Pennys People
Sitting on the front steps
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- 2/28/19
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- Heather & Skip
So.... We adopted Penelope, a 35 year old Cockatoo. Her owner had passed and the wife had a love/hate relationship with the bird and had to part with it. She wanted to do more with Penelope but was afraid to let her out of her cage due to biting episodes. I was warned that she hated females and had bitten and pulled hair out of those women who try to approach her. She took immediately to my husband and showed happy signs coming right out of the cage to him from the get go. Apparently he resembles Penelope's former owner, go figure lol. Since she's been with us she had been let out of the cage daily, increasing the time bit by bit and had been rather good. I spend a lot of time socializing with her to get her to trust me and she slowly is approaching me on her own out of the cage BUT when I did happen to get her to come out of the cage and perch on my shoulder (and even give me kisses! ), she flipped a psycho switch and tried to bite my face when my husband walked into the room. And yesterday when she was sitting on the couch next to him, I put my arm out slow and easy and, Christ oh mighty, that stinker chomped down on my arm!
Is this territorial? Hormonal?
Any advice on taming this behavior?
She's also good with my boys too but after that arm deal, I'm a little apprehensive about letting them pet or handle her.
Is this territorial? Hormonal?
Any advice on taming this behavior?
She's also good with my boys too but after that arm deal, I'm a little apprehensive about letting them pet or handle her.