Pineapplebird
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- Dec 17, 2019
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Hi!
I have a three and a half yr old gcc called Rio. He is confident, loves people and visitors and riding around on my shoulder. Most of the time he is well behaved - he does nibble or lightly nip now and then but nothing out of the ordinary.
He absolutely adores my girlfriend (he know what her car sounds like and flies to a spot where he can watch her walk in!) She doesn't live with us but visits a couple of times a week. He likes nothing better than to sit on her shoulder and give her a preen. He also flirts with her like crazy
Recently he has started to aggressively bite her. Not often, but he did sink his beak right in to her finger last time. I wasn't around so don't know what his mood was like but she is very good with him, she doesn't flap or scream. Apparently he looked evil and very deliberately bit her for no reason that she could see.
I don't know if it is related but he has also been finding more 'caves' (little cosy areas under rugs etc) and been flirting with her more.
His behaviour to me hasn't changed, I don't know if that's because I am more used to his body language so can head things off or because this is linked to her.
Obviously she is a bit worried about being around him now, and I can't have a pet that attacks people! Has anyone got any advice on what I can do?
So far my ideas are:
Take away the tissue that covered the bottom of his cage - he has started making caves under this - and just use newspapers
Less fruit and treats, more veg! He won't eat it yet but still, the option is there....
Change cage layout and toys more regularly
Make sure he isn't touched anywhere except his head/neck
As you can tell I'm guessing hormones are involved.... when he was about 18 months we did have issues with his hormones
Any advice would be really gratefully appreciated, I want to be able to sort this out and have my little family on speaking terms again! Thank you
I have a three and a half yr old gcc called Rio. He is confident, loves people and visitors and riding around on my shoulder. Most of the time he is well behaved - he does nibble or lightly nip now and then but nothing out of the ordinary.
He absolutely adores my girlfriend (he know what her car sounds like and flies to a spot where he can watch her walk in!) She doesn't live with us but visits a couple of times a week. He likes nothing better than to sit on her shoulder and give her a preen. He also flirts with her like crazy
Recently he has started to aggressively bite her. Not often, but he did sink his beak right in to her finger last time. I wasn't around so don't know what his mood was like but she is very good with him, she doesn't flap or scream. Apparently he looked evil and very deliberately bit her for no reason that she could see.
I don't know if it is related but he has also been finding more 'caves' (little cosy areas under rugs etc) and been flirting with her more.
His behaviour to me hasn't changed, I don't know if that's because I am more used to his body language so can head things off or because this is linked to her.
Obviously she is a bit worried about being around him now, and I can't have a pet that attacks people! Has anyone got any advice on what I can do?
So far my ideas are:
Take away the tissue that covered the bottom of his cage - he has started making caves under this - and just use newspapers
Less fruit and treats, more veg! He won't eat it yet but still, the option is there....
Change cage layout and toys more regularly
Make sure he isn't touched anywhere except his head/neck
As you can tell I'm guessing hormones are involved.... when he was about 18 months we did have issues with his hormones
Any advice would be really gratefully appreciated, I want to be able to sort this out and have my little family on speaking terms again! Thank you