hey, I'm new here and I've got a question!
So I've got a pineapple GCC named Gigi - she's about 4 years old and I got her a year and few months ago from a breeder who got her back from someone who couldn't take care of her and another pineapple GCC anymore.
I love her a lot and I'm pretty confident she's bonded to me . She's been instrumental with helping me through my depression and she's definitely stuck with me for life. Having her has been a wonderful experience.
But, she can be very aggressive- and to almost everyone ( other birds and humans).
She viciously attacks my budgies,cockatiels and other conure ( peach fronted) through their bars .She has made them bleed before but thankfully she hasn't severely hurt anyone. Because of this, the other birds are never out of their cage at the same time as Gigi for their safety.
Gigi is also more or less really mean to everyone in my family & friends that have met her.
And last of all she can be randomly aggressive with me?
Out of nowhere while she's sitting on me sometimes, she does this strange lunging thing where she'll fluff up her neck and walk funny ( almost like a chicken hehe) run up to my hand and bite down hard- often not letting go. Thankfully she doesn't do this too often but it still leaves me perplexed. I'm aware parrots bite for many reasons, but I can't seem to find a reason for this behavior.
Is all of this a GCC trait- as I've heard GCCs and other small conures can be nippy ( but nippy seems like a understatement here) - or rather my Gigi's personality? I don't think there's anything that is a stressor that could be causing it, she gets lots of out time and healthy foods, and she's used to being around other birds ( both at her breeder and her first home) so I doubt that's the problem. So, anyone got an idea why she's like this? Either way I love her and wouldn't trade her for the world, so it isn't really an issue, just a curiosity
So I've got a pineapple GCC named Gigi - she's about 4 years old and I got her a year and few months ago from a breeder who got her back from someone who couldn't take care of her and another pineapple GCC anymore.
I love her a lot and I'm pretty confident she's bonded to me . She's been instrumental with helping me through my depression and she's definitely stuck with me for life. Having her has been a wonderful experience.
But, she can be very aggressive- and to almost everyone ( other birds and humans).
She viciously attacks my budgies,cockatiels and other conure ( peach fronted) through their bars .She has made them bleed before but thankfully she hasn't severely hurt anyone. Because of this, the other birds are never out of their cage at the same time as Gigi for their safety.
Gigi is also more or less really mean to everyone in my family & friends that have met her.
And last of all she can be randomly aggressive with me?
Out of nowhere while she's sitting on me sometimes, she does this strange lunging thing where she'll fluff up her neck and walk funny ( almost like a chicken hehe) run up to my hand and bite down hard- often not letting go. Thankfully she doesn't do this too often but it still leaves me perplexed. I'm aware parrots bite for many reasons, but I can't seem to find a reason for this behavior.
Is all of this a GCC trait- as I've heard GCCs and other small conures can be nippy ( but nippy seems like a understatement here) - or rather my Gigi's personality? I don't think there's anything that is a stressor that could be causing it, she gets lots of out time and healthy foods, and she's used to being around other birds ( both at her breeder and her first home) so I doubt that's the problem. So, anyone got an idea why she's like this? Either way I love her and wouldn't trade her for the world, so it isn't really an issue, just a curiosity