behaviour

Hi guys, recently I’ve been interested in extending the family and introducing a Caique. My partner and I already own two Indian Ringnecks who are brothers and are about a year old. I’ve read multiple things about Caiques becoming aggressive to other species when they mature but most of these...

(sorry for the long post in advance) We’re back in the Max hole of problems. Backstory for those who don’t know Max - We found Max few months ago. He was kept in a small cage (like a travel one) which was the size of him. The person who had Max had bought him from a guy who sold wild...

Hey there, After enjoying our green cheek conure for the last few years, we had been looking into adopting something bigger. Friends that manage a parrot hotel gave us the opportunity to adopt a 3yo eclectus named Jos, who's previous owner was moving and sadly couldn't take the bird with him...

Hi guys! My boyfriend and I purchased a rescue Senegal around 7 months ago, and we have been having a lot of behavioral issues that just keep getting worse. We are told that she is 20 years old, and lived all of her life with the same owner until he passed away. The daughter took her and that...

Hello So I have a male eclectus... I'm just a bit confused because everything I have always read says that these birds don't bond with one person.. well my bird has with me and he now HATES my fiance..its so bad that he always has to be in a cage when my fiance is around or else he will fly at...

Hi guys! I'm currently a fosterhome for a blue fronted amazon. His last home haven't been great and I'm working towards the former owner agreeing to replace him. He's a great bird and during the past ten days, he's learned how to step up and enjoys sitting on my head and grooming my hair. In...

Hi, I'm wondering what to do about my 3 year old Sulphur Crested Cockatoo. She's always been jumpy and afraid of people and passing cars/bikes; Suddenly one day about a year ago she decided she was terrified of me, especially my hands. I still let her out of her aviary into the backyard every...

Okay so my Chappo has defiantly gotten over his little mean streak..i think it had a lot to do with ensuring he got a good night sleep every night.. anyway.. now he is acting super lovey with me..always rubbing his beak on me.. what does that mean ????? Is that a behaviour I should not allow...

Hello, I have had my budgie for about 2 weeks now and after I'd say the 6th or 7th day he seems to have become more distanced and not really aggressive, but defensive of when I put my hand into his cage. Before this he was letting me pet him on the stomach and wasn't that worried when I was near...

Ive had my male Alex for 2 yrs now and he has always been very cautious around my husband and I. He would occasionally land on me but then fly away very quickly. About a week ago- out of the blue, he started landing on us, showing affection and spending much more time with us! I am over the...

First time eclectus owner, previous cockatiel and budgie owner. Had a 4 month old female for about two weeks now. I gave her plenty of treats (mostly apple and bits of almond) whenever i got her out of her cage to teach her to step up without biting, and while she doesn't bite anymore, she kind...

Hello, I have two Alexes. The male is 2 and a half years and the female is one year. Often, when the two are next to each other the male walks up and down and then walks right upto the female, bobs his head and puts his head under her beak while making a clicking noise. He will continously...

So, I adopted a 6 year old female sun conure from a woman. The bird has plucked her entire chest and underneath her wings. My main issue is her sexual behaviour and that she is super clingy. I already have a little flock containing a illiger macaw, hooded parakeet, cockatiel and a male sun...

I have been researching and researching about what to do in regards to my male alexandrines behaviour problems and am looking for advice! He is 2 and a half and has his ring around his neck, very tame, chats with us all the time, and was handraised. However he has started in the last 6 months...

Hi everyone, Just now I was cleaning my lorikeet's cage with a little sponge to get the food residue off the bars. Loki's always kinda aggressive towards "things that move quickly", so he tried to bite the sponge. I just continue on the cage somewhere else. Eventually I have to reach inside...

I've recently (about 4 weeks ago) ended up taking in a Lovebird from a less than ideal situation. I'm not sure of their age, I know they used to have a partner who died a while back, for most of their life they haven't had more contact with people than being fed and have lived in a cage with...

Greetings! :green1: We bought a 2 year old male Illiger's macaw almost 1 month ago. He's not tame yet, but he is getting slooowly better. He is very sceptical whenever he is trying to step on our shoulder, arm etc. Usually he makes purring sounds when we're next to him, but everytime he tries...

Hi, Chilli and Alice and Dom and everyone..... Do you lie on your back like I've seen caiques and conures doing, and as Angel's owner just told us she does? I'm curious because my girl likes to stay on her legs. Thanks.

Ok, so I'm a huge sucker for taking in pets in need of a home and I browse the classifieds for something to do.... When you see a bird looking for a new home, is it possible to assess whether obvious problems are something that can be improved by coming into a home where they get better...

My galah just acted a bit strange. She did a strange little wolf whistle noise, then she did her "huffing" thing, but quite strongly and she tried to kiss me or bite me on the mouth. She hasn't done that before. Was she trying to "get fresh" or something? I hadn't eaten anything that could...