they can be a bit unpredictable and phobic. Perusing this forum seems to confirm that.
Is this just one of those things you just have to learn to deal with?
I just adopted my first bird ever, a young rescue Senegal (despite my username). I did a lot of research beforehand, specifically about Senegals, but apparently not quite enough because there is a major issue already.
The very first day I got her, she gave my mom (and then me, because she was sitting on my hand at the time) a nasty bite. My mom's finger was dripping blood. I got it less bad, but it still hurt a lot.
So the issue is that now I am quite scared to handle her. I know a rescue bird (and any bird, really) can take a lot of time to build mutual trust. But then I contacted the rescue and they told me Senegals do have a tendency to give very hard bites and not let go, regardless of trust as they can be a bit unpredictable and phobic. Perusing this forum seems to confirm that.
Is this just one of those things you just have to learn to deal with?