More of a rant here, but if anyone has any better ideas, I'd be really greatfull.
So, while I'm happy to see our budgie Csilli awake and very active, I am absolutely NOT happy that she is absolutely relentless in going to a very certain spot. All. The Time. And I mean it. Every 30 seconds, I kid you not.
To fill in the story. The antique clock is a Gustav Becker type meaning it has a flat top, and there is perhaps 5-6cm space between the clock and the ceiling. The clock was here already way over a year, and it was never interesting to her, until recently. I inherited the clock from my grandfather, so it's not going anywhere.
Pascal, my conure, would often just land on it briefly and go his way, or just perch on the lower part of the clock while I work, as the clock is right above my desk. However, Csilli, being a little destructive dominatrix, she's in for the destroying the wood. After I noticed she REALLY wanted to have it destroyed, I actually went as far to install her some wooden blocks in her cage, and attach it very firmly so she can destroy that, and she is destroying it happily. However, she really wants the clock so bad, and she wants to hide in the spot all the time. At first we covered the clock so she'd at least stop chewing it, but instead she'd crawl to the back of the clock and chew from there. Then we started putting some boxes there, but she'd always toss them down. Theeen we tried to stuff the gap with some clothing and bags and stuff, but she STILL is flying there, ever so relentlessly. She simply KNOWS she is not allowed to go there, and she is now going as far as flying to the exactly the same spot every 30 seconds to no end. A loud clap will usually shoo her, but lord. I cannot keep her closed all day, but I also cannot have her crawling up there. I went as far to check for eggs as I am super afraid that she already laid some eggs and is trying to get back there. I'm out of ideas how to break her habit of going there all. the. time. To me, it's simply incredible how stubborn she is to go to that same spot, and nothing seems to be helping. I went as far putting some brightly coloured clothing there, which dettered her for full 5 minutes, before she decided to land again and trying to dig her way there. Just by writing this post, she landed/tried to land before I clapped at least 30 times. I don't mind her perching anywhere else, just for the love of everything that is saint, just not my clock..!!!!
She's not hungry for any straightforward interaction from us, if anything she's shying away from me (I wonder why.... >>) but from Pascal also. I really have no more ideas what to do...
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So, while I'm happy to see our budgie Csilli awake and very active, I am absolutely NOT happy that she is absolutely relentless in going to a very certain spot. All. The Time. And I mean it. Every 30 seconds, I kid you not.
To fill in the story. The antique clock is a Gustav Becker type meaning it has a flat top, and there is perhaps 5-6cm space between the clock and the ceiling. The clock was here already way over a year, and it was never interesting to her, until recently. I inherited the clock from my grandfather, so it's not going anywhere.
Pascal, my conure, would often just land on it briefly and go his way, or just perch on the lower part of the clock while I work, as the clock is right above my desk. However, Csilli, being a little destructive dominatrix, she's in for the destroying the wood. After I noticed she REALLY wanted to have it destroyed, I actually went as far to install her some wooden blocks in her cage, and attach it very firmly so she can destroy that, and she is destroying it happily. However, she really wants the clock so bad, and she wants to hide in the spot all the time. At first we covered the clock so she'd at least stop chewing it, but instead she'd crawl to the back of the clock and chew from there. Then we started putting some boxes there, but she'd always toss them down. Theeen we tried to stuff the gap with some clothing and bags and stuff, but she STILL is flying there, ever so relentlessly. She simply KNOWS she is not allowed to go there, and she is now going as far as flying to the exactly the same spot every 30 seconds to no end. A loud clap will usually shoo her, but lord. I cannot keep her closed all day, but I also cannot have her crawling up there. I went as far to check for eggs as I am super afraid that she already laid some eggs and is trying to get back there. I'm out of ideas how to break her habit of going there all. the. time. To me, it's simply incredible how stubborn she is to go to that same spot, and nothing seems to be helping. I went as far putting some brightly coloured clothing there, which dettered her for full 5 minutes, before she decided to land again and trying to dig her way there. Just by writing this post, she landed/tried to land before I clapped at least 30 times. I don't mind her perching anywhere else, just for the love of everything that is saint, just not my clock..!!!!
She's not hungry for any straightforward interaction from us, if anything she's shying away from me (I wonder why.... >>) but from Pascal also. I really have no more ideas what to do...
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