How do you preen a hormonal Zon?

[torrap]

Always (the entire year) when I want to pet my Simba (on a head) she raises her tail and starts making the mating sounds. So I try to limit my affection or just start singing and dancing with her instead.
But now she has a had full of pins I want to help her with. It's even worse now, she goes into wing twitching and this noise like her nares are blocked and she wants to clear them......when I touch her............ .

What is better, I wonder.....to leave her pins alone or help her despite her getting into mating mode?

 

[Anansi]

I'd say leave the preening to her. You can make it easier on her by increasing the frequency of her baths, though.

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[chris-md]

I was gonna say. I don't know much about amazons, but this felt like a trick question!

 

[SailBoat]

Welder's Gloves!

This is a difficult situation, because developing a strong bond wants to involve preening and if the act of preening is promoting a hormonal responses it ends up a No Win. So as stated above, you have no other option - leave her to preen herself.

While you wait for the hormonal response to weaken. Consider finding what is driving them. Yes, its that time of year, but there are several factors that will enhance the response: Lack of Sleep, Warm Mussy Diet, Toys, Nesting Opportunities, Stimulating Play / Contact, etc.... Remove or correct what you find.

When the hormonal response fades, resume preening. FYI: The length of time you preen maybe one of the drives. Consider shorter preening times - as someone else stated in another Thread, it is better to leave them wanting more than to over do it

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[Brittany741]

Lots and lots of baths. Preening a hormonal bird will end up with a beak covered in dripping human blood ��

 

[torrap]

Lots and lots of baths. Preening a hormonal bird will end up with a beak covered in dripping human blood ��

Oh no, In Simba's defense I have to say here that she is a very sweet Zon, never bites no matter what I do to her. She bit me only once when she got spooked.
She just wants to mate all the time, that's all...... .
This time of the year even more so.
How I wish my birds were born in the wild..... .
It makes me so sad to see Simba with her tail up and twitching, and poor Marley goes in the corner of her cage raises her tail and pushes her butt tight to the bars and starts twitching too.
They don't understand what is happening to them, I guess, but it's not easy to watch. Makes me sad..... .

 

[Christinenc2000]

BB is the same way. Though not a Zon

To much and he goes insane. I kinda have to watch the limit of helping. I spent 2 hours today on and off helping to rid him of those pin's . Tail up or feeding to much got him a time out. Not punishment I just walked away for awhile.

 

[JerseyWendy]

Oi, I can relate. We're going through the same dilemma with Hunter right. now. I DO preen her just a little, but as soon as that butt goes up, her wings start quivering, and that oh-so-familiar clucking sounds exits her beak, I'll either flip her upside down (that instantly snaps her out of it), or put her back. :54: