Parrot with foot "fetish"

[SammyAndyAlex]

My oldest, Sammy (10 y/o Jardine's) has always had a thing for feet. Its toned down as he's aged. But it's clear that he still has a thing for them.

When he was younger he would regurgitate on toes (with socks on) and just generally be drawn to feet.

Now he will sometimes (more often with guests) come to check out their feet & toes. He will nibble or even bite (but I can pretty accurately tell when he is about to bite and have instructed guests on how to move their foot away to prevent him from biting).

He is doesn't do this for hands. He even seems to slightly dislike hands, I think, as they are 90% of the time the target of his (viscous) bites when he gets upset.

I do not stroke or touch him elsewhere than his head and neck. Maybe it's a sexual thing for him?

This isn't really a problem but am curious to hear if anyone else's parrot also has this strange like ("fetish")

 

[GaleriaGila]

YESSS! The Rb considers FEET fair romantic game... of course, he considers THIN AIR fair game.
ANYWAYYYYYYY... I've observed this foot fetish in other parrots, too!

 

[kme3388]

I volunteered at a shelter a few years back, and there was an Amazon parrot that bit feet. He didn’t hold back either. There was a rule that all volunteers had to wear closed toe shoes.

I also have an Ekkie that if he’s on my hands he try’s to mate with them. Usually he’s on my shoulders for that purpose. Once in awhile when he’s really sexually frustrated he’ll jump down, and out of frustration will aggressively try to mate with my hands.

 

[Jcas]

Yep, I had a budgie who was romantically attracted to feet ( also the lacy valance on top of our living room curtains, sheesh ). The feet were mostly just during mating season and he was never aggressive just amorous !