I have 3 parrots, one being a little princess, basically. Trixie (GCC) has been with us three years and was an only parrot for about a year.
She can be very nippy if she feels insulted in any way. It took me months and months for me to truly gain her confidence.
When I get home from work, I must greet her before any other pet or person or she will nip me.
If hubby hugs or kisses me, she clamps down hard on my hand and won't let go. After being pried off, she will fuss and fuss at me.
Trixie also bites if you don't share food with her.
If Trixie has been put back in her cage before she's ready, she will run to take a bath in her water dish. Afterward, she stands on the highest perch shivering (and not preening) and gives me the saddest look.
I rush to get a soft towel and gently hold her until she's warm and mostly dry.
Trixie can be out 4 hours while the dog and cat are penned up in a small room. Yet the minute she's placed back in the cage, she goes and gets wet. The kids have said that it's a manipulative tactic on her part and quite deliberate.
What do you think?
My favorite thing to tell my kids is, "You can't spoil a baby and you can't spoil a parrot". They just roll their eyes, lol.
She can be very nippy if she feels insulted in any way. It took me months and months for me to truly gain her confidence.
When I get home from work, I must greet her before any other pet or person or she will nip me.
If hubby hugs or kisses me, she clamps down hard on my hand and won't let go. After being pried off, she will fuss and fuss at me.
Trixie also bites if you don't share food with her.
If Trixie has been put back in her cage before she's ready, she will run to take a bath in her water dish. Afterward, she stands on the highest perch shivering (and not preening) and gives me the saddest look.
I rush to get a soft towel and gently hold her until she's warm and mostly dry.
Trixie can be out 4 hours while the dog and cat are penned up in a small room. Yet the minute she's placed back in the cage, she goes and gets wet. The kids have said that it's a manipulative tactic on her part and quite deliberate.
What do you think?
My favorite thing to tell my kids is, "You can't spoil a baby and you can't spoil a parrot". They just roll their eyes, lol.