I think I am ready to let this thread retire - unless some major break through happens to warrant resurrecting it.
I made no actual progress with Opie this month, and it makes me sad to deny him other interactions, so boyfriend is officially allowed to scritch him again.
It really sucks that he won't trust me at all, something about me? I'll just keep singing to him and caring for him, but I have no expectations of this changing any time soon, if at all.
I still worry that he might be happier somewhere else - where his chosen person can give him more than my boyfriend can - but it would also be really hard to part with him. Even though I don't get to pet or play with him, I love him.
Oggie is my fun guy but I also don't think we will see any progress any time soon with his biting. Since all my previous wounds are healed, yesterday when he lifted his foot at me and clearly wanted to step up - I let him. The second he got both feet on my finger he bit down hard into my thumb. Back to square one with "what in the heck is triggering him?"
Again, I'll keep working with him - but I have no real expectations of this changing! We'll continue our scritching but no holding relationship.
Maybe they will both get more confidence and handle things better when their flights come in. Or maybe they will attack me and have to get trimmed.. if it comes to that it will probably be its own post
Thank you guys for coming on this journey with me of bringing them home and settling them in!! I have learned so much from them and I am excited to see how they continue to grow in our family, but nothing new has evolved in months so I think 20 pages of updates is good enough for now