Regurgitating on his leg

[Henderbird]

Such great advice above!
And that’s quite interesting actually I didn’t know until now that Senegal parrots were sexually dimorphic!
That’s pretty cool.

 

[JamesC]

Such great advice above!
And that’s quite interesting actually I didn’t know until now that Senegal parrots were sexually dimorphic!
That’s pretty cool.

I appreciate the advice I received. Starting to phase in the limited hours and lighter diet. Will see how that goes over the next couple of weeks.

The differences between genders is subtle, mostly regarding the color of feathers around the vent. Yellow for males and green for females. And things I've read say that it is not a 100% indication but a general rule of thumb.

 

[Henderbird]

I appreciate the advice I received. Starting to phase in the limited hours and lighter diet. Will see how that goes over the next couple of weeks.

The differences between genders is subtle, mostly regarding the color of feathers around the vent. Yellow for males and green for females. And things I've read say that it is not a 100% indication but a general rule of thumb.

Ahhh thanks that’s good to know!

 

[Laurasea]

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[JamesC]

I think I might have seen a faint glimmer of progress. Last night he let me scratch his head and snuggle for about 10 minutes or so without showing any signs of getting excited. And the couple of times he did start getting excited, I let him know in no uncertain terms that I wasn't interested and ignored him completely. Then he sat on the back of my hand and preened until it was time to go to bed. So I hope that this continues. I really miss our snuggle times in the evenings.

 

[JamesC]

Four days in and calmness has mostly returned. He still starts indicating that he wishes to do the dirty on my hand but is far easier to distract now. In addition, the regurgitation on his leg seems to have ceased almost completely. And his weight is starting on a downward trend. Hopefully it won't be too long before he is back at a normal weight.

It is so very very nice to be able to have my evening snuggle time with him again. I think that I will call this behavior modification a success so far. Hoping it continues. Many thanks for the advice and support. I greatly appreciate it!

Picture taken just a couple of minutes ago.

 

[HeatherG]

Four days in and calmness has mostly returned. He still starts indicating that he wishes to do the dirty on my hand but is far easier to distract now. In addition, the regurgitation on his leg seems to have ceased almost completely. And his weight is starting on a downward trend. Hopefully it won't be too long before he is back at a normal weight.

It is so very very nice to be able to have my evening snuggle time with him again. I think that I will call this behavior modification a success so far. Hoping it continues. Many thanks for the advice and support. I greatly appreciate it!

Picture taken just a couple of minutes ago.
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I am so glad. I was worried that he could get an infection, etc., etc. I’m glad you have your pal back.

 

[Laurasea]

Four days in and calmness has mostly returned. He still starts indicating that he wishes to do the dirty on my hand but is far easier to distract now. In addition, the regurgitation on his leg seems to have ceased almost completely. And his weight is starting on a downward trend. Hopefully it won't be too long before he is back at a normal weight.

It is so very very nice to be able to have my evening snuggle time with him again. I think that I will call this behavior modification a success so far. Hoping it continues. Many thanks for the advice and support. I greatly appreciate it!

Picture taken just a couple of minutes ago.
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Such a wonderful update!!!!
We need your flock thread with lots of pictures ! Hope you create one! To quote a member its wonderful to look back on over the years