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- Rene Leo Daneault
Thank you. She just loves apples and I have been giving her a wedge every morning. I will try cutting back and see if that helps.
She is in the middle of a bay window. My house is very calm. I have 2 Schitzus that she doesn't seem to mind. I leave the tv on all the time during the day.I agree with other posts that a vet visit would be a good idea.
And it could be hormones or any of the other things
To add another idea:
Is there anything new or moved around inside the house? Or something Outside that she can see (I see you've get her by nice windows)?
Or even a change in schedule?
Something like that can easily upset them for extended periods of time and they will yell.
I have cut her off of apples to try this and it is working. She is still very noisy but after all she is an Amazon lol. She is not so wound up now and much happier. Thank you !!!I thought of another thing a few hours ago but I was unable to post @ the time. Watch foods that are warm & soft. Eggs can trigger it to be worse as an example. They think you are trying to feed them like a mate wpuld. Then they'll try to give it back to you....
The other thing that can trigger more hormones is sugars. I cut Buddy, back or completely off on things like grapes, apples, corn as they are extremely high in sugar. I also limit his dried fruit way down. Example he usually gets 2 small pieces of Papaya, 2 or 3 raisins & a piece or 2 of the floating fruits that I swap back & fourth. I reduce it down to 1 piece each. For Buddy Bananas are a trigger, it took time to whittle that down. He can't have any banana dried or fresh. He becomesa crazy psycho bird. Screaming & biting @ anyone near his cage other than me... Remove the banana & he's about 2/3 easier to deal with.
I have two wild caught amazons..... both male..... both blue fronts.Sometimes when I get close to her she comes even closer and talks and talks. I think she wants to step up but no go. The person I got her from had her for a year and got bit really bad so I am very Leary right now to push my luck. She also thinks that Shadow is wild caught and may never come around. This is sad but ok I guess.
You mentioned you cover the cage when she screams.Hi folks, my Shadow is out of control. I need help. She is a double yellow headed Amazon. I have had a zone before and I no that all parrots are noisy but for the past 3 days all she does is scream as loud as she can for no reason. Yesterday was 3 hours solid and today is starting off the same way. The only way she stops is if I cover her cage. Is this wrong of me to do this ? I do not want to make it worse. She is always angry. HELP !!!!!!!
Yes, this is very true. Within a month of having Buddy, I started doing a flocking, whistle, call back system in & outside of the house. It was spring & all my windows were open. My husband thought I was crazy. My neighbor's probably did too, but I didn't care. Buddy was my #1 priority & even if the neighbors don't or didn't know what I was doing they'd appreciate the quieter moments later.You mentioned you cover the cage when she screams.
Now I'm assuming she's screaming from inside cage.
Typically Amazon's do not do well being in cage all the time.
They will start screaming...let her out. They'll happily perch on top of cage.
Amazons like to know where your at at all times....once they can't see you, they will start screaming. Garanteed.
I have perches and gyms set up that if I'm going into another room or area, I put them there...They can see me and won't scream. Works every time.
Her door is always open. She only goes in her cage to eat and sleep. When she sees the sheet she goes in her cage. I think I cured it, I was giving her a small apple wedge every morning. Someone on AA mentioned to slow down on the apples so I did and she is very happy and calm now. It workedYou mentioned you cover the cage when she screams.
Now I'm assuming she's screaming from inside cage.
Typically Amazon's do not do well being in cage all the time.
They will start screaming...let her out. They'll happily perch on top of cage.
Amazons like to know where your at at all times....once they can't see you, they will start screaming. Garanteed.
I have perches and gyms set up that if I'm going into another room or area, I put them there...They can see me and won't scream. Works every time.
I started doing that and it works. Thank youTry whispering to her. When my Sam is screaming I can almost always calm him down by talking very softly. He has to stop screaming to hear me, and I use a soothing, monotone voice. He really calms down when I do that.