To preface, it's only been a week and a half since I adopted Slade, and I know we are definitely still getting to know each other and I don't expect it to be sunshine and roses from a traumatized bird, I just need some advice.
So, I'm usually pretty good at reading body language from birds since I worked in a pet store for most of my 20s, and my parents have 7 parrots themselves. I'm having a lot of problems reading Slade and am basically looking for hints on what I should be looking for when he's going to bite. It's been discussed that he probably use to tell people, I'm his forth home, and those signs were ignored so now he just strikes.
I'm not sure if this could also be a poi thing too or not so any hints from other poi owners would be great too. He hasn't actually latched on like he did at the fosters either so I think it may be just test bites anyways. Everything will be going fine and then he lunges and I end up trying to not jump, but I do, but then I turn my back on him (while he's in cage) so he knows I don't like it. Like I said, I don't expect miracles and I'm in this for the long haul to earn his trust, I just want to make sure I can try to read him better if it's possible.
So, I'm usually pretty good at reading body language from birds since I worked in a pet store for most of my 20s, and my parents have 7 parrots themselves. I'm having a lot of problems reading Slade and am basically looking for hints on what I should be looking for when he's going to bite. It's been discussed that he probably use to tell people, I'm his forth home, and those signs were ignored so now he just strikes.
I'm not sure if this could also be a poi thing too or not so any hints from other poi owners would be great too. He hasn't actually latched on like he did at the fosters either so I think it may be just test bites anyways. Everything will be going fine and then he lunges and I end up trying to not jump, but I do, but then I turn my back on him (while he's in cage) so he knows I don't like it. Like I said, I don't expect miracles and I'm in this for the long haul to earn his trust, I just want to make sure I can try to read him better if it's possible.