Jealous

[Breeze]

As you all know reverently I got a BHC , stormie. Now I know caiques have a jealous personality. But my WBC, Indi is an amazing girl, she cuddles very night, she is playful and very sweet. But when ever stormie is around or close to her, she turns into our “cranky Bubba” ( note she does this same behaviour around a family friend, who we know she hates very much) this behaviour does not bother me, as all of our birds do not get alone, i am just concerned for the relationship with my family and I. Indi gets our undivided attention and is usually the centre of attention. When she is with us by herself or with her “brothers” ( my other parrots) she is fine, her happy normal self. I’m just curious to know if she will grow out of this behaviour? And will it cause damage to her relationship with us.

Note, Indi has never bitten my family or us ever hard only play. She has bitten me once when the friend was around and I did not know, she seen him lent down and bit me [emoji28] but when around stormie she bites but not to the point of drawing blood.


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[noodles123]

When you say she cuddles, are you full-on cuddling her?
I would stick to petting on the head and neck only, as these areas are "public domain" in the parrot world. The rest is reserved for a bird's mate, so touching and cuddling can cause spikes in hormonal behavior...it is very easy for people to sexually frustrate their parrots and/or lead them on. This often leads to "aggression" etc. The presence of another bird (especially opposite gender) could also amplify this.

 

[Breeze]

When you say she cuddles, are you full-on cuddling her?
I would stick to petting on the head and neck only, as these areas are "public domain" in the parrot world. The rest is reserved for a bird's mate, so touching and cuddling can cause spikes in hormonal behavior...it is very easy for people to sexually frustrate their parrots and/or lead them on. This often leads to "aggression" etc. The presence of another bird (especially opposite gender) could also amplify this.

During the day times when she is out we rarely touching her in those areas. It sticks mainly to the head as she loves scratches. The new baby is a female as well.


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[Breeze]

The only time this would be amplified is when she would be sleeping with me, snuggling in my neck. This happens most nights


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[noodles123]

Do you have any huts, tents, dark spaces, piles of paper, blankets, pillows, or cave-like structures that she can access?
If not, it could be primarily the influence of having another bird...
Does she get enough sleep/light (10-14 hours covered and then sunlight)?

 

[noodles123]

The only time this would be amplified is when she would be sleeping with me, snuggling in my neck. This happens most nights


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okay--yes, you will likely need to stop doing that.
That is likely part of the issue (innocent as it seems).

 

[Breeze]

Do you have any huts, tents, dark spaces, piles of paper, blankets, pillows, or cave-like structures that she can access?
If not, it could be primarily the influence of having another bird...
Does she get enough sleep/light (10-14 hours covered and then sunlight)?

No she does not sleep in a hut and gets 12 hours sleep a day. The same behaviour she shows with the new bird is also the same with a person.


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[Breeze]

Any suggestions from caique owners?


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[mrs.pants]

i'm definitely no caique expert, we're just starting the journey with our own lil boi, but one of the things i remember researching was that unless you raise them together or get them young, caiques can be very bird aggressive.

i remember watching an informative video once where this girl had 3 caiques on her at once and was talking about how the three of them don't get along and you could see any time one of them went anywhere near where the other was perched they would lunge. i've never seen anything mentioned about other birds harming their relationship with their person, but it might be that your current caique just won't take well to the new one no matter how long you have it etc.

me and mr. pants have always planned on getting a second bird, but we understand that they will most likely spend their lives never seeing or interacting with each other, which is going to mean a lot of 1-on-1 time with each bird to keep them stimulated. which is fine with us honestly lol. but that might just be all you can do - keep them separated and/or don't have them out at the same time.

but like i said, this is just stuff i learned while researching getting a caique, i'm a new owner to them and have yet to experience the full brunt of bird aggression or how it develops first hand.

 

[Alnwickist]

i'm definitely no caique expert, [...]

i remember watching an informative video once where this girl had 3 caiques on her at once and was talking about how the three of them don't get along and you could see any time one of them went anywhere near where the other was perched they would lunge. i've never seen anything mentioned about other birds harming their relationship with their person, but it might be that your current caique just won't take well to the new one no matter how long you have it etc.

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LOL - that wouldn't be the fabulous April from Parrot Playhouse would it?! Her caiques are a handful to be sure. Although sadly she just has two now.

I've learned so much about caiques from that youtube site. xA