jennifer
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Hey there,
I adopted my 24 year-old Yellow-Naped, Micah, 3 years ago from a man whose mother had passed away. There have been two instances when I have had Micah out of her cage, a boyfriend at the time approached me from behind without my knowing, and Micah viciously attacked me. She continued attacking until the boyfriend left the room.
The previous boyfriend was a jerk; however, Micah was not around him more than a handful of times. My mom has the idea that Micah was "warning" me about the boyfriend by attacking me. I ended up with several bites, including a huge welt on my neck where she bit and didn't let go for a period of time. Do you think the "warning" hypothesis is possible?
Some background:
Micah had been purchased as a chick by the man (son) for a female owner. My understanding is that the female owner lived with her son (and his wife) until she passed away. Micah yells the son's name, but she also yells things like "No, no, no!" When I adopted Micah, she was in a neglected state (poor diet, no toys, put in a room by herself). The man I adopted her from didn't seem to have much tolerance for her and just wanted her gone.
Micah has been DNA sexed and is female. I'm her primary caretaker. She vocalizes to me in the mornings/evenings when I get home. When a man comes into the house, she also becomes very vocal and excited; however, her pupils dilate, she watches the man intently at all times, and she will lunge if a man gets within 8" of her cage. I no longer let her out of the cage when men are around.
MY assumption is that she either dislikes men entirely or was abused by a man. Is this man-hating common with female Amazons whose primary caretakers/preferred person is also female?
I adopted my 24 year-old Yellow-Naped, Micah, 3 years ago from a man whose mother had passed away. There have been two instances when I have had Micah out of her cage, a boyfriend at the time approached me from behind without my knowing, and Micah viciously attacked me. She continued attacking until the boyfriend left the room.
The previous boyfriend was a jerk; however, Micah was not around him more than a handful of times. My mom has the idea that Micah was "warning" me about the boyfriend by attacking me. I ended up with several bites, including a huge welt on my neck where she bit and didn't let go for a period of time. Do you think the "warning" hypothesis is possible?
Some background:
Micah had been purchased as a chick by the man (son) for a female owner. My understanding is that the female owner lived with her son (and his wife) until she passed away. Micah yells the son's name, but she also yells things like "No, no, no!" When I adopted Micah, she was in a neglected state (poor diet, no toys, put in a room by herself). The man I adopted her from didn't seem to have much tolerance for her and just wanted her gone.
Micah has been DNA sexed and is female. I'm her primary caretaker. She vocalizes to me in the mornings/evenings when I get home. When a man comes into the house, she also becomes very vocal and excited; however, her pupils dilate, she watches the man intently at all times, and she will lunge if a man gets within 8" of her cage. I no longer let her out of the cage when men are around.
MY assumption is that she either dislikes men entirely or was abused by a man. Is this man-hating common with female Amazons whose primary caretakers/preferred person is also female?
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