RingneckOwner
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- Feb 24, 2014
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Hi, sorry to jump straight into starting a thread but I've got a really time sensitive question that I'd love your opinions on.
6 weeks ago our 5 year old Indian Ringneck, Comet, escaped.
We put up flyers and online ads and have went to look at a few found Ringnecks but they were all clearly not him. Until today.
A lady found a ringneck about 10 kilometres away so we went and visited them. He looked exactly like Comet but he made a different sounding call and was absolutely petrified of me.
He warmed to my partner and sat on her but would not go near me. Comet used to let me pat him and rub his belly.
We also took his favourite toys that he always actively reacted to (by dancing and singing) but again, no response.
Disappointed, we headed home.
Later that night my partner was talking to another bird owner who had found her bird after two months. She said that he had changed considerably and was very scared of her at first, and that it's taken almost a year for him to get his old mannerisms back.
So now we're doubting our initial assessment.
We'd never forgive ourselves if it was him and he had simply changed in personality due to his time on the outside.
Has anyone had a similar experience in recovering a lost bird weeks after their disappearance, and were they different when you found them?
Thanks very much!
6 weeks ago our 5 year old Indian Ringneck, Comet, escaped.
We put up flyers and online ads and have went to look at a few found Ringnecks but they were all clearly not him. Until today.
A lady found a ringneck about 10 kilometres away so we went and visited them. He looked exactly like Comet but he made a different sounding call and was absolutely petrified of me.
He warmed to my partner and sat on her but would not go near me. Comet used to let me pat him and rub his belly.
We also took his favourite toys that he always actively reacted to (by dancing and singing) but again, no response.
Disappointed, we headed home.
Later that night my partner was talking to another bird owner who had found her bird after two months. She said that he had changed considerably and was very scared of her at first, and that it's taken almost a year for him to get his old mannerisms back.
So now we're doubting our initial assessment.
We'd never forgive ourselves if it was him and he had simply changed in personality due to his time on the outside.
Has anyone had a similar experience in recovering a lost bird weeks after their disappearance, and were they different when you found them?
Thanks very much!