Garet
Rollerblading along the road
I know this little guy wasn't fed much in his old home (and had trouble getting into his food dish to get what he was fed).
Here, it's a different story. He's got two food dishes (one for seeds and pellets, the other for fruits and veggies), a millet stick, and a treat stick, as well as access to the food I put out for them during the day. What I've noticed is that he will go from his pile of seeds and pellets to Mimikyu's and scare her off, eat from hers, then go back to eating his own after a few moments. He's also nipped her over a noodle despite having his own. When he's not hungry, he's a perfect sweetheart with her.
He's also nipped me when I've tried putting a little more food out for him. He doesn't bite hard enough to break the skin, but I'd like to give him his apple chunks without worrying about him taking a chunk out of me.
I just want to know if this behavior will go away over time, if it needs to be trained out of him, or if this is normal behavior for Lovies? Mind you, he's only been here for a few days and was severely neglected by people who didn't know any better before coming home with me. He'll step up onto my fingers when he wants to (which is rare) and isn't used to being petted yet.
Here, it's a different story. He's got two food dishes (one for seeds and pellets, the other for fruits and veggies), a millet stick, and a treat stick, as well as access to the food I put out for them during the day. What I've noticed is that he will go from his pile of seeds and pellets to Mimikyu's and scare her off, eat from hers, then go back to eating his own after a few moments. He's also nipped her over a noodle despite having his own. When he's not hungry, he's a perfect sweetheart with her.
He's also nipped me when I've tried putting a little more food out for him. He doesn't bite hard enough to break the skin, but I'd like to give him his apple chunks without worrying about him taking a chunk out of me.
I just want to know if this behavior will go away over time, if it needs to be trained out of him, or if this is normal behavior for Lovies? Mind you, he's only been here for a few days and was severely neglected by people who didn't know any better before coming home with me. He'll step up onto my fingers when he wants to (which is rare) and isn't used to being petted yet.