What did I get myself Into

[Elysian]

This mini macaw is a whole different world from any other bird I've got. Are all Macaws like this?

- It doesn't matter that she is a whole 18 weeks old and fully capable of feeding herself a variety of things, at 5:00 I MUST serve formula (on a spoon now) or I will be yelled at.

- She will be calm and quiet all night but if I dare to go pee in the morning before greeting her/letting her out, I will be yelled at.

- I must pick her up if I am in the room. Or get yelled at.

- If I leave the room to force her to entertain herself, she will victimize my husband by calling hello until he comes close enough to be leapt on and used as transport.

- She is bored ALL the time. The toys in her cage and on her playstand and on top of her cage are not enough. The pile of foot toys (that she throws to the floor one by one) are not enough. She needs something new and interesting every day. Maybe every hour.

- My drinks are her drinks. My food is her food. I might be allowed some of it, or I might get yelled at.

- I must allow her to dangle from the front of my hair/ glasses to look at whatever I am trying to do, or I will be yelled at

- I can ask her to go potty over the trashcan before getting on my head, but sometimes she will 'fake squat' and tell me she is all done and then promptly poop on my head just to remind me who makes the rules here.

 

[Emma&pico]

Wow sounds like you have your hands full

 

[SumitaSinh]

This mini macaw is a whole different world from any other bird I've got

100 per cent true. My Inca is 10 times easier than Pestaa (hahns)

 

[Birdie Mama]

I think everyone should have a mini macaw except for me, I’m well on my way to being nuts already, don’t need any help!

I’ll give you all much support on your plight in life..

sounds like a riot to live with though

 

[flyzipper]

It sounds like Amaranth already has you well trained and performing many tricks

 

[SumitaSinh]

But @Elysian, you're very lucky to have a baby hahns. I adopted an adult and pestaa is too superior to make friends with me. How can a King be friendly with minions

 

[zoo mom]

Sounds about right to me. She now owns you and you must behave as a proper slave. (Or you get yelled at.)

Have you experienced her alarm call right in your ear yet?

 

[Elysian]

Sounds about right to me. She now owns you and you must behave as a proper slave. (Or you get yelled at.)

Have you experienced her alarm call right in your ear yet?

Not yet, Oh gosh
Actually I'm not sure I've heard her alarm call at all. She doesn't scream except with rage lol

 

[SumitaSinh]

Have you experienced her alarm call right in your ear yet?

Nooooo I don't want to...
Bdw, are all mini macs like this? A Monarch inside a small body????

 

[zoo mom]

Nooooo I don't want to...
Bdw, are all mini macs like this? A Monarch inside a small body????

Yes.

 

[zoo mom]

Not yet, Oh gosh
Actually I'm not sure I've heard her alarm call at all. She doesn't scream except with rage lol

You would know it. It is ear splitting.

 

[BrianB]

They are all little Napoleons. Large and in charge no matter how small their body is. Isn't that why we love them?

 

[Jan]

Don't jump to their every command. Macaws LOVE it when you react especially when they know you are upset over their behavior. My B&G use to start flinging her seed/pellets out of his dish the minute she'd hear me coming through the door or even get up in the morning. She demanded that I let her out of her cage or else. She loved it when I get upset so I started not reacting to her misbehaving then she learned it wasn't as fun to throw her food out.

 

[Elysian]

I do try to ignore her cage/playstand screaming unless it's the 5:00 one. Otherwise I only respond if she "talks" instead.

Harder to ignore her screaming at me every time I try to move her out of covering my eyes LOL