Birdiemom
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- Mar 19, 2017
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Hey everyone! I recently posted about bringing Gizmo home (4mo old) and wondering about his begging behaviour. I got some formula and was giving it to him whenever he was begging. A week or so later and now he doesn't want it anymore. Instead, he gets mad if he doesn't get his veggies and fruits! haha
But now I'm here with a different question! He's extremely clingy. I work from home (even outside of the pandemic) so I'm always around and he spends pretty much his entire day out of his cage. His cage is really just for sleeping. I plan to upgrade it soon because if ever we leave the house he needs a bigger space. But for now, he's always out. He has a java tree on top of his cage, a small perch next to my desk to hangout, and a large java tree in the living room. In the morning, his new habit is to fly across the room (he's not quite got the hang of flying yet) I can't tell where he wants to go. When I go to him to get him to step up he proceeds to try to climb on me. It seems like he just wants to be ON ME all the time. He desperately wants to reach the top of my shoulders or head—something I don't allow. He has a lot of toys (foot toys included), plenty of food, water, and I'm just not sure how to deal with this. I love spending time with him, but I can't have him trying to climb me when I'm working. Any thoughts? Suggestions? Advice? Is this normal?
And for the record, he's not skittish at all. He's not doing this because he's scared. The only thing that freaks him out so far is the vacuum but I'm trying to slowly desensitize him!
But now I'm here with a different question! He's extremely clingy. I work from home (even outside of the pandemic) so I'm always around and he spends pretty much his entire day out of his cage. His cage is really just for sleeping. I plan to upgrade it soon because if ever we leave the house he needs a bigger space. But for now, he's always out. He has a java tree on top of his cage, a small perch next to my desk to hangout, and a large java tree in the living room. In the morning, his new habit is to fly across the room (he's not quite got the hang of flying yet) I can't tell where he wants to go. When I go to him to get him to step up he proceeds to try to climb on me. It seems like he just wants to be ON ME all the time. He desperately wants to reach the top of my shoulders or head—something I don't allow. He has a lot of toys (foot toys included), plenty of food, water, and I'm just not sure how to deal with this. I love spending time with him, but I can't have him trying to climb me when I'm working. Any thoughts? Suggestions? Advice? Is this normal?
And for the record, he's not skittish at all. He's not doing this because he's scared. The only thing that freaks him out so far is the vacuum but I'm trying to slowly desensitize him!