LegendClappitao
New member
- Dec 19, 2024
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- Conure & Cockatiel
Hello! Iām a new bird owner and Iāve recently got my first bird! A Green Cheek I named Fern, sheās 3 months old. Iāve had her for about a month now, and Iāve learned a ton, but thereās something I still donāt quite understand fully.
Whenever I ask to pet her, she kinda like, goes crazy at my fingers. Nibbling/biting at my fingers and flapping her wings a few times while making noises, although none of it looks malicious. Iām not pointing them straight at her and theyāre slightly bent, and my nails are trimmed. When she doesnāt do that sheāll just move her head away or step away, and I retract my fingers from her because clearly she doesnāt want pets.
She will also kinda āfreak outā in the same way in other situations. Like if Iām brushing crumbs off a surface near her (even if I go slow and gently), and while sheās walking around on the couch cushions. Sometimes she even randomly do it while sitting on my fingers, while Iām completely still. She would also bite around and rub her beak all over the finger sheās perched on as well as the rest of what she can reach, as if sheās looking for something(?).
My questions are these;
1. Is the behavior I described when I try to pet her and in those other situations playful or something else? (People have told me itās playful, like how a dog growls when you play with it, but Iām unsure because I donāt know what playful behavior looks like)
2. I understand that she just might not like pets, but is there anything I can do or a way I can act that will make her more warm to the idea? (I reallllyyy want to pet her)
3. Is all of what I described because sheās still very young? Will she chill out and be more open to pets as she ages?
4. If itās playful or something else, how should I approach or deal with it? Especially the āfreaking outā.
Hereās a short clip of an example of her āfreaking outā. Before anyone comments, I want to make it known that I understand that she just might not like the position of my hand or the fact that Iām swiping away food crumbs, and that she acts like this in other situations where these factors arenāt present.
She also flies to me and chirps for me if I walk away or out of the room, so I believe the main issue might not be a matter of comfort, unless Iām wrong.
Another thing Iād like some feedback on.
Sheās gotten less cuddly. When I first met her at the bird shop and for about the first week after I took her home, sheād lean up against my neck and refuse to go anywhere else. Sheād sleep on my shoulder and generally just be really cuddly.
But that stopped after the first week, of course she still enjoys being on me, but she wonāt sleep on my shoulder anymore, and sheāll sit further from my neck and shoulder.
Is this for any reason? Maybe itās because sheās young and growing up? Or getting more comfortable? I donāt know why, so if you know Iād love to hear!
Iād really appreciate some insight!!
Whenever I ask to pet her, she kinda like, goes crazy at my fingers. Nibbling/biting at my fingers and flapping her wings a few times while making noises, although none of it looks malicious. Iām not pointing them straight at her and theyāre slightly bent, and my nails are trimmed. When she doesnāt do that sheāll just move her head away or step away, and I retract my fingers from her because clearly she doesnāt want pets.
She will also kinda āfreak outā in the same way in other situations. Like if Iām brushing crumbs off a surface near her (even if I go slow and gently), and while sheās walking around on the couch cushions. Sometimes she even randomly do it while sitting on my fingers, while Iām completely still. She would also bite around and rub her beak all over the finger sheās perched on as well as the rest of what she can reach, as if sheās looking for something(?).
My questions are these;
1. Is the behavior I described when I try to pet her and in those other situations playful or something else? (People have told me itās playful, like how a dog growls when you play with it, but Iām unsure because I donāt know what playful behavior looks like)
2. I understand that she just might not like pets, but is there anything I can do or a way I can act that will make her more warm to the idea? (I reallllyyy want to pet her)
3. Is all of what I described because sheās still very young? Will she chill out and be more open to pets as she ages?
4. If itās playful or something else, how should I approach or deal with it? Especially the āfreaking outā.
Hereās a short clip of an example of her āfreaking outā. Before anyone comments, I want to make it known that I understand that she just might not like the position of my hand or the fact that Iām swiping away food crumbs, and that she acts like this in other situations where these factors arenāt present.
She also flies to me and chirps for me if I walk away or out of the room, so I believe the main issue might not be a matter of comfort, unless Iām wrong.
Another thing Iād like some feedback on.
Sheās gotten less cuddly. When I first met her at the bird shop and for about the first week after I took her home, sheād lean up against my neck and refuse to go anywhere else. Sheād sleep on my shoulder and generally just be really cuddly.
But that stopped after the first week, of course she still enjoys being on me, but she wonāt sleep on my shoulder anymore, and sheāll sit further from my neck and shoulder.
Is this for any reason? Maybe itās because sheās young and growing up? Or getting more comfortable? I donāt know why, so if you know Iād love to hear!
Iād really appreciate some insight!!
