Hi all.
Solo is a year old now. And has become a right little monster sometimes. We’ve managed to get past the shoulder blade clinging, and nearly the ear biting. Previously Hes attacked my friend twice, but we have also worked through that & last week was able to spend some flight time with us both, & he seldom bites hubby now, but I’m a bit stuck with him on me!
so coming up to dinner. Sometimes , maybe once a week..he will land on my chest, immediately hooking his foot into my clothes, then collapses his leg so he is fully latched but floppy. I ask him to step off.. he starts to and grabs one finger or thumb with one foot.. he grips it hard.. but then doesn’t go any further.. he stays Like that With a foot in my clothes and the other gripping my finger.. sometimes he even rolls over just so as not to step off, so if I pull he gets stretched. Anyway, he then bites my fingers whilst he is gripping hard and I can’t pull it away out of his iron claw grip. His bites are quite deep hard ouch.
I know that he has come over to say “hey it’s fresh dinner time now” & is thinking of harrassing me from the way he lands and grips my clothes.. (which is why I ask him to step off). but we’ve kind of got stuck into this latching, grasping & bite scenario. I was thinking of keeping a short stick by my chair to ask him to step on rather than my hand. What do you all think?
▶️ Also what time do you all give them their last dinner ?
It dark here at about 5:30/6. So hes having his fresh food dinner at about 4:30/5 Right now. Then a few pellets put in later for the night/early morning.
Solo is a year old now. And has become a right little monster sometimes. We’ve managed to get past the shoulder blade clinging, and nearly the ear biting. Previously Hes attacked my friend twice, but we have also worked through that & last week was able to spend some flight time with us both, & he seldom bites hubby now, but I’m a bit stuck with him on me!
so coming up to dinner. Sometimes , maybe once a week..he will land on my chest, immediately hooking his foot into my clothes, then collapses his leg so he is fully latched but floppy. I ask him to step off.. he starts to and grabs one finger or thumb with one foot.. he grips it hard.. but then doesn’t go any further.. he stays Like that With a foot in my clothes and the other gripping my finger.. sometimes he even rolls over just so as not to step off, so if I pull he gets stretched. Anyway, he then bites my fingers whilst he is gripping hard and I can’t pull it away out of his iron claw grip. His bites are quite deep hard ouch.
I know that he has come over to say “hey it’s fresh dinner time now” & is thinking of harrassing me from the way he lands and grips my clothes.. (which is why I ask him to step off). but we’ve kind of got stuck into this latching, grasping & bite scenario. I was thinking of keeping a short stick by my chair to ask him to step on rather than my hand. What do you all think?
▶️ Also what time do you all give them their last dinner ?
It dark here at about 5:30/6. So hes having his fresh food dinner at about 4:30/5 Right now. Then a few pellets put in later for the night/early morning.
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