Chewie and Poppy meet face to face. They are in cages that are side by side. Some days they talk to each other, some days they scream. Poppy is a terrible flirt, which is why I call her Pop-Tart most of the time. She was hormonal and going through a really heavy molt. She was miserable and it was almost impossible to handle her for a few months. She hasn't had as much 1 on 1 time with me recently because of it. Every time I would try to get her to step up she would lunge and scream at me. I've missed holding her. This afternoon I took her out for a while and sat with her on the floor. I decided to try introducing her to Chewie again. I had them close by once at the store before Chewie came home and she tried to rip his face off. Now that they have had a few months of being side by side in cages I thought I might try again. I want to know how much I can trust the pets if for some reason I have to leave them all out together.
This went pretty well and with them side by side I could really see the size difference. Poppy is tiny compared to him. The first is Poppy on the back of a chair and me holding Chewie nearby. He was spreading his wings trying to look as big as possible. She just stared at him. The second is the two of them side by side on the floor. It all went pretty well. She nipped one of his toes but he just growled at her and she moved away. I think he was more traumatized by the experience than anything. I put Poppy back in her cage and she was sweet and cuddly the whole walk there. Afterward, Chewie and I sat together on the chair and he walked up onto my chest and put his head under my chin. His previous owner said he was a biter and didn't trust him. For all of his bluster, he's just a big baby at heart.
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