Matt_Sassy
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- May 16, 2020
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- Parrots
- Sassy - 8 Year old cockatoo
Guaco - 8 month Greencheek (Pineapple)
Hello all. I've had sassy for about 9 months now, she's turning 9 in a month. In those 9 months I learned so much about my cockatoo and so much more about myself. There have been ups and downs. I'm missing half my bedframe now but that's okay, because I truly love her. We would take her to the parks, shopping centers, pet stores she LOVED it and she LOVED me. She'd always prefer to be near my wife but also preferred to be near me as a second go to when wifey wasn't home or when she was scared (ie car rides or thunderstorms). She was an ultimate companion. We did everything together.
Last week I shaved my head bald to enjoy that winter wind chill. Suddenly she FLEES in terror when ever i'm around. Won't talk/sing to me. Won't even let me touch her or put her to bed. It hurts me emotionally because I know I just want to be near her but her running around to get away from me is stressing her out. I've tried wearing a hat even a wig. She still acts like I'm a threat to her so bad that she'd rather flee than defend herself. She used to come out of her cage DAILY and only be in her cage when it was nini time or we were both away. Infact, she would scream until she was let out, now she only screams when my wife leaves the room. She only comes out when my wife is home. Any ideas on what is going on?
Last week I shaved my head bald to enjoy that winter wind chill. Suddenly she FLEES in terror when ever i'm around. Won't talk/sing to me. Won't even let me touch her or put her to bed. It hurts me emotionally because I know I just want to be near her but her running around to get away from me is stressing her out. I've tried wearing a hat even a wig. She still acts like I'm a threat to her so bad that she'd rather flee than defend herself. She used to come out of her cage DAILY and only be in her cage when it was nini time or we were both away. Infact, she would scream until she was let out, now she only screams when my wife leaves the room. She only comes out when my wife is home. Any ideas on what is going on?