Printer bird
New member
- Jan 4, 2011
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- Parrots
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Dipper, 8 year old WC Pionus
RIP Charlie, Green Cheek Conure,
Lelu, parrotlet and
Poe the budgie.
I have joined an elite club as I appear to have wronged my parrot by making a grievous fashion faux-pas. I painted my nails pink in the summer and she had no problem with it but today I came home with nails that are a sort of grey/green and these are a deal breaker! I had her out and when I went to scratch her head, she suddenly "bit" me (she appears to be bite pressure trained or has trained herself so it didn't hurt but I knew what she meant!). I couldn't understand why she bit my finger and was all fluffed up and angry (she never acts this way on my shoulder) and then it clicked! We got her back into the cage but she will not really even take an almond from my hand. On the hilarious side, she still really really wants to come out and see me but that can't happen if she won't step up. My hands are now an entity separate from myself! I hope she'll get over this although we are leaving tomorrow morning for a 1 1/2 week trip - I was pretty bummed to not be able to have her out on my shoulder and giving lots of head scratches on our last evening together before we go. Oh well - I will change them if she won't accept them when I get back (although I hope this hasn't permanently damaged her "relationship" with my hands!!)