Cupcakeism
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- 10/4/16
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- Jessica
Hello everyone!
So my parents decided to get a macaw. I read through some other threads and everyone here seems super kind and understanding, but I feel it necessary to let everyone know, they have thought about it for years and have previously owned conures, but never anything larger. They just got her. She is 11 1/2 year old female.
Anyway I am just here to get some advice on interacting with her. Do's and Don'ts. I also have a few questions.
Like I said they just got her, but I have been spending the morning with her and from my experience she seems to be taking to me quite well. She is hanging out on her cage and if I put my hand up she will come over to me and over time I got brave enough to give her short pets under her feathers on her neck, I call them Lovies. Anyway she started bobbing her head, which confused me at first, I wasn't sure what she was doing. Well she started doing it close to my hand and I realized she was trying to feed me? She threw up some of her food. I'm just wondering if anyone has some insight on why she would be doing that. This is the first morning we've had her.
Thank you!
Jessica
So my parents decided to get a macaw. I read through some other threads and everyone here seems super kind and understanding, but I feel it necessary to let everyone know, they have thought about it for years and have previously owned conures, but never anything larger. They just got her. She is 11 1/2 year old female.
Anyway I am just here to get some advice on interacting with her. Do's and Don'ts. I also have a few questions.
Like I said they just got her, but I have been spending the morning with her and from my experience she seems to be taking to me quite well. She is hanging out on her cage and if I put my hand up she will come over to me and over time I got brave enough to give her short pets under her feathers on her neck, I call them Lovies. Anyway she started bobbing her head, which confused me at first, I wasn't sure what she was doing. Well she started doing it close to my hand and I realized she was trying to feed me? She threw up some of her food. I'm just wondering if anyone has some insight on why she would be doing that. This is the first morning we've had her.
Thank you!
Jessica