Sheileentj
Moving in
- Joined
- 11/23/22
- Messages
- 6
- Real Name
- Sheila
To be honest, I am a cat person, and as I am writing this, one of them lays purring on my lap.
I am here because of my husband’s African Grey, a lady that goes by the name of Juul or Juleke.
My husband changed work and will be travelling a lot leaving me to take care of Juul.
I feel a bird does not belong in a cage and should get proper attention like every other living being, but… Houston we’ve got a problem.
Juul doesn’t have any affection towards me, I never bonded with her. I’ll say hello, give her a piece of apple, but that’s about it.
My husband adopted her approximately seven years ago.
It took him some time blood and tears to bond but now they are very close. Taking showers together, cuddling under the blanket, in his bathrobe, kisses… über-cute.
When I am in the neighbourhood she blows up her feathers. And when I open her cage in the morning she will try to bite. When she flies to the kitchen, and she gets in my way (read: bite in my ankles) I put on a glove. She gets up nicely and then bites in the glove. She gets off nicely too, but will bite again. She does accept apple or carrot without biting. Without glove I cannot handle her. I want her to be out off her cage when I am at home. No one deserves to be locked up. But I want to feel safe around her too.
That’s it in a nutshell and I don’t want to restrict her by cutting her feathers.
I am here because of my husband’s African Grey, a lady that goes by the name of Juul or Juleke.
My husband changed work and will be travelling a lot leaving me to take care of Juul.
I feel a bird does not belong in a cage and should get proper attention like every other living being, but… Houston we’ve got a problem.
Juul doesn’t have any affection towards me, I never bonded with her. I’ll say hello, give her a piece of apple, but that’s about it.
My husband adopted her approximately seven years ago.
It took him some time blood and tears to bond but now they are very close. Taking showers together, cuddling under the blanket, in his bathrobe, kisses… über-cute.
When I am in the neighbourhood she blows up her feathers. And when I open her cage in the morning she will try to bite. When she flies to the kitchen, and she gets in my way (read: bite in my ankles) I put on a glove. She gets up nicely and then bites in the glove. She gets off nicely too, but will bite again. She does accept apple or carrot without biting. Without glove I cannot handle her. I want her to be out off her cage when I am at home. No one deserves to be locked up. But I want to feel safe around her too.
That’s it in a nutshell and I don’t want to restrict her by cutting her feathers.