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Boo the TAG
Roommate, my friend/housemate
The History:
Peaceful coexistence. Roommate has a juicer he uses daily, and he always gives Boo a little piece of fruit or veg. I suggested he use the opportunity to do some simple training, so now the routine is that Boo steps up, gets a treat, then steps back down onto her cage to eat it. Other than talking to each other in passing, that's basically all the interaction they have most days.
The drama:
Last night, when I was out, roommate noticed Boo on the floor. She looked like she wanted to climb up onto her cage.
Roommate offered her a ride and she willingly stepped up, but when he tried to place her on the cage, she wouldn't step down.
Roommate thought maybe she wanted to be placed higher, on her gym, and moved her in that direction.
Apparently that was NOT what she wanted, because she promptly bit his finger... the one she was standing on.
Roommate, envisioning how much damage that beak could do, reacted, quite understandably, like someone who feared his finger was about to be snapped in two. He shrieked and flinched. Boo fell. Boo got angry.
When I got home, I found Roommate shut in his room with Boo pacing outside his door. He cracked open the door to explain what had happened, and she tried to go in after him.
Thankfully neither is seriously injured, and roommate isn't angry with her. I was able to soothe (and admonish) Boo, and she went willingly back to her cage.
Boo's never done this before, and I had no idea she could hulk out like that. I know it's nothing to encourage, but I have to admit, I find it a little bit hilarious that this ten-inch bird, who cant even fly, basically treed a full-grown man for two hours.
Woe betide anyone who tries to rob this house!
Boo the TAG
Roommate, my friend/housemate
The History:
Peaceful coexistence. Roommate has a juicer he uses daily, and he always gives Boo a little piece of fruit or veg. I suggested he use the opportunity to do some simple training, so now the routine is that Boo steps up, gets a treat, then steps back down onto her cage to eat it. Other than talking to each other in passing, that's basically all the interaction they have most days.
The drama:
Last night, when I was out, roommate noticed Boo on the floor. She looked like she wanted to climb up onto her cage.
Roommate offered her a ride and she willingly stepped up, but when he tried to place her on the cage, she wouldn't step down.
Roommate thought maybe she wanted to be placed higher, on her gym, and moved her in that direction.
Apparently that was NOT what she wanted, because she promptly bit his finger... the one she was standing on.
Roommate, envisioning how much damage that beak could do, reacted, quite understandably, like someone who feared his finger was about to be snapped in two. He shrieked and flinched. Boo fell. Boo got angry.
When I got home, I found Roommate shut in his room with Boo pacing outside his door. He cracked open the door to explain what had happened, and she tried to go in after him.
Thankfully neither is seriously injured, and roommate isn't angry with her. I was able to soothe (and admonish) Boo, and she went willingly back to her cage.
Boo's never done this before, and I had no idea she could hulk out like that. I know it's nothing to encourage, but I have to admit, I find it a little bit hilarious that this ten-inch bird, who cant even fly, basically treed a full-grown man for two hours.
Woe betide anyone who tries to rob this house!