Happy_Hippie
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- 7/22/14
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Dear Avian Avenue Allies ,
With your combined knowledge of parrots, I am hoping you can help me solve a perplexing parrot puzzle My husband and I adopted our severe macaw Charlie (female, 9 yrs old) from a local parrot rescue 7 months ago. On the whole, she has mostly adjusted well to our household. She is the only pet, gets at least 3 hours out of her cage a day, with at least 1 hour being cuddle time (she loves touch), and generally has a sunny disposition. She talks a lot and is fairly well socialized, eats well, laughs at you if she thinks she's getting away with something, and knows step-up. She seems to have bonded fairly well to us, but we are a bit worried that she will not play. Apparently before she came to us she was a voracious chewer and loved toys, but at our house she chews nothing and will not interact with toys at all, preferring lap time. Should we give it more time, or it is a sign that she is possibly depressed? We are not sure and are worried. Please help. Thanks
With your combined knowledge of parrots, I am hoping you can help me solve a perplexing parrot puzzle My husband and I adopted our severe macaw Charlie (female, 9 yrs old) from a local parrot rescue 7 months ago. On the whole, she has mostly adjusted well to our household. She is the only pet, gets at least 3 hours out of her cage a day, with at least 1 hour being cuddle time (she loves touch), and generally has a sunny disposition. She talks a lot and is fairly well socialized, eats well, laughs at you if she thinks she's getting away with something, and knows step-up. She seems to have bonded fairly well to us, but we are a bit worried that she will not play. Apparently before she came to us she was a voracious chewer and loved toys, but at our house she chews nothing and will not interact with toys at all, preferring lap time. Should we give it more time, or it is a sign that she is possibly depressed? We are not sure and are worried. Please help. Thanks