Olena
Sitting on the front steps
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- Olena
Hi again
It's been three weeks with Jake. He's an absolutely sweet 6-month-old baby, maybe even too sweet. The main advice everyone gives to a new bird owner is to follow the bird's lead, and THE BIRD WANTS CUDDLES He will clutch at my hands every evening (some mornings too) for half an hour or more, rubbing his head against them, demanding scritches, or just curling up and sleeping. And he will protest about any try to move him or my hands.
Usually this takes place inside the cage, as I'm not yet confident that I'd be able to put him in a cage soon. But yesterday I had to pull my hands out with him, because the cuddles took too long. He continued to cuddle in my arms, and then tried to climb up to my shoulder, all eager, and agitated, and not going to let go. And he tried to rub against me violently (almost tearing my clothes and hurting me with a beak accidentally) on his way up. I had to take him off me, hold him tight over his wings (I never do that) to calm him down and put back in the cage. He didn't try to bite, struggle or get back out when put in the cage.
Earlier that day he made some regurgitation-like moves (but haven't repeated them since). Could these cuddles trigger a sexual behaviour in a 6-month-old caique?! Or is it just a normal baby cuddling, squeaking and getting overagitated sometimes? I give him scritches all over the head, nothing more. He loves them, and will always ask for more. So should I follow his lead still? Or should I limit the cuddle time? Or what?
It's been three weeks with Jake. He's an absolutely sweet 6-month-old baby, maybe even too sweet. The main advice everyone gives to a new bird owner is to follow the bird's lead, and THE BIRD WANTS CUDDLES He will clutch at my hands every evening (some mornings too) for half an hour or more, rubbing his head against them, demanding scritches, or just curling up and sleeping. And he will protest about any try to move him or my hands.
Usually this takes place inside the cage, as I'm not yet confident that I'd be able to put him in a cage soon. But yesterday I had to pull my hands out with him, because the cuddles took too long. He continued to cuddle in my arms, and then tried to climb up to my shoulder, all eager, and agitated, and not going to let go. And he tried to rub against me violently (almost tearing my clothes and hurting me with a beak accidentally) on his way up. I had to take him off me, hold him tight over his wings (I never do that) to calm him down and put back in the cage. He didn't try to bite, struggle or get back out when put in the cage.
Earlier that day he made some regurgitation-like moves (but haven't repeated them since). Could these cuddles trigger a sexual behaviour in a 6-month-old caique?! Or is it just a normal baby cuddling, squeaking and getting overagitated sometimes? I give him scritches all over the head, nothing more. He loves them, and will always ask for more. So should I follow his lead still? Or should I limit the cuddle time? Or what?